From Whole Foods to Pickleball: John Mackey on Life, Love &, Legacy

Whole Foods founder John Mackey joins Pickleballers hosts Jared Paul and Roscoe Bellamy to talk about building a billion-dollar brand, pioneering conscious capitalism, redefining love and life in his next chapter—and why he’s all-in on pickleball. Add us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pickleballers https://www.instagram.com/thekitchenpickleball https://www.instagram.com/roscoebellamy https://www.instagram.com/jpaulthechef 00:00 - Intro 01:11 - John's entry into natural and organic foods 02:29 - Opening his first natural food store, Safer Way 03:32- Relocating to a bigger location and rebranding to Whole Foods Market 04:43 -Understanding the importance of meeting the market 05:56 - Whole Foods initial goals 07:05 - Why Whole Foods was successful so quickly 08:32 - Catching the wave and riding the trend 09:24 - Venture capitalists turning down Whole Foods 10:24 - John's advice to young people...follow your passion and heart 10:45 - Reign Storm clean energy 11:04 - What did Whole Foods teach John about legacy and impact 11:50 - The importance of a great team 12:31 - Love and purpose being important business factors 13:02 - When John realized that Whole Foods would be a national company 13:36 - Expanding to the Bay Area 16:00 - Going public in 1992 16:31 - Whole Foods' biggest competitor and capitalism 18:08 - How to keep purpose and love at the forefront while scaling the company 19:49 - What John did after Whole Foods 21:07 - Johns next chapter, Love.Life 23:06 - Psychedelic and MDMA therapy 24:10 - How to life with less regrets 25:06 - The profound impact of psychedelics on business, ego, and lives 26:42 - Fish Fischer's introduction and his life of service 28:05 - Fish's introduction to golf and eventually caddying for Bubba Watson 30:00 - The community of pickleball and its ability to change lives 32:02 - Pickleball's influence on Love.Life 32:47 - How John got into pickleball 34:03 - The beauty and magic of pickleball 35:23 - Is pickleball becoming the new golf? 36:30 - Learning about people as you play pickleball with them 37:37 - What pickleball teaches people about business strategy and psychology 38:43 - Moving fast and iterating in business...and pickleball 39:59 - What John has learned about Fish from playing pickleball with him 42:09 - What John would change about pickleball 44:49 - John's favorite pro and learning from watching other players 47:13 - What John thinks people should eat before and after they play 49:49 - One message the pickleball world needs to hear from John 51:51 - Learning more about Love.Life and final thoughts #pickleball #johnmackey #fishfischer #thekitchenpickleball #pickleballers #podcast #ppa #mlp #paddlecontroversy #benjohns #propickleball #roscoebellamy #daps #wholefoods #nashvillechefs #majorleaguepickleball #ppatour #thekitchenpickleball #sports #drama #pickleballpodcast #highlights #food #organic #thekitchen Source: The Kitchen - A Pickleball Community

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