Paying Respect: With Ambassador Andrew Young, Honoring Reverend Jesse Jackson

Paying Respect: With Ambassador Andrew Young, Honoring Reverend Jesse Jackson

by | Mar 7, 2026 | Bryant in Remembrance, Bryant on Leaders and Leadership, Bryant on Meaning, Bryant on the Move, Bryant Traveling Man, Events & Appearances, Operation HOPE, Silver Rights

Rev. Jesse Jackson laying in state at the South Carolina State Capitol This past Monday, civil rights icon Ambassador Andrew Young and I traveled to the State Capitol of South Carolina to pay our final respects to a man who bent the arc of history with his bare hands...
Operation HOPE Earns 12th Consecutive Four-Star Rating From Charity Navigator

Operation HOPE Earns 12th Consecutive Four-Star Rating From Charity Navigator

by | Mar 7, 2026 | Bryant Announcement, Financial Literacy, HOPE Inside, John Hope Bryant Authored, Operation HOPE, Press Release, Silver Rights, The Silver Rights Movement

Editor’s Note Think about a AAA bond rating for a prominent company on Wall Street, and you have discovered the power and importance of a 4-Star Charity Navigator Rating for a nonprofit. The real star here, on my leadership team, is one Brian Betts, my president and...
A Standing Ovation for Doug McMillon: A Leader Who Put Financial Dignity on the National Agenda

A Standing Ovation for Doug McMillon: A Leader Who Put Financial Dignity on the National Agenda

by | Mar 1, 2026 | Bryant on Leaders and Leadership, Financial Literacy, Financial Literacy for All (FL4A), HOPE Global Forum, Operation HOPE, Silver Rights

A Salute to Doug McMillon, former CEO of Walmart There are leaders who manage organizations, and then there are leaders who move mountains. Doug McMillon is the latter. When Doug and I co-founded the Financial Literacy for All Initiative, we shared a simple but...
Operation HOPE, U.S. Small Business Administration and U.S. Treasury Host Roundtable to Celebrate Freedman’s Bank

Operation HOPE, U.S. Small Business Administration and U.S. Treasury Host Roundtable to Celebrate Freedman’s Bank

by | Mar 3, 2023 | 1MBB, Bryant on Leaders and Leadership, Bryant Traveling Man, Entrepreneurship, Financial Literacy, HOPE Office of Small Business & Entrepreneurship, John Hope Bryant Authored, Operation HOPE, Silver Rights

Operation HOPE hosts roundtable discussion in DC on advancing Black entrepreneurship with SBA and leaders from the public & private sectors. (Pictured L-R) Wally Adeyemo –US Treasury; John Hope Bryant –Operation HOPE; Stephanie E. DeVane– National Urban League;...