Why Love (Not Fear) Should Guide Business: John Mackey on Conscious Capitalism — Commune with Jeff Krasno
Commune with Jeff Krasno

Why Love (Not Fear) Should Guide Business: John Mackey on Conscious Capitalism

May 15, 2025 · 1 hr 8 min

Why listen

Whole Foods co-founder John Mackey explains why love is a better business strategy than fear.

Commune with Jeff Krasno · Ready to play
Why Love (Not Fear) Should Guide Business: John Mackey on Conscious Capitalism
0:00––:––

Enjoy the episode?

Subscribe to Commune with Jeff Krasno

In this episode

  • How to build a company around purpose without sacrificing profit
  • What Mackey learned from founding and leaving a mission-driven empire
  • The philosophy behind his new integrative wellness venture Love Life
  • Why fear-based leadership fails and what to replace it with

About this episode

Jeff sits down with Whole Foods co-founder John Mackey to explore his bold new venture, Love Life—a cutting-edge wellness center combining integrative medicine, longevity science, and healthy living. They discuss the tension between profit and purpose, what it takes to build (and let go of) a mission-driven company, and why love—not fear—should guide business and life.

This podcast is supported by:

Stemregen:

Get 20% off your first order at stemregen.co/commune with the code COMMUNEPOD

Tia

Join Tia today at AskTia.com and enter promo code COMMUNE25 and get the first 3  months of your annual membership FREE

Puori

Go to Puori.com/COMMUNE use promo code COMMUNE to save 20% on a one-time purchase

Sunlighten
Visit Sunlighten.com/commune today and use code ‘Commune’ when you fill out the Get Pricing form to save up to $1,400 on your transformative wellness journey

Biohacking
Go to biohackingconference.com and get a 30% discount on ticket with the discount code COMMUNE30
Commune with Jeff Krasno

About Commune with Jeff Krasno

Commune

The Commune Podcast is where we explore the ideas and practices that help us live healthy, connected, purpose-filled lives.

See all episodes →