John Hope Bryant, successful self-made businessman and founder of the nonprofit Operation HOPE, says business and political leaders are ignoring the one force that could truly re-energize the stalled American economy: the poor. If we give poor communities the right tools, policies, and inspiration, he argues, they will be able to lift themselves up into the middle class and become a new generation of customers and entrepreneurs. Raised in poverty-stricken, gang-infested South Central Los Angeles, Bryant saw firsthand how our institutions have abandoned the poor. He details how business loans, home loans, and financial investments have vanished from their communities. After decades of deprivation, the poor lack bank accounts, decent credit scores, and any real firsthand experience of how a healthy free enterprise system functions. Bryant radically redefines the meaning of poverty and wealth. (It’s not just a question of finances; it’s values too.) He exposes why attempts to aid the poor so far have fallen short and offers a way forward: the HOPE Plan, a series of straightforward, actionable steps to build financial literacy and expand opportunity so that the poor can join the middle class. Fully 70 percent of the American economy is driven by consumer spending, but more and more people have too much month at the end of their money. John Hope Bryant aspires to “expand the philosophy of free enterprise to include all of God’s children” and create a thriving economy that works not just for the 1 percent or even the 99 percent but for the 100 percent. This is a free enterprise approach to solving the problem of poverty and raising up a new America.
When John Hope Bryant talks about how to expand the middle class, I listen.
When John Hope Bryant talks about how to expand the middle class, I listen. Former US President Bill Clinton. John and I want the same things. And the goals of this book are the same goals of my Rebuild The Dream campaign.
He enlivens the American dream. This book has a simple message for business leaders: you help yourselves by helping the poor.
Prosperity for All. In this visionary book, Operation HOPE founder and successful businessman John Hope Bryant offers a strategy for revitalizing the American dream by investing in the prosperity and education of disadvantaged communities. He exposes the historical roots of poverty, explains why the solutions tried so far have proved insufficient, and lays out what he calls the HOPE Plan, a series of straightforward, actionable steps to build financial literacy and expand opportunity
John Hope Bryant, successful self-made businessman and founder of the nonprofit Operation HOPE, says business and political leaders are ignoring the one force that could truly re-energize the stalled American economy: the poor
John Hope Bryant, successful self-made businessman and founder of the nonprofit Operation HOPE, says business and political leaders are ignoring the one force that could truly re-energize the stalled American economy: the poor. be able to lift themselves up into the middle class and become a new generation of customers and entrepreneurs. Raised in poverty-stricken, gang-infested South Central Los Angeles, Bryant saw firsthand how our institutions have abandoned the poor.
John Hope Bryant has set out to save America by returning her to the nation’s founding idea-a sustainable, growing middle class that serves as a beacon to others, a light on the hill
John Hope Bryant has set out to save America by returning her to the nation’s founding idea-a sustainable, growing middle class that serves as a beacon to others, a light on the hill. That’s just not possible while 80 percent of the population has only 7 percent of the money.
Prosperity for All In this visionary book, Operation HOPE founder and successful businessman John Hope Bryant offers a strategy for revitalizing the American dream by investing in the prosperity and education of disadvantaged communities
Prosperity for All In this visionary book, Operation HOPE founder and successful businessman John Hope Bryant offers a strategy for revitalizing the American dream by investing in the prosperity and education of disadvantaged communities.
Our guest is John Hope Bryant, recognized as one of Time magazine’s 50 for the Future leaders. He was appointed by President Obama to the President’s Advisory Council on Financial Capability for Young Americans. John is one of the nation’s most recognized empowerment leaders. He is the founder, chairman and CEO of Operation HOPE and Bryant Group Companies. He is also cofounder of the Gallup-HOPE Index.
John Hope Bryant's stirring book shows how this came to be and lays out some simple ideas for making the economy .
John Hope Bryant's stirring book shows how this came to be and lays out some simple ideas for making the economy work again for everyone. The poor are not stupid or lazy, but they know when the system is stacked against them. Business loans, home loans, and financial investments have vanished from their communities.
John Hope Bryant, founder and CEO of Operation HOPE and a member of President Obama's Advisory Council on Financial .
John Hope Bryant, founder and CEO of Operation HOPE and a member of President Obama's Advisory Council on Financial Capability for Young Americans, talk. economy can be fixed by building financial literacy and expanding opportunities in poor communities in the United States.