Whole Foods promoted from within and built a loyal, mission-driven culture early on; later, as the company grew and became famous, it began attracting people viewing it as a career move rather than a mission, and the culture began to shift.

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Speaker

John Mackey

Evidence Quote

as we got bigger we be and more famous we began to attract people who really were looking in it as more of a career move um and not... we never could get them to buy in to the mission

Source

John Mackey: What I Got Right and Wrong Building Whole FoodsThe Knowledge Project Podcast
Created: 8/11/2026, 1:11:15 AM

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