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A Conversation With Whole Foods CEO John Mackey

By Chris Hill – Updated Apr 6, 2017 at 1:29AM

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NASDAQ: WFM

Whole Foods Market, Inc.

We Foolishly grill the organic grocer's top banana.

In the latest installment of our Motley Fool Conversations podcast, Whole Foods (NASDAQ:WFMI) CEO John Mackey reflects on:

What the company is doing to grow during the current economic recession.
How venture capitalists are like "hitchhikers with credit cards."
His biggest weakness as a CEO.
Using an anonymous name ("Rahodeb") to post messages on Yahoo!'s (NASDAQ:YHOO) message boards about his company and competitors.

New podcasts are published every Wednesday. Listen now at www.motleyfoolconversations.com, or subscribe through iTunes.

Chris Hill owns shares of Whole Foods, a Motley Fool Stock Advisor recommendation. The Fool's disclosure policy goes really well with Two Bite Brownies.

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