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Magic at the Conscious Capitalism Conference in San Francisco

Schuyler Brown | Posted 04.09.2013 | San Francisco
Read More: Unreasonable Institute, John Mackey, Kindred Spirits, Conscious Capitalism, Purpose, Consciousness, Business Culture, Roy Spence, Raj Sisodia, San Francisco, Truth, San Francisco News
Schuyler Brown

The recipe for success for any great movement includes solid ideas, clear vision, fearless leadership, and a healthy dose of magic.

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Conscious Capitalist Cooking?

Linda Watson | Posted 04.04.2013 | Green
Read More: Healthy Eating, Whole Foods Market, John Mackey, Conscious Capitalism, Cook for Good, Mansfield Middle School, Vegan, Laurel Timms, Beth Gankofskie, International Association of Culinary Professionals, Meredith College, Green News
Linda Watson

It's time for the IACP to put down the lamb lollipops and pick up plants to fight obesity, chronic disease, and global warming.

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Whole Foods' Plans For New Resort To Promote 'Healthy Lifestyle Education'

The Huffington Post | Carolyn Gregoire | Posted 03.15.2013 | Travel
Read More: Whole Foods Market, John Mackey, Whole Foods Resort, Health Resorts, Whole Foods, Healthy Lifestyle, Less Stress More Living, John Mackey Whole Foods, Whole-Foods-Wellness-Clubs, Health Education, Whole Foods Health Resort, Health-Resorts, Healthy Lifestyle Education, Whole Foods CEO, Travel News

A well-balanced diet is just one piece of the healthy lifestyle puzzle, and in an effort to promote long-term health and well-being, Whole Foods has a...

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Whole Foods Didn't Have Much Choice on GMO Labeling

Zester Daily | Posted 05.12.2013 | Taste
Read More: John Mackey, Conscious Capitalism, Whole Foods, Zester Daily, Corie Brown, GMO Labeling, Food, Taste News
Zester Daily

When it comes to eating genetically modified anything, the folks who shop at Whole Foods have made it clear: "They don't want it."

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Conscience Is In, Greed Is Out and Crowdfunding Is On

Victoria Silchenko | Posted 04.07.2013 | Small Business
Read More: John Mackey, Small Business Loans, Equity Crowdfunding, Crowdfunding, Starting a Business, Start-Ups, Kickstarter, Crowdsourcing, Rewards, Venture Capital, Capitalism, Crowd Funding, Crowd-Funding, Startup, Crowdfunding Startups, Startups, Donations, Entrepreneurship, Small Business America, Small Business News
Victoria Silchenko

For most entrepreneurs crowdfunding is not just an option anymore. It is a necessity. And as we all know, necessity is the mother of invention. Stay tuned.

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Abundance Capitalism

Jim Garrison | Posted 03.31.2013 | Business
Read More: Environment, Green, Business, Conscious Capitalism Mackey, Conscious Capitalism, Whole Foods Mackey, John Mackey, Abundance Capitalism, Whole Foods, Business News
Jim Garrison

The basic problem for someone like Whole Foods' CEO John Mackey is that he has not been conscious enough to actually challenge the basic assumptions of the economic model by which he built his company.

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Book Review: Whole Foods Co-CEO John Mackey's Conscious Capitalism

Christine Bader | Posted 03.30.2013 | Business
Read More: John Mackey, Conscious Capitalism, Whole Foods, Book Reviews, Sustainability, Business Books, Corporate Social Responsibility, Business, Capitalism, Whole Foods Conscious Capitalism, John Mackey Whole Foods, Business News
Christine Bader

The over-the-top adulation of the private sector, which pervades Conscious Capitalism, might be tolerated by readers seeking the secrets of Whole Foods' success. But those looking for rigorous analysis and informed inspiration will be disappointed.

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Whole Foods CEO's Latest Obamacare Comments Miss The Mark, Too

Jeffrey Young | Posted 03.20.2013 | Business
Read More: Health Care Reform, Jeffrey Young, Health Care, Obamacare, Health Insurance, Whole Foods, Whole Foods Obamacare, Whole Foods Health Care, John Mackey, John Mackey Obamacare, John Mackey Health Care, Business News
Jeffrey Young

Whole Foods CEO John Mackey has a lot of opinons about President Barack Obama's health care reform law. Back in 2009, he wrote in the Wall Street Jou...

