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CNBC: Operation HOPE and Shopify Team Up for Black Entrepreneurs

by Louis Deas | Oct 20, 2020 | Bryant | Media Interview, Entrepreneurship, Media Interview

Image: CNBC Shopify President Harley Finkelstein and I went on CNBC together to announce our partnership to help create one million Black-owned businesses, with Shopify committing up to $130 million. Protest got the country’s attention in 2020. Ownership is how...

I Have Been Appointed to the Board of Directors for Nextdoor, Inc.

by jhbsite | Oct 10, 2020 | Bryant Group Ventures, Entrepreneurship, Media Interview, Operation HOPE, The Promise Homes Company

I am very excited about this press release from earlier this week. I am happy to be appointed to the Board of Directors for Nextdoor, Inc. and lending my expertise to the organization. You can click here to see the press release or read as follows: SAN FRANCISCO, Oct....

expediTIously With T.I.: Building Wealth

by Louis Deas | Jul 30, 2020 | Bryant | Media Interview, Entrepreneurship, Media Interview

Image: expediTIously T.I. invited me onto his podcast, expediTIously, for an hour and a half on building wealth. We covered Operation HOPE, real estate, credit and ownership. Tip has a real following among young people who need to hear that wealth is not a mystery. It...

Squawk Box: Reopening and Minority-Owned Businesses

by Louis Deas | Jun 24, 2020 | Bryant | Media Interview, Entrepreneurship, Media Interview

Image: CNBC As small businesses began reopening into a new normal, CNBC’s Squawk Box asked me how minority-owned businesses were faring in the real economy. Many had no banking relationship to lean on when the relief money came. They were the last in line for...

Talking to Julia Chatterley of CNN

by jhbsite | Jun 18, 2020 | Entrepreneurship, HOPE Global Initiatives, Media Interview, Operation HOPE, Silver Rights

I joined Julia Chatterley of CNN last Thursday June 11th on a segment entitled “America in Crisis.” Watch the segment now: [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJholbmmJw0] I was happy to discuss Operation HOPE and how we are helping today’s crisis. At Operation...

Los Angeles Standard: Helping Black-Owned Businesses Secure Financing

by Louis Deas | Jun 17, 2020 | Bryant | Media Interview, Entrepreneurship, Media Interview

Ninety-six percent of Black businesses have no employees. That usually means no accountant, no banker and no one to walk them through a federal loan application. The Los Angeles Standard covered how Operation HOPE was closing that gap in 2020. Our coaches helped...