Blog Posts
Flo’s Journey: From Uncertainty to Homeownership
September 17, 2025written by Enevy Leach, Operation HOPE Homeownership Coach in San Francisco, CA As a Homeownership Coach, I’ve had the privilege of helping countless clients navigate their journey to financial empowerment …
KJLH Men’s Empowerment Summit 2025
September 15, 2025Radio Free KJLH invited me home to Los Angeles to speak at its 9th annual Men’s Empowerment Summit at California State University, Dominguez Hills. It was a room full of men committed to showing up for their families and communities, and I spoke about the role money, credit and ownership play
Why Americans Can’t—And Shouldn’t—Lose Hope
September 11, 2025There’s no denying it: right now, many Americans feel like we’re in a long night. Trust is low. Division is high. And belief in the American Dream is at historic …
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 …
Forbes: Three Pieces of Financial Wisdom
August 27, 2025Elizabeth MacBride of Forbes asked me to boil down what I tell entrepreneurs. I gave her three things. Read the interview at Forbes. Source: Forbes, August 27, 2025.
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 …