John’s Blog
Keynoting the 25th Power Networking Conference in Cleveland on November 7
November 2, 2026From the Founder, Chairman, and CEO of Operation HOPE, John Hope Bryant. On Saturday, November 7, I will be in Cleveland for the 25th anniversary of the PowerNetworking Conference, and …
In Conversation with Congressman Ro Khanna at Stanford on November 4
From the Founder, Chairman, and CEO of Operation HOPE, John Hope Bryant. On Wednesday, November 4, I will be at Stanford University for a conversation on economic inequality with Congressman …
Juanita AI Is Awake at 2 A.M. on a Friday
October 27, 2026Powered by Operation HOPE and HOPE AI. Inspired by my mother, Ms. Juanita Smith. A Bryant Journal piece My mother made between $15 and $18 an hour as a seamstress …
Memphis, Join Me and Mayor Paul Young at Cossitt Library on November 9
October 26, 2026From the Founder, Chairman, and CEO of Operation HOPE, John Hope Bryant. I am bringing the Capitalism for All conversation to Memphis on Monday, November 9. I will sit down …
Social Proof Podcast: Making Money Is Not the Same as Building Wealth
October 21, 2026A conversation with David Shands on the Social Proof Podcast Every now and then, you sit down for an interview and it stops being an interview. It becomes a real conversation between two people who are willing to tell the truth. My time with David Shands on the Social Proof Podcast was one of those.
Dallas Austin on Turning Talent into Ownership
Grammy-winning producer Dallas Austin joins Money & Wealth to talk about work-for-hire contracts, a million-dollar tax debt, and the road from talent to ownership.
Happy Birthday, Tony Ressler: A Builder, a Mentor, and a Friend
By John Hope Bryant Today is my friend Tony Ressler’s birthday, and I want to take a moment to say something publicly that I’ve said to him privately more than once: the world is better because Tony Ressler is in it. Most people know Tony by his résumé. He helped build two of the most […]
The Part of Entrepreneurship Nobody Tells You About
Watch the reel: Success looks different when you’re the one writing the checks (Instagram) Every so often a founder says out loud what most of us carry in private. @whoismandachi …
Live in New Haven at NXTHVN on October 28
From the Founder, Chairman, and CEO of Operation HOPE, John Hope Bryant. I am taking the Capitalism for All conversation to New Haven on Wednesday, October 28. I will be …
Capitalism for All at the Milken Center in Washington, DC on October 22
From the Founder, Chairman, and CEO of Operation HOPE, John Hope Bryant. On Thursday, October 22, I will be in Washington, DC at the Milken Center for Advancing the American …