Blog Posts
With Zillow at the Congressional Black Caucus Conference: AI as Your Co-Creator
October 3, 2025At the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s annual conference, I joined Zillow’s Jennifer Butler on a panel about AI and opportunity. Look at AI as your co-creator. I use ChatGPT every day as a literal partner in my business. Whether this technology is used for good or for evil is up
The 85 South Show with DC Young Fly and Karlous Miller
September 26, 2025DC Young Fly and Karlous Miller had me on The 85 South Show for the first time, and it turned into one of the funniest and most honest money conversations I have had. Laughter gets past people’s guard, and that is when the real lessons about credit, ownership and building wealth land. Source:
A Mindset Shift Helped This Professional Build Her Financial Future
September 25, 2025For Portia, a 50-year-old professional voice actor, financial stability once felt like an unattainable goal. That changed when she saw an Instagram post from John Hope Bryant, the founder of …
Chaeli’s New Money Mindset Leads to a New Car
September 24, 2025Over the last two years, Chaeli has gone from losing her job and apartment to securing a different job, getting a raise, and finding a better living situation. All of …
Rehearse Your Disasters, Build Your Dreams: Michael’s Story of Financial Freedom
September 22, 2025Americans are often put in the unexpected position of navigating “disasters” – from the natural ones such as hurricanes and fires, to life events like company restructuring, divorces and illness. …
Owning the Future — Capital + Code
From the Founder, Chairman, and CEO of Operation HOPE, John Hope Bryant. The headlines have been heavy. Tragedies, killings, and rising tension weigh on our nation’s spirit. It would be …
Grand Opening of the Milken Center for Advancing the American Dream
September 20, 2025On September 20, the Milken Center for Advancing the American Dream opened its doors at 15th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, D.C., and I was proud to speak at the grand opening. Visitors to the Lennar Foundation Finance Galleries will find an interactive kiosk where they can hear my st
Operation HOPE Showcases Financial Literacy at MCAAD Grand Opening
September 19, 2025John Hope Bryant delivers remarks; new Bryant–Milken podcast released WASHINGTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Operation HOPE, Inc. announced the public opening of the Milken Center for Advancing the American Dream (MCAAD) and its flagship American Dream Experience in Washington, …
The Business Journals Pathfinders: The Fundamentals of Being an Entrepreneur
Crystal Edmondson of The Business Journals interviewed me for Pathfinders. We talked about the early influences that made me an entrepreneur, the work of financial literacy, and my advice for anyone thinking about starting something of their own. Source: The Business Journals, September 19, 2025.
Bryan’s Journey from Financial Stress to Empowered Decision-Making
September 17, 2025When Bryan first came to Operation HOPE in November 2023, he was eager to learn. Although his credit history was only six months old, he was already showing signs of …