John Hope Bryant and T.I. Mix It Up at Smart City Expo Atlanta

Last week I had a pleasure of sitting with my friend and fellow business leader and philanthropist Tip (you know him as hitmaker, music legend and entertainer Tip ‘T.I.’ Harris) and brilliant moderator Rose Scott, at the closing of Smart City Expo Atlanta...

Saluting a BE100 Leader. My Father in Law, Dr. David Dalton.

Sometimes greatness is sitting right under your feet. Such is the case with my father-in-law Dr. David Dalton. Talk about greatness under the radar — Dr. Dalton certainly qualifies. Two decades ago, Dr. Dalton and two other early business pioneers built what the...

On The Road: Two HOPE Inside openings in SC and NC, and a HOPE Inside the Workplace announcement in Memphis this week.

This week was a busy one for the Operation HOPE (silver rights) movement in the southeast region. On Wednesday, I joined Bryan Jordan, the chairman and CEO of First Horizon and First Tennessee Bank (and Capital Bank) for the ribbon cutting of and for two HOPE Inside...