John Hope Bryant on Financial Literacy

Masters in Business

Bloomberg

Business, Entrepreneurship, Investing

4.4 • 2.2K Ratings

🗓️ 26 May 2023

⏱️ 89 minutes

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Bloomberg Radio host Barry Ritholtz speaks with entrepreneur John Hope Bryant, who is the founder, chairman and chief executive officer of Operation HOPE Inc., the US's largest not-for-profit provider of financial literacy and economic empowerment tools. Described as the "Conscience of Capitalism," Bryant is also chairman and chief executive officer of John Hope Bryant Holdings, Bryant Group Ventures and The Promise Homes Company (Promise Homes). Bryant’s founded organizations have provided more than $3.5 billion in capital for the underserved over the past 30 years.

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0:30.0	This is Masters in Business with Very Reholtz on Bloomberg Radio.
0:37.6	This week on The Podcast I have an extra special guest.
0:43.0	John Hope Bryant is a fascinating entrepreneur and philanthropist.
0:48.0	He is the founder of Operation Hope and one of the leading voices for financial literacy.
0:54.0	In America he was vice chair of President Bush's Council on Financial Literacy and sat
0:59.9	on a similar council on financial capability for President Obama.
1:05.4	He has written five books with more coming, really a fascinating person who operates in
1:11.8	a realm that I think a lot of people in finance overlook and he's really moving the needle
1:18.0	in terms of having people take control of their own financial life in a way that benefits
1:25.6	not just them but the entire economy and all of society.
1:29.8	I found our conversation to be just compelling and fascinating and I think you will also.
1:35.6	So with no further ado, my conversation with Operation Hope's John Hope Bryant.
1:42.5	Thank you for having me.
1:43.5	I wanted to be here.
1:44.5	By the way my last book is Up From Nothing.
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