John’s Blog
The Breakfast Club: Dream Forward, Tariffs and Financial Literacy
April 4, 2025I came back to The Breakfast Club on the morning of our Dream Forward town hall. We covered the tariffs dominating the news, what they mean for working families, and why financial literacy is the foundation for any real economic growth. Dream Forward was built around one question: what is America
Yahoo Finance: How Financial Literacy Sets Students Up for Success
February 23, 2025Brad Smith of Yahoo Finance asked me why financial literacy belongs in every school. My answer: a young person who understands credit, saving and ownership has options that a young person without that knowledge will never see. Source: Yahoo Finance, February 23, 2025.
Funky Friday with Cam Newton: From Homelessness to Purpose
February 21, 2025Cam Newton gave me more than two and a half hours on Funky Friday. We went all the way back: South Central and Compton, the season I was homeless as a young man, and the decisions that turned that into a life’s work. Cam asks real questions, and his audience is exactly who I want […]
Excellence is the Only Path Forward
February 18, 2025From the Founder, Chairman, and CEO of Operation HOPE, John Hope Bryant. This past weekend, I had the profound honor of receiving the Candle Award at Morehouse College’s Candle in …
Market Mondays: A Wealth Blueprint for the Next 10 Years
February 10, 2025I joined Troy Millings, Rashad Bilal and Ian Dunlap on Market Mondays for a wide-ranging episode on stocks, the S&P 500 and how to set up the next generation, including what it means to start kids investing early. Earn Your Leisure also posted my segment on credit scores as its own clip. If you
Hope Must Answer: Leadership in a Divided World
January 31, 2025The times we live in today are both challenging and familiar. From John Hope Bryant’s Unlocking Success newsletter.
Project Restore HOPE Los Angeles: A Five-Year Commitment
January 29, 2025Operation HOPE was born in Los Angeles, in response to the civil unrest after the Rodney King verdict more than 30 years ago. When the fires came this January, we were not going to stay for a news cycle and leave. So we launched Project Restore HOPE Los Angeles, a five-year commitment to help indivi
Brian Tome: Five Keys to Improving Your Finances
January 28, 2025Brian Tome of Crossroads Church invited me to talk about five practical keys to improving your finances. Faith communities see financial stress up close, and pastors who teach about money are doing some of the most important economic work in America. Source: Brian Tome, January 28, 2025.
CNBC Power Lunch: DEI Is Dead, but Diversity Is the Future of America
January 24, 2025CNBC’s Power Lunch brought me on with former Senator Heidi Heitkamp the week the new administration took office to talk about where diversity, equity and inclusion go from here. The label may be finished, but the demographics are not changing. America is becoming more diverse every year, and t
Published in TIME: How Los Angeles Can Recover From the Wildfires, Together
January 18, 2025Los Angeles is my hometown. Ten days after the fires began, TIME published my essay on how the city can recover. The wildfires are not just a natural disaster. They are a multi-faceted crisis: service workers losing their income overnight, a cost of living that was already out of reach, and families