# John Mackey at Satori Capital

> John Mackey, Co-Creator & Chief Executive Officer at Satori Capital. 1 investment on record.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/person/john-mackey (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

Austin, US · Angel

# John Mackey

Co-Creator & Chief Executive Officer at [Whole Foods Market](https://millionrounds.com/fund/whole-foods-market)

Latest rounds

- **When You Wish** Seed · $1.5M Feb 2011

Profile summary

- **Rounds named:** 1 last Feb 2011
- **Filings:** 1 with regulators
- **Podcasts:** 3 +1 mentions
- **Books:** 3 written

What this record rests on

- ✓ **Named in rounds** 1 round name them
- ✓ **On filings** 1 filing with a regulator
- ✓ **Linked to a firm** At Whole Foods Market
- **Claimed** Not claimed yet

Titles come from filings their firm signed.

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## The firm

[**Whole Foods Market** Corporate VC · US **0** cheques in 12 months **0** all time **0** led unknown](https://millionrounds.com/fund/whole-foods-market)

## Rounds they were named in

- **Rounds:** 1
- **Led:** 0
- **Disclosed:** $1.5M
- **Active:** 2011

2011

- [When You Wish](https://millionrounds.com/company/when-you-wish) *Seed* **$1.5M** *US* Feb 2011 Joined · +1 investor · historical

By stage

- Seed **1**

Alongside

- Zelda Marzec *1*

Rounds where a report named this person rather than a firm, matched on name: read it as a strong hint, not proof, since people share names.

## Companies they are listed as backing

Portfolio

- When You Wish

## Where they are named on record

Filings

- SEC Form D · Company raising **Healthy America, LLC** Executive Officer, Director since 2022

Each row is a document a firm filed with a regulator: somebody signed it, and it carries a date.

## Their books

- Capitalismo Consapevole John Mackey · 2012 3.78 from 4,330 ratings on Goodreads On AmazonListen on Audible
- The Whole Story: Adventures in Love, Life, and Capitalism John Mackey · 2024 4.19 from 652 ratings on Goodreads About the book Whole Foods Market’s Cofounder and CEO for 44 years, John Mackey offers an intimate and provocative account of the rise of this iconic company and the personal and spiritual journey that inspired its remarkable impact. The growth of Whole Foods isn’t just a business success… On AmazonListen on Audible
- Conscious Leadership: Elevating Humanity Through Business John Mackey · 2020 3.71 from 408 ratings on Goodreads About the book A WALL STREET JOURNAL BESTSELLER! From Whole Foods CEO John Mackey and his coauthors, a follow-up to groundbreaking bestseller Conscious Capitalism, revealing what it takes to lead a purpose-driven, sustainable business. John Mackey started a movement when he founded Whole… On AmazonListen on Audible
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## Hear them before you pitch them

- [Masters of Scale](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/masters-of-scale) · 9 Apr 2024 · 31 min The healthy, conscious capitalist, w/Whole Foods Market co-founder John Mackey With [John Mackey](https://millionrounds.com/person/john-mackey) Their book [Capitalismo Consapevole](https://millionrounds.com/person/john-mackey#books) About this episode John Mackey, co-founder and former CEO of Whole Foods Market, started in the grocery business as a Texas undergraduate seeking the keys to a happy life. The self-described “hippie” opened one natural foods store in Austin and scaled beyond imagination from there. In his 44 years as CEO, Whole Foods… Listen on Apple Podcasts
- [How I Built This](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/how-i-built-this) · 19 Nov 2018 · 49 min Whole Foods Market: John Mackey (2018) With [John Mackey](https://millionrounds.com/person/john-mackey) Their book [Capitalismo Consapevole](https://millionrounds.com/person/john-mackey#books) About this episode In 1978, college drop-out John Mackey scraped together $45,000 to open his first health food store, "Safer Way." A few years later he co-founded Whole Foods Market, and launched an organic food revolution that helped change the way Americans shop. PLUS in our postscript "How You Built That," we… Listen on Apple Podcasts
- [How I Built This](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/how-i-built-this) · 15 May 2017 · 49 min Whole Foods Market: John Mackey With [John Mackey](https://millionrounds.com/person/john-mackey) Their book [Capitalismo Consapevole](https://millionrounds.com/person/john-mackey#books) About this episode In 1978, college drop-out John Mackey scraped together $45,000 to open his first health food store, "Safer Way." A few years later he co-founded Whole Foods Market, and launched an organic food revolution that helped change the way Americans shop. PLUS in our postscript "How You Built That," how… Listen on Apple Podcasts

### Mentioned in

Episodes that name John Mackey in their description, which is not the same as being on them.

- [Acquired](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/acquired) · 21 Jun 2017 · 1h 11m Whole Foods Market Mentions [Jeff Bezos](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jeff-bezos)[Apoorva Mehta](https://millionrounds.com/person/apoorva-mehta)[John Mackey](https://millionrounds.com/person/john-mackey) About this episode Ben and David are once again live on the scene, this time covering the biggest disruption in grocery since… well, sliced bread: Amazon’s $13.7B purchase of Whole Foods Market. We place this deal in context by diving deep into the long, intertwining history of grocery, tech and Amazon, from the… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page

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