From $0 To $13 Billion: How John Mackey Built and Sold Whole Foods Market

As we close out the year I want to give you what I think is the best gift that I could possibly give, a lesson about planning what to do with the wealth you create in your life.   The biggest mistake that I ever made in my career was not having a concrete plan after the exit of my company. I thought I could apply the same skillsets I'd developed as an entrepreneur to being an investor and it turned out that growing my money required a completely different mindset.    In this compound I share how my thoughts on investing have evolved and what you can do to make sure that your profits not only grow, but grow in a way that is diversified, safe, and still exciting to your long-term goals.   If you want to build your own million dollar brand, head to https://capitalism.com/playbook to download the Free Playbook to start on your own road to $1M and beyond.   To get on the waitlist for the Capitalism Accelerator, head to https://capitalism.com/launch   Connect with me on Instagram at https://instagram.com/ryandanielmoran

In 2013, I started a company with $600 and I sold it 4 years later for $16 million.    Well, after reacquiring the company that was run into the ground, we just hit $100k/month AGAIN in my old brand, Sheer Strength Labs.   In this podcast, I want to share what we're up to and the lessons we're learning from the process.    If you want to build your own million dollar brand, head to https://capitalism.com/playbook to download the Free Playbook to start on your own road to $1M and beyond.   To get on the waitlist for the Capitalism Accelerator, head to https://capitalism.com/launch   Connect with me on Instagram at https://instagram.com/ryandanielmoran   Timestamps:   (0:00) - How I Got Back To $100K/mo   (3:30) - Getting Back To The Basics    (13:00) - Starting From Scratch    (16:00) - How We Hit A Big Launch    (20:00) -Lessons I’m Learning 10 Years Later    (24:00) - There Is No Replacement For Building Audiences    (30:00) - Moving Forward And What’s Next

Where is the puck going? How do you spot opportunities in the market and elsewhere?   Today, I have Ryan Coisson and Billy Murphy joining me to share how they look at opportunity as two people who have made VERY outsized returns based on one or two bets.   In this episode, expect to learn how to spot new opportunities, what the future looks like in the economy and the world of e-commerce, and how doing good for the world is a great long term investment.    If you want to build your own million dollar brand, head to https://capitalism.com/playbook to download the Free Playbook to start on your own road to $1M and beyond.   To get on the waitlist for the Capitalism Accelerator, head to https://capitalism.com/launch   Connect with me on Instagram at https://instagram.com/ryandanielmoran   Timestamps:   (0:00) - How To Bet On The Future   (4:00) - The returns won’t seem real   (11:00) - Developing a story   (17:00) - Betting on a thesis   (24:00) - The e-commerce wave coming   (35:00) - What Ryan and Billy are betting on   (44:00) - Extraction vs creation   (1:00:00) - How We Build Identity   (1:10:00) - Predictions for the future  

I sat down with my friend and mentor JP Newman after the election to talk the future of business and what happens in the economy over the next four years.   Spoiler alert! It only gets better.   Check out JP's podcast by searching for "Investing On Purpose with JP Newman" on your favorite podcast app.   If you want to build your own million dollar brand, head to https://capitalism.com/playbook to download the Free Playbook to start on your own road to $1M and beyond.   To get on the waitlist for the Capitalism Accelerator, head to https://capitalism.com/launch   Connect with me on Instagram at https://instagram.com/ryandanielmoran

Jonathan Cronstedt oversaw the growth of Kajabi as it grew to a $2B valuation over 5 years.   In this week's podcast, I sat down with John at our mastermind in San Diego to talk about expansion and how to take advantage of opportunities.   Learn what made Kajabi a winner, and why John thinks entrepreneurship is a great option for financial freedom.   If you want to build your own million dollar brand, head to https://capitalism.com/playbook to download the Free Playbook to start on your own road to $1M and beyond.   To get on the waitlist for the Capitalism Accelerator, head to https://capitalism.com/launch   Connect with me on Instagram at https://instagram.com/ryandanielmoran