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Whole Foods CEO Says Comment Won't Hurt Sales, Hundreds Of Former Customers Disagree

The Huffington Post | Caroline Fairchild | Posted 01.18.2013 | Business
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Whole Foods CEO John Mackey is not worried about his latest controversial claim, despite the onslaught of negative feedback from his customers. On ...

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Catherine New

What Whole Foods CEO Forgot To Say About Health Care

HuffingtonPost.com | Catherine New | Posted 01.18.2013 | Business
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Lost in the uproar over Whole Foods CEO John Mackey's comments about the Affordable Care Act is that the organic grocery chain offers its workers some...

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Whole Foods's Mackey: Libertarian Daydreams, "Fascist" Nightmares, And Real People's Health

Richard (RJ) Eskow | Posted 03.19.2013 | Business
Read More: John Mackey, Whole Foods, Obamacare, Health Care, John Mackey Whole Foods, Business News
Richard (RJ) Eskow

John Mackey's politics are bad for Whole Foods -- not just because opinions may drive customers away, but because his proposals would hurt his corporation's profitability.

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Whole Foods CEO Says He Regrets Comparing Obamacare To 'Fascism'

The Huffington Post | Bonnie Kavoussi | Posted 01.17.2013 | Business
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Whole Foods founder and CEO John Mackey says he regrets comparing Obamacare to "fascism," but remains critical of the president's health care reform l...

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7 Hippie Companies That Aren't As Liberal As You Think

The Huffington Post | Harry Bradford | Posted 01.17.2013 | Business
Read More: John Mackey, Video, Whole Foods, Liberal Brands, Left-Leaning Brands, Liberal Companies, Progressive Companies, Liberal Customer Base, Business News

Whole Foods CEO John Mackey recently ticked off a lot of his grocery chain's customers when he decided to compare Obamacare to "fascism" during an int...

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Whole Foods CEO Says Obamacare Is 'Like Fascism'

The Huffington Post | Bonnie Kavoussi | Posted 01.17.2013 | Business
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Whole Foods founder and CEO John Mackey would like to revise a previous accusation that Obamacare is a form of socialism. "It's more like fascism,...

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Alex Karras, John Mackey, Head Injuries and When Enough Is Enough

Kelly Kleiman | Posted 12.18.2012 | Sports
Read More: John Mackey, Alex Karras, Dementia, NFL Concussions, Concussion, Nfl, Football, Sports News
Kelly Kleiman

Most reports of Alex Karras's death noted that he had dementia, but not that he attributed his dementia to his years playing in the NFL. Nor did they...

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Farm to Fork Across America ... The Freshest Chapter in Portland Food Markets

Julie Ann Fineman | Posted 11.13.2012 | Home
Read More: John Mackey, Locavor Movement, Lisa Sedlar, Organic Food, Chef Jimmy Schmidt, Handcrafted Foods, New Seasons Market, Stan Amy, Farmforklife.com, Home News
Julie Ann Fineman

So what sets the New Seasons Markets apart? Their core philosophy...a connection to place. This is apparent in many ways: commitment to the region, commitment to growers and suppliers, and commitment to the community.

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The Top Influencers Alive: 10 Breakout Influencers of 2011

Connie Dieken | Posted 02.25.2012 | Business
Read More: John Mackey, Liz Strauss, Top Ten List, Howard Schultz, Oprah Winfrey, Influence, Jeff Bezos, Jim Skinner, Warren Buffett, Tim Tebow, Gabrielle Giffords, Oprah Winfrey Network, Hamdi Ulukaya, Business News
Connie Dieken

Despite conventional wisdom, influence and persuasion are not the same animal.

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Rod Kurtz

Who Are Your Role Models?

