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A different philosophy on food markets

In part one of our latest installment of "Conversations from the Corner Office," Whole Foods Market CEO John Mackey and Kai Ryssdal rap about organic food and growing as an entrepreneur.

EXECUTIVE SNAPSHOT

WHO: John Mackey, co-founder, chief executive officer, and board chairman of Whole Foods Market, Inc.

EDUCATION: Studied philosophy at the University of Texas in Austin, but dropped out of college six times.

WHAT YOU MAY NOT KNOW: Although Mackey is otherwise vegan, he eats eggs from the free-range, organic-fed chickens he raises.

PERSONAL: Mackey and his wife, Deborah, live on a 720-acre ranch west of Austin, Texas. They practice yoga and meditation.

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