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He Runs the Physical Machine Behind the World’s Largest Retailer. He Showed Up in a Vest.

He Runs the Physical Machine Behind the World’s Largest Retailer. He Showed Up in a Vest.

by Louis Deas | Jun 18, 2026 | Money and Wealth Podcast

On Money & Wealth with John Hope Bryant, Founder, Chairman, and CEO of Operation HOPE When John Hope Bryant says he only reaches outside himself for “the best of the best,” he means it. This time, that means a household name you know and a name you...
Three Times Wealth Knocked — And the Door Stayed Closed

Three Times Wealth Knocked — And the Door Stayed Closed

by Louis Deas | Jun 12, 2026 | Money and Wealth Podcast

This week on Money & Wealth, John Hope Bryant, Founder, Chairman, and CEO of Operation HOPE, sits down with his friend and brother, Dr. Jamal Bryant — Senior Pastor of New Birth Missionary Baptist Church — for a conversation that goes places neither of them...
From Bus Rides to Boardrooms: Anthony Anderson’s Success Story

From Bus Rides to Boardrooms: Anthony Anderson’s Success Story

by Louis Deas | Jun 4, 2026 | Money and Wealth Podcast

Anthony Anderson and I grew up less than ten minutes apart in Compton. We went to the same junior high, and we both ended up at Hollywood Professional School. He rode the bus two hours each way to get there. I rode my bike, and one day somebody stole it on my way...
My Fireside Chat with Marshall President Brad D. Smith, in Four Videos

My Fireside Chat with Marshall President Brad D. Smith, in Four Videos

by Louis Deas | Jun 3, 2026 | Bryant | Media Interview, Events & Appearances, HOPE AI, Media Interview, Operation HOPE

Still from the Office of the President, Marshall University In 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...
Why I Believe Culture Is the Key to Closing the Financial Literacy Gap

Why I Believe Culture Is the Key to Closing the Financial Literacy Gap

by Louis Deas | Jun 3, 2026 | Uncategorized

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...
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