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12,000 FUTURES, ONE SAVINGS ACCOUNT AT A TIME: How Operation HOPE, Inc., Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens, and Atlanta Public Schools Are Proving That Financial Dignity Starts in Kindergarten

by John Bryant | May 10, 2026 | Bryant Writing | OpEds, Financial Literacy, HOPE Children’s Savings Account Program, Hope Is On The Way, John Hope Bryant Authored, Operation HOPE, Silver Rights

There is a statistic I carry with me everywhere I go — into boardrooms and classrooms, into city halls and community centers. It comes from researchers at Washington University in St. Louis, and it is as simple as it is powerful: a child with a savings account in...

TIME: 25 Tech Insiders on the Innovations Defining American Life Today

by John Bryant | May 10, 2026 | Article, Bryant | Media Interview, Bryant Group Digital Media LLC, Bryant on Good Capitalism, Bryant on Leaders and Leadership, Bryant Thought Leadership, Bryant Writing | OpEds, HOPE AI, Hope Is On The Way, Operation HOPE

Editor’s Note When TIME calls and asks you to stand alongside some of the most consequential technologists, inventors, and innovators in the world — and to answer one question about what defines America right now — you don’t hesitate. You answer with the...

Green Socks, Real Results — A Thank You to Everyone Who Showed Up

by John Bryant | May 2, 2026 | Financial Literacy, Financial Literacy for All (FL4A), Green Socks Day, Hope Is On The Way, Operation HOPE

Bryant Journal | Bryant Group Ventures EDITOR’S NOTE Green Socks Day is not a promotion. It never has been. It is a proof of concept — proof that when you give Americans a visible, shareable reason to care about financial literacy, they show up. This year, they...

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

by John Bryant | Apr 30, 2026 | Bryant Announcement, Financial Literacy, Financial Literacy for All (FL4A), John Hope Bryant Authored, Operation HOPE, The Silver Rights Movement

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

by John Bryant | Apr 20, 2026 | Bryant on Good Capitalism, Bryant on Leaders and Leadership, Bryant on the Move, Bryant Speaks, Bryant Traveling Man, Financial Literacy, Financial Literacy for All (FL4A), HOPE 700 Credit Score Communities, HOPE Inside, John Hope Bryant Authored, Operation HOPE

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

by John Bryant | Apr 20, 2026 | Bryant on Leaders and Leadership, Bryant Traveling Man, HOPE Inside, Hope Is On The Way, John Hope Bryant Authored, Operation HOPE

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...