Blog Posts
USC Upstate Johnson Innovation Speaker Series: Making America AI-Ready
November 19, 2025The University of South Carolina Upstate invited me to give the 2025 Johnson Innovation Speaker Series talk at the George Dean Johnson, Jr. College of Business and Economics. My topic was Making America AI-Ready: Literacy and Ethics for Every Learner. I talked with students and the community about t
Hope Is On The Way: Operation HOPE Offers Relief to Families Impacted by Federal Government Shutdown
November 10, 2025When a federal government shutdown disrupts the flow of paychecks and critical assistance programs, it can create serious challenges for families and individuals across the country. To help those affected, …
Dee is replacing her paycheck-to-paycheck lifestyle with plans to buy her first home
November 6, 2025Dee is a disabled war veteran who served during the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. She came to Operation HOPE in April 2024 through a referral from the Savannah VA …
The Secrets of Racing with Shopify’s Tobi Lütke — And What It Teaches Us About Leadership
Every Race Team Is a Business The Power of Smooth
National Mortgage News: The Affordable Housing Fund Is “Just the Beginning”
November 3, 2025The week we announced the CIM Group and Bryant Group Ventures affordable housing partnership, John Reosti of National Mortgage News sat down with me for a longer conversation about how it works. We found a capital stack that has never really been institutionalized, with Truist, Flagstar and City Nat
Rebuilding the World with AI
October 28, 2025From the Founder, Chairman, and CEO of Operation HOPE, John Hope Bryant. A Future Built by the Curious For years, we’ve been hearing that “artificial intelligence is coming!” For …
From HOPE to Homes: Why We Celebrate ‘Housing America Month’
At Operation HOPE, we know how important affordable housing can be. We have held clients’ hands as they walked from homelessness to renting to owning—achieving not only stability in their …
Raising Your Hand for Financial Guidance is an Act of Bravery
October 24, 2025Like many Americans, Danna Perdue-Melton grew up in a household where financial literacy was not a common topic of conversation. When Danna finally did start learning about money and credit …
Good Soil Forum 2025: Faith, Capital and the Third Reconstruction
October 23, 2025The Good Soil Forum asked me to give its morning keynote on the Transformation Agenda. I spoke about faith, financial literacy and what it will take to rebuild our communities in what I call the third reconstruction. Faith and capital belong in the same conversation. One gives you the reason to buil
Memphis: Change Your Credit Score, Change Your Life
The Memphis Area Minority Contractors Association asked me to keynote its gala at the Cadre Building, and I brought the most practical message I have. Move your credit score 100 points. Nothing outside of God and the law will change your life faster than raising that number. I also told the room tha