“The Get It Done Economy: A Manifesto for the Passionate Middle of America”

“The Get It Done Economy: A Manifesto for the Passionate Middle of America”

A Manifesto for the Passionate Middle of America. Seven Principles for an Economy That Works the Way It Was Supposed To. By John Hope Bryant, from the Milken Global Conference. On Operation HOPE’s Birthday week (actual birthday anniversary was May 5th 2026), in...
We Rang the Bell at Nasdaq — And Announced Something That Can Change Lives

We Rang the Bell at Nasdaq — And Announced Something That Can Change Lives

By John Hope Bryant | Bryant Journal | April 29, 2026 Yesterday morning, I had the honor of standing in the Nasdaq MarketSite in Times Square and ringing the Opening Bell — not for a stock offering, not for a corporate milestone, but for something far more important:...
Operation HOPE, Inc. and Wells Fargo Open New HOPE Inside Location in Chula Vista, California

Operation HOPE, Inc. and Wells Fargo Open New HOPE Inside Location in Chula Vista, California

When the CEO Shows Up: What the New HOPE Inside in Chula Vista Says About the Future of Financial Inclusion That is exactly what happened in Chula Vista, California, when Wells Fargo Chairman and CEO Charlie Scharf stood beside me to cut the ribbon on our newest HOPE...
A New HOPE Inside Location: When Purpose Meets Partnership. Operation HOPE, Inc. and the T.D. Jakes Foundation Open New Doors in Dallas

A New HOPE Inside Location: When Purpose Meets Partnership. Operation HOPE, Inc. and the T.D. Jakes Foundation Open New Doors in Dallas

This past weekend, I traveled to Dallas, Texas for one of those moments that reminds you why you do this work. Together with Bishop T.D. Jakes and the extraordinary team at the T.D. Jakes Foundation, we cut the ribbon on a new T.O.R.I. Community Office at The DEC...
Ten Things I Want to Tell the Generation That Wants to Burn It All Down

Ten Things I Want to Tell the Generation That Wants to Burn It All Down

John Hope Bryant at the Breakfast Club, on the release of his new book ‘Capitalism for All’ I hear you. I hear the frustration, the exhaustion, the rage. I hear a generation that was told the rules were fair — and then discovered they weren’t. A...