HuffingtonPost.com | Rod Kurtz | Posted 08.15.2011 | Small Business
Read More: Steve Jobs, Ken Block, John Mackey, Greatest Entrepreneurs, Starting a Business, Role Models, Mentors, Best Entrepreneurs, Finding a Mentor, Ellen Degeneres, Warren Buffett, HuffPost Small Business Board of Directors, Small Business News

We all have role models. The Beatles poster you had on your wall as a kid. Your prized Michael Jordan game jersey. A signed copy of The Bonfire of the...

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Jon Ward

Home Depot Founder Knocks Obama's Business Adviser, Says Entrepreneurs Fear Government

HuffingtonPost.com | Jon Ward | Posted 09.25.2011 | Politics
Read More: John Mackey, Taxes, Whole Foods, Small Business, Unemployment, Mike Whalen, President Obama, Jobs, Regulation, Economic Uncertainty, Bernie Marcus, Job Creation, Home Depot, Jeff Immelt, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- Bernie Marcus, the billionaire founder and former CEO of Home Depot, is not a fan of President Obama's policies. He's also no big admire...

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Top 5 Sports Stories

Len Berman | Posted 09.10.2011 | New York
Read More: John Mackey, Armen Gilliam Died, Ny Yankees, Josh Hamilton, Copa America 2011, US Women's Open, Baseball All Star Game, Dick Williams Dead, Derek Jeter Hits Record, Adam Pacman Jones, Christian Lopez Derek Jeter, Derek Jeter, Alex Rodriguez, Wade Boggs, New York News
Len Berman

Despite it being a city that's produced 35 World Championships, Derek Jeter becomes the first New York baseball player to get his 3,000th hit in a New York uniform. And it's a home run no less. How cool is that?

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Pro Football Hall Of Famer Passes Away

Posted 09.06.2011 | Sports
Read More: John Mackey Colts, Nfl, Professional Football, Football, John Mackey Dies, Colts, Baltimore Colts, John Mackey, John Mackey Dead, John Mackey Died, Sports News

John Mackey, Pro Football Hall of Famer, has passed away at the age of 69. Mackey, former president of the NFL Players Association, played 10 seas...

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The Superbowl Is Over -- Now The Real Combat Begins

David Morris | Posted 05.25.2011 | Sports
Read More: Labor, Worker, Nfl, Superbowl, Union, Football, Pat Bowlen, John Mackey, Gabriel Feldman, Court of Appeals, Teamsters, . Nflpa, NFL Players Association, Pete Rozelle, Baltimore Colts, College Sports Network, Afl, Sports News
David Morris

For thousands of workers and millions of fans, the NFL game that really counts isn't Packers v. Steelers. It's Workers v. Bosses.

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The Weekly Pulse: Michael Pollan's Rules for Thanksgiving, Plus Whole Foods' Healthcare Lies

The Media Consortium | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home
Read More: John Mackey, Whole Foods, Flight Attendant, RH Reality Check, Rules, Thanksgiving, Weight, Pollution, Pilot, Obesity, Tsa, Birth Control Pill, X-Ray, Estrogen, Michael Pollan, Mother Jones, Scanner, Health Insurance, Food, Ee2, Contraception, Affordable Care Act, Working in These Times, Grist, Union, Home News
The Media Consortium

Editor's Note: Happy Thanksgiving from the Media Consortium! This week, we aren't stopping The Audit, The Pulse, The Diaspora, or The Mulch, but we ar...

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Shannon Sharpe: The Best Blocking Tight End Ever?

Muhammad Ali Hasan | Posted 05.25.2011 | Denver
Read More: John Mackey, Denver Broncos, NFL Hall of Fame, Charlie Sanders, Tony Gonzalez, Shannon Sharpe, Mike Ditka, Denver News
Muhammad Ali Hasan

For the last two years, fans of Shannon Sharpe, like myself, have suffered the fate of seeing our favorite football player denied entry into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

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Moby Talks Gristle

Tabby Biddle | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Read More: John Mackey, Animal Cruelty, The Humane Society, Whole Foods, Animal Rights, Factory Farming, Moby, Wayne Pacelle, Miyun Park, Factory Farms, 24th Genesis Awards, Gristle, Entertainment News
Tabby Biddle

While many of us know Moby as a great musician, singer-songwriter and social activist, we can now add "editor" to his repertoire of how he is making a positive difference in the world.

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