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John Mackey: the whole foods story

December 31, 2009 Business 8 min read

Insights from The New Yorker Profile John Mackey, the co-founder and chief executive of Whole Foods Market The New Yorker has a long article on Mackey which was a very good read. Since it is so long, I've summarized what I found interesting from it below. I'm terrible at summarizing and in college never got into highlighting my textbooks. When reading I either found it all really interesting or all really dull, so it was either all yellow or remained all white. So, the fact that I have…

Reflections on President Obama’s education speech

September 8, 2009 In the news 3 min read

I just finished watching the President's speech tonight and I liked it. I think the first part was a little weak, but toward the end it had some real substance. I don't know if it had much impact in student's lives overall, but I also don't think it hurt anything either. I loved the examples at the end regarding failure. Everyone is going to stumble at one point in their life, and you aren't always going to be good at everything you try. The State of American Education…

What if you made $1,000,000 a year?

May 31, 2008 Misc. 2 min read

Breaking Down What a Seven-Figure Salary Actually Means Ever wonder what it would be like to make a million dollars a year? While most of us might channel our inner Dr. Evil when we think about such a sum, the reality after taxes looks quite different from what you might expect. Thanks to this salary calculator, we can see exactly how a million-dollar annual income breaks down into daily, weekly, and monthly take-home pay after taxes. *Daily rate based on a 5-day work week. Key Takeaways The average…