John Mackey is the founder of Whole Foods Market.    In this episode, he discusses his views on Capitalism, what it takes to build a massive business, and why now is the best time in history to be alive.   John gave this talk as part of our NFT Mastermind experience.   If you want to be in the room for other conversations like these, head to https://capitalism.com/events   Want to start your $1M business? Download our free playbook at https://capitalism.com/playbook   Timestamps:   (0:00) - Introduction    (1:45) - How Psychedelics sparked the idea for Whole Foods Market    (6:45) - How Whole Foods Began    (10:00) - There’s nothing to be afraid of    (16:45) - Fear vs. Love    (22:00) - Having No business background    (28:00) - John’s thoughts on Capitalism    (32:00) - Whole Foods being a co-op    (35:00) - John’s podcast on Joe Rogan    (37:50) - “Conscious Capitalism”    (55:00) - Amazon’s acquisition of Whole Foods    

The world is getting better whether we see it or not. When we do some digging, you'll find that the world continues to expand, and capitalism is the driver for that expansion.    If you want to be part of the expansion, head to https://capitalism.com/playbook to download the Free Playbook to start on your own road to $1M and beyond.   To get on the waitlist for the Capitalism Accelerator, head to https://capitalism.com/launch   Connect with me on Instagram at https://instagram.com/ryandanielmoran   Timestamps:   (0:00) - Is the world better or worse than 4 years ago?   (3:30) - Your reality is what you see   (7:30) - The reality of “Late Stage Capitalism”   (11:00) - Creating more than you extract

Dr. Robert Glover is the author of the bestseller “No More Mr. Nice Guy” and is a seasoned therapist, coach, speaker, and educator with more than 40 years of expertise in relationships.    I wanted to have Robert on the show to discuss loneliness in entrepreneurship and how we can attack these problems through community instead of prolonging them.   It is more important now than ever to unite as entrepreneurs and help each other.   Head to https://capitalism.com/playbook to download the Free Playbook to start on your own road to $1M and beyond.   To get on the waitlist for the Capitalism Accelerator, head to https://capitalism.com/launch   Connect with me on Instagram at https://instagram.com/ryandanielmoran   Timestamps:   (00:00) - The Male Entrepreneur's Challenge   (02:00) - Changes in Masculinity Over 25 Years    (06:05) - Growing Up Without Male Initiation    (09:10) - The Power of Pursuing Challenge    (14:20) - Building Your Support Structure    (21:30) - Understanding Needs vs Neediness    (25:10) - Clear Communication in Relationships    (31:45) - Renegotiating Relationships    (38:40) - Managing Expectations    (41:20) - Masculine & Feminine Energy    (48:55) - The Clarity of Making Decisions    (53:10) - Integration of Masculine/Feminine    (59:30) - Finding Purpose Through Challenge    (1:10:50) - The Two-and-a-Half Things Rule    (1:15:40) - Checking Your Key Life Ingredients    (1:23:15) - Avoiding the Money-Only Trap    (1:29:45) - The Long Game: 25 Years of Hustle   (1:34:10) - Closing Thoughts: Building Long-Term Success-Term 

This week we are tying it all together. In Part 8 of the 8-part series on the Road To $1M is getting to 100 sales/day and beyond.   If you follow all 8 steps, you've got a great chance of hitting the $1M run rate within 12 months of starting your business. We've got hundreds of students who have done it before - are you next?   In this podcast I talk about my experiences becoming a net worth millionaire, how to keep pushing beyond the million, and how your life will change after going through this process.   Head to https://capitalism.com/playbook to download the Free Playbook to start on your own road to $1M and beyond.   To get on the waitlist for the Capitalism Accelerator, head to https://capitalism.com/launch   Connect with me on Instagram at https://instagram.com/ryandanielmoran

How do you double your business in 30 days? We're breaking down the whole process in today's podcast.   This episode is about building the machine to launch product number 2, 3, and 4 and getting to the 100 sales/day mark. If you follow this predictable path to brand building, this is the part where you can start moving in on the $1 million business goal.   Head to https://capitalism.com/playbook to download the Free Playbook to start on your own road to $1M and beyond.   To get on the waitlist for the Capitalism Accelerator, head to https://capitalism.com/launch   Connect with me on Instagram at https://instagram.com/ryandanielmoran