“Money & Wealth” Podcast Nominated for NAACP Image Award
Screenshot I was deeply honored to learn first from my friend Charlamagne The God (Co-Host for The Breakfast Club and CEO of The Black Effect Network, where I am honored to have a hosted podcast, and to also serve on the board) -- that our podcast "Money & Wealth"...
John Hope Bryant Anchors King Day Week with National Leadership Dialogues and Keynote Appearances
ATLANTA — January 2026 — As communities across the nation prepare to honor the life and legacy of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., John Hope Bryant, Founder, Chairman and CEO of Operation HOPE, will lead a series of high-impact engagements this week, convening...
30B+ Asset CIM Group and Bryant Group Ventures Launch Joint Venture, Announce First Fund
I was honored to join the CNBC SquawkBox team on November 14th, 2025, along my friend Joseph Otting, Executive Chairman & CEO of 100B+ asset Flagstar Bank, to announce our first new investment together. Flagstar Bank and Truist Bank are both lead investors in the...
Money & Wealth Podcast Features the Leader of the Largest Private Equity Platform in the World – Joe Baratta
This week's episode of Money & Wealth was and is especially important - for two reasons. One, Joe Baratta is a new friend of mine and a very, very good man, by my estimations. And secondly, because he happens to run the largest single private equity...
Operation HOPE Founder, Chairman and CEO John Hope Bryant Recognized as One of U.S. News & World Report’s Best Leaders in 2025
Bryant among 25 distinguished leaders honored for excellence in business, education, public service and health care ATLANTA—November 19, 2025 – Operation HOPE is proud to announce that its Founder, Chairman and CEO John Hope Bryant has been named one of U.S. News...
Why Homeownership Still Matters: Reflections from the EMPIRE Realtists 65th Anniversary
Last weekend, I joined the EMPIRE Board of Realtists here in Atlanta to celebrate their 65th anniversary. They were kind enough to honor me with an award for leadership and impact, but throughout the night, I was reminded of something important: awards don’t change...
Why Black Wealth Requires More Than Inspiration
Recently, I had the privilege of joining some of the brightest entrepreneurs, executives, and community builders at the Power Networking Conference (PNEx) here in Atlanta. Forbes calls PNEx one of the top entrepreneurial conferences in the world, and I agree -- it's...
Hope Is On The Way: Standing with Americans Impacted by the Government Shutdown
When America hits pause, it’s everyday people who pay the price. The ongoing federal government shutdown has become a financial crisis for millions of families living paycheck to paycheck. Many are missing paydays, seeing critical programs like SNAP delayed, or...
The Secrets of Racing with Shopify’s Tobi Lütke — And What It Teaches Us About Leadership
When you’re behind the wheel of a race car moving 160 miles an hour, there’s no room for ego, excuses, or noise. The car doesn’t care who you are, what you’ve built, or how much money you make. It only responds to truth — precision, focus, and respect. That’s what I...
CIM Group and Bryant Group Ventures Launch Impact-Driven Partnership to Invest in Affordable Housing with Anchor Investments from Flagstar Bank and Truist Bank
CIM-BGV Impact Ventures’ First Affordable Housing Impact Fund Announces Milestone First Closing of $250M+ in Total Investment Capacity LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--CIM Group, a leading real estate and infrastructure owner, operator, lender and developer, and Bryant...
Rebuilding the World with AI
A Future Built by the Curious For years, we’ve been hearing that “artificial intelligence is coming!” For most of us, artificial intelligence, or AI, is a hallmark of science fiction, and even before its popularity in the news cycle for the last five years or so,...
JOHN HOPE BRYANT, FOUNDER, CHAIRMAN AND CEO OF OPERATION HOPE, NAMED AMONG 2025 XCEL AWARD HONOREES BY BLACK ENTERPRISE
BLACK ENTERPRISE to Present its Highest Honor in Recognition of "The Best of Who We Are" at the XCEL Summit for Men, hosted by FedEx, in Orlando. BLACK ENTERPRISE, the nation's premiere Black digital media brand, presented its highest honor in recognition...
Operation HOPE & HOPE AI Ethics Council on OpenAI’s Pause of Sora Generations Depicting Dr. King
Operation HOPE—and the HOPE AI Ethics Council co-chaired by John Hope Bryant and Sam Altman—was honored to serve as a bridge between The Estate of Martin Luther King, Jr., Inc. (King, Inc.) and OpenAI after some users generated disrespectful depictions of Dr. King. ...
“Andrew Young: The Dirty Work” Premieres Tonight
Tonight at 9 pm ET, for one night only, the world gets to witness the story of one of America’s greatest living leaders, Ambassador Andrew Young, in the new MSNBC Films documentary, Andrew Young: The Dirty Work, from executive producer Rachel Maddow. This powerful...
The Dirty Work of Change: Reflections Ahead of a Conversation with Ambassador Andrew Young
Next Tuesday, October 14 at 6:15 PM, I’ll have the honor of joining a powerful conversation at Clark Atlanta University ahead of the world premiere of the new MSNBC Films documentary, Andrew Young: The Dirty Work, from executive producer Rachel Maddow. This special...