John’s Blog
Published in TIME: Yes, AI Is Coming for Your $100K Job. It Could Build Great Jobs for Many More.
July 31, 2025TIME published my essay on what artificial intelligence means for American work. AI automation is coming for white-collar jobs. Handled with strategy and inclusion, that same disruption could become the greatest opportunity of our generation. Consumer spending drives most of this economy, so replaci
Market Mondays with Earn Your Leisure: AI, Ownership and Invest Fest
July 21, 2025Troy Millings, Rashad Bilal and Ian Dunlap had me on Market Mondays ahead of Invest Fest. We talked about AI and the future of everything, ownership, and how property becomes power. Ian posted the conversation in four parts. Here is the first, on AI and innovation. Source: Earn Your Leisure, Market
Butternomics: The Trillion-Dollar Opportunity We Can’t Miss
July 12, 2025On Butternomics, I laid out an opportunity hiding in plain sight. Millions of baby boomers are retiring, and many of them own profitable businesses with no succession plan. That is the Silver Tsunami. We spent the hour on how to spot those businesses, approach the owners and acquire what already wor
Houston Defender: Money Moves to Avoid
July 1, 2025The Houston Defender asked me for the money moves people should avoid. My first answer surprised some folks: stop spending your time with people who are committed to staying broke. Source: Defender Network, July 1, 2025.
A Fireside Chat at the 40th AMAC Airport Business Conference
The Airport Minority Advisory Council marked 40 years at its annual Airport Business Conference, and I joined Farad Ali for a fireside chat at the general session. Marc Morial of the National Urban League also addressed the room. Airports are some of the biggest economic engines in any city. Making
Sean Croxton: Capitalism Ain’t the Enemy. Ignorance Is.
June 30, 2025Sean Croxton and I talked about the difference between good and bad debt, the myths people have been sold about capitalism, and how wealth building actually works, from jewelry to mortgages and from Malcolm X to modern banking. Source: Sean Croxton, June 30, 2025.
Let’s Be Clear with Dr. Jamal Bryant: Why Most People Stay Broke
June 29, 2025Dr. Jamal Bryant had me on his podcast, Let’s Be Clear, to talk about why so many people stay broke and how to break the money trap. Pastors have a front-row seat to the financial stress in their congregations, and I appreciated the chance to speak to it from his platform. Source: The Jamal Br
Edison Partners Electrifying Growth: A Vision for Economic Empowerment in America
June 25, 2025Chris Sugden of Edison Partners invited me onto Electrifying Growth to talk about economic empowerment, from the grassroots to the boardroom, and the role financial literacy and inclusion play in growing the whole economy. Source: Edison Partners, Electrifying Growth, June 2025.
Below the Line with USC Upstate Chancellor Bennie Harris
June 18, 2025Chancellor Bennie Harris of the University of South Carolina Upstate interviewed me for Below the Line. We went deep into the personal story behind my work: turning trauma into transformation, and financial literacy into a new kind of civil rights movement I call silver rights. Source: University of
Honored with the Medal of Valor by the Auschwitz Jewish Center Foundation
June 13, 2025Chaitra and I were honored to receive the Medal of Valor from the Auschwitz Jewish Center Foundation at its 2025 annual gala in New York City. The medal recognizes moral courage, leadership and a commitment to standing against hatred. We shared the evening with Victory Boyd, Malynda Hale, Pastor Car