“Our fears are always worse than our reality.”
John Hope Bryant is a thought leader, founder, chairman and CEO of Operation HOPE, and author of business bestseller LOVE LEADERSHIP: The New Way to Lead in a Fear-Based World (Jossey-Bass).

Jeffrey Kass Jul 18, 2026 3 min read Bryant’s prescription for closing the racial wealth gap. I had the distinct pleasure of

John Hope Bryant on CNBC with Brian Sullivan on new affordable housing legislation