Blog Posts
Jamie’s Story of HOPE: From Survivor to Solution Builder
September 10, 2025Written by Pamela Sanford (guest contributor) When Jamie Rae Wright heard John Hope Bryant speak at Bishop T.D. Jakes’ International Leadership Conference, she had no idea that moment would become …
Surviving Disaster Led to a New “Calling” for Jaime’s Business
“I started off in Operation HOPE’s Small Business Development Program, in the first Maui cohort. In that program, thanks to the classes that we had and especially the coaching from …
Closing the Gap in Black Homeownership
September 8, 2025A special post written by Chairman John Hope Bryant I was recently interviewed by ABC News’ Janai Norman to discuss troubling new data on Black homeownership. The Financial Times found that Black …
In The City of Angels, Alisha Finds a ‘Divinely Ordained’ Path to Rebuild
August 31, 2025“I want people to know that Operation HOPE is a literal godsend, and I’m not being metaphorical here,” said Alisha Das after working with an Operation HOPE Disaster Recovery Coach …
20 Years After Hurricane Katrina: Operation HOPE’s Legacy of Response and Resilience
August 29, 2025Twenty years ago, on August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina devastated the Gulf Coast and changed the lives of millions. It was a tragedy of unimaginable loss—but it was also a …
InvestFest 2025: From Hustle to Ownership—Four Founders Backed, A Community Energized
August 26, 2025A John Hope Bryant blog post | Aug 26, 2025 | Atlanta showed out. A record crowd, 25,000+ strong, packed InvestFest this weekend, proving (again) that when knowledge meets access, people move. Our closing-session …
Knowledge “Transmission” from Operation HOPE Helps this Entrepreneur to Scale-up
August 22, 2025Launched in November 2020, Tafari Roberts’s business, RoveSoapsheets, was one of the more than four million new businesses started during the pandemic. Tafari’s product, paper that dissolves and disappears completely …
“Your vision is valid. Your voice matters”
Dr. Angie Arrington is Founder and CEO of Evolve Consulting, LLC — a leadership and organizational development firm based in Rocky Mount, North Carolina. She went through the Small Business …
iHeart Media to feature Operation HOPE CEO John Hope Bryant’s Podcast to Empower Black Entrepreneurs Throughout National Black Business Month
August 18, 2025The podcast, “Money and Wealth with John Hope Bryant” is regularly in the top 100 of all business and finance podcasts ATLANTA–(BUSINESS WIRE)–In honor of National Black Business Month, Operation HOPE …
How a Small Business Loan is Fueling a Memphis Mission
August 15, 2025Jeffery had a vision to train young athletes around Memphis to develop their confidence and find community. Once he started this business, he knew he needed capital to expand it. …