Blog Posts
A Virtuous Circle: Client Becomes Consultant for Operation HOPE
June 9, 2026For entrepreneurs, the real magic happens when you find your Ikigai. It’s the Japanese concept of finding your true purpose based on (1) what you love, (2) what you are …
Operation HOPE Achieves Recognition from Atlanta Business Chronicle, Energage, and Charity Navigator
June 4, 2026Named the #17 Largest Nonprofit in Metro Atlanta by the Atlanta Business Chronicle, Recognized as an Energage Best Place to Work, and Awarded a 12th Consecutive Four-Star Rating from Charity Navigator …
My Fireside Chat with Marshall President Brad D. Smith, in Four Videos
June 3, 2026In February, during the 100th observance of Black History Month, Marshall University President Brad D. Smith and I sat down for a fireside chat in Huntington. I wrote about that visit at the time. Over the spring, Brad’s office released the conversation as four short videos, and I wanted to ga
Why I Believe Culture Is the Key to Closing the Financial Literacy Gap
For more than three decades, I’ve believed one simple truth: you cannot have a rainbow without a storm first. Operation HOPE was born out of that conviction—that the underserved deserve not charity, but access. Not a handout, but a hand up. And today, I’m prouder than ever to share a new
Operation HOPE Launches “HOPE Goodwill Ambassadors” Program, Uniting Influential Leaders to Advance Financial Literacy and Economic Empowerment Nationwide
June 2, 2026ATLANTA–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Operation HOPE, a national nonprofit dedicated to helping low-and moderate-income Americans thrive in an ever-changing economy, announced today the launch of its HOPE Goodwill Ambassadors program, a collaborative effort bringing together …
The Best Leaders Podcast from U.S. News & World Report: John Hope Bryant on the American Dream, Inclusive Capitalism and Building Hope.
May 28, 2026In December, 2025, I was honored to be recognized amongst the 2025 U.S. News & World Report 25 Best Leaders, and to now contribute to their Best Leaders Podcast Series as one of their first guests. As America celebrates 250 years, one of the things that defines this great but imperfect nation is
TIME OpEd: What America’s Fastest-Growing Cities Tell Us About the Future, by John Hope Bryant
Last month, Walmart asked me to do a signing for my book, Capitalism For All: Inclusive Economics and the Future-Proofing of America, at their new store opening in Celina, Texas. The actor Anthony Anderson and I signed books, talked about the future of America, and I left wondering: Why Celina?
AJC ‘Politically Georgia’ Podcast: Atlanta and the American Dream, with John Hope Bryant
May 26, 2026AJC editor-in-chief Leroy Chapman sits down with John Hope Bryant on the AJC Podcast Politically Georgia, to discuss Bryant’s new book, Capitalism for All, and his argument that economic mobility is the unfinished work of the civil rights movement. Bryant explains why he believes Atlanta is uniquely
Measuring America’s Financial Soul: What the HOPE Community Credit Score Index Reveals About Inequality, Life, and the 700-Score Threshold
May 25, 2026How One Nonprofit Mapped Every Zip Code in America and Discovered That Credit Scores Predict Life Expectancy, Crime Rates, and Homeownership—and Why It Matters for Policy, Practice, and American Renewal Part I: A Map of Inequality—Drawn from Home When I drive through the Crenshaw District today—the
What It Takes to Win in Corporate America | Kristy Fercho on Money & Wealth
May 22, 2026Episode Description This week on Money & Wealth with John Hope Bryant, John sits down with Kristy Fercho — Senior Executive Vice President at Wells Fargo and the first Black woman ever to serve on the bank’s operating committee. From growing up in Compton to leading billion-dollar businesses and