by ldeas | Aug 18, 2022 | beyonce, kelis, music, Straight Talk Video Series
Recently there’s been a shakeup in the music industry with artists Kelis and Beyonce. On the surface the appears to be about credit and respect. But underneath the veneer, you’ll see that it’s really a discussion of business and intellectual...
by ldeas | Aug 15, 2022 | Straight Talk Video Series
I’ve always been surrounded by the love and support of my mother. She has always believed in me and has never steered me wrong. My mother jokingly tells me that she’s never told me “no” before (something I lovingly disagree with her about...
by ldeas | Aug 9, 2022 | CNBC SquawkBox, Media Interview
This week I appeared on MSNBC’s “Squawk Box” alongside Tom Farley, former NYSE president and current CEO of Far Peak, to discuss whether new spending out of Washington D.C. will help or hurt the U.S. economy. I believe our government is taking a...
by ldeas | Aug 8, 2022 | cnn, Financial Literacy, Media Interview, New York, Operation HOPE, The Memo, youth
This year Operation HOPE is celebrating 30 years of impact and empowerment through financial literacy for communities around America. As HOPE and I continue reflecting on how far we’ve come, we become more motivated to continue on this path because there’s...
by ldeas | Aug 1, 2022 | Bill Russell, Boston Celtics, Bryant in Remembrance
Over the weekend, we lost a giant in the world of sports, the legendary and incomparable Bill Russell. Bill Russell’s legacy extends far beyond the basketball court. At a time when we hear NBA players being told to “shut up and dribble,” we know that Bill didn’t...
by ldeas | Jul 29, 2022 | 1mbb, Financial Literacy, Financial Literacy for All, Operation HOPE, Silver Rights, Up From Nothing
We’re in the midst of what I call the Third Reconstruction. This era will see an explosion of financial literacy and economic opportunity for all, especially for African Americans, the unbanked, and the underserved. For far too long, millions of Americans have...
by John Hope Bryant | Jul 28, 2022 | entrepreneurship, John Hope Bryant Authored, John Hope Bryant Live, Operation HOPE, The Silver Rights Movement, there is a difference between being broke and being poor, Up From Nothing:: The Untold Story of How We (All) Succeed
As I had said since the day I founded Operation HOPE following the Rodney King Riots of April 29th, 1992, “there is difference between being broke and being poor. Being broke is a temporary economic condition, but being poor is a disabling state of mind, and a...
by John Hope Bryant | Jul 27, 2022 | black entrepreneurship, bryant group ventures social justice, Bryant on Leaders and Leadership, Bryant Quotes & Bryantisms, Building the Good Life, entrepreneurship, John Hope Bryant Authored, john hope bryant holdings, Operation HOPE, success and failure, Up From Nothing, Up From Nothing:: The Untold Story of How We (All) Succeed, urban entrepreneurship
The simple answer here is, I don’t. But I do lovingly critique my own community, as I do own family, and everyone and everything I love. Because I want them to be better. I want them all to succeed. Even the Bible suggests ‘you cannot grow without constructive...
by ldeas | Jul 25, 2022 | 1mbb, Jackson, Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba, Mississippi, Operation HOPE
The work I lead at Operation HOPE is not just part of my life’s mission. It’s also an extension of my life and touches my family’s history, and likely yours too. So, it’s deeply personal. Every morning, I think about the countless unnamed Americans, many of whom are...
by ldeas | Jul 21, 2022 | Straight Talk Video Series
It’s amazing what you can see when you simply just open your eyes and pay attention. We’re often distracted by this fad or the next, and our attention is constantly being pulled in so many different directions. However, if you pause and recognize the...
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