John Hope Bryant

Economist Conference: Corporate Responsibility 2010 -- "Doing Well by Doing Good"

I was honored to join my friend and fellow YGL Matthew Bishop, business editor of the Economist Magazine, as a speaker at the recent CORPORATE CITIZEN 2010: Doing Well by Doing Good conference, hosted by The Economist Magazine.  As I continue to beat the drum of this as "a crisis of virtues and values," this was the perfect venue for me to advance thought leadership around Love Leadership, and what I call "good capitalism."

The program began with former U.S. President Bill Clinton giving tone setting remarks (as usual), followed by an incredibly substantive program which included the likes of Jeffrey B. Swartz, president and CEO of Timberland, my friend Alex Cummings, chief administrative officer, executive vice president, The Coca-Cola Company, Ben Cohen, co-founder, Ben & Jerry's, Steve Case, co-founder, America Online, Dina Habib Powell, global head of corporate engagement, Goldman Sachs,  my fellow YGL Dr. Angel Cabrera, president of Thunderbird School of Global Management, Peter G. Peterson, founder of The Peter G. Peterson Foundation, Charles Best, founder of DonorsChoose.org, fellow YGL Cameron Sinclair, chief eternal optimist, Architect for Humanity, Scott Griffith, chairman and CEO, Zipcar, Jeffrey Hollender, co-founder, Seventh Generation, Dominique Conseil, president, Aveda, and Jonathan M. Tisch, chairman and CEO, Loews Hotels. 

John Hope Bryant on KDAY Radio "Community" with Devi Dev

I was honored to spend an afternoon in Los Angeles with my new friend Devi Dev, one of the leading radio personalities in Greater Los Angeles, on KDAY Radio.  We spoke on the work of Operation HOPE, 5MK and my new bestselling book, LOVE LEADERSHIP: The New Way to Lead in a Fear-Based World. You can check it out by linking to the MP3 file below, or go to www.devidev.com.  Check it out, below, and pass it on! 

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John Hope Bryant is the founder, chairman and CEO of Operation HOPE, vice chairman of the U.S. President's Advisory Council on Financial Literacy as well as chairman of the Council Committee on the Under-Served,  financial literacy advisor to the World Economic Forum Global Agenda Council, a Young Global Leaders for the World Economic Forum, and author of LOVE LEADERSHIP; A New Way to Lead in a Fear-Based World (Jossey-Bass), which debuted in August, 2009, as the Amazon.com #1 Hottest New Book (for Leadership), on the CEO Reads Top 10 Business Best Seller List, and was published in November, 2009 in digital audio book format on Audible.com,  iTunes and other audio book retailers .  Love Leadership has continued to be listed amongst the Top 25 Business Books for CEO READS for the 6 month period after release.  

 

 

5MK Co-Chair Ambassador Andrew Young and HOPE founder John Hope Bryant "make smart sexy" with kids at B.E.S.T Academy in Atlanta

Hats off  to the 10 Black Men of Atlanta, Atlanta Public Schools Superintendent D. Beverly Hall, and other innovative leaders behind the powerful vision for B.E.S.T Academy in Atlanta, Georgia.  Check it out.  Pass it on. Share.

Images of success from the Anacostia-DC Operation HOPE Banking Center

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Images from the Anacostia HOPE Center entrepreneurship and small business graduation, and Love Leadership inner-city "Discussion"

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5MK Co-Chair Quincy Jones speaks on the power of 5MK and "Making Smart Sexy"

John Hope Bryant hanging with the great Devi Dev at 93.5 KDAY Radio, Los Angeles

Today I was honored to spend some quality time in an interview, on 5MK (5 MILLION KIDS Initiative, at www.5MK.org), the work of Operation HOPE, and my new bestselling business book LOVE LEADERSHIP: The New Way to Lead in a Fear-Based World, with new friend and 5MK Ambassador "Devi Dev," at 93.5 KDAY Radio in Los Angeles.  Devi Dev is one of the top radio personalities in Los Angeles, and served as our mistress of ceremonies for the 5MK Los Angeles launch on September 29th, 2009.  Watch out for air dates for the one-hour interview.

Meanwhile, go online at www.5MK.organd make a 5MK Pledge to make a difference.

Thanks again Devi-Dev. 

John Hope Bryant

John Hope Bryant speaks on 5MK and "Making Smart Sexy" on Say Now Network

John Hope Bryant is the founder, chairman and CEO of Operation HOPE, vice chairman of the U.S. President's Advisory Council on Financial Literacy as well as chairman of the Council Committee on the Under-Served,  financial literacy advisor to the World Economic Forum Global Agenda Council, a Young Global Leaders for the World Economic Forum, and author of LOVE LEADERSHIP; A New Way to Lead in a Fear-Based World (Jossey-Bass), which debuted in August, 2009, as the Amazon.com #1 Hottest New Book (for Leadership), on the CEO Reads Top 10 Best Seller List, and was published in November, 2009 in digital audio book format on Audible.com,  iTunes and other audio book retailers .  Love Leadership has retained its spot amongst the Top 25 Books for CEO Reads for 6 months after publishing.

Introducing the new 5MK (5 MILLION KIDS) project manager for Operation HOPE, Jonathan McCoy

 

John, thank you for the honor of coming onboard the Operation HOPE team to serve as the Five Million Kids (5MK) program manager.  I never would have discovered this opportunity had the Honorable Congressman Elijah Cummings not invited me to his “From Men to Boys”  forum at the September 2009 Congressional Black Caucus where you were one of the featured panelists.  Since you were mobbed  after you wrapped up your session,  I waited amidst the excitement and wondered if I would get the opportunity to meet you to talk about joining Operation HOPE.  I struck up a conversation with George Collins about my interest in Operation HOPE. (George was a stranger to me then but is now a dear friend).  He brought up Martin Luther King’s speech on “The Drum Major Instinct” and the biblical story of disciples James and John in Mark 10:35-45 upon which it is based.  James and John were the only two disciples who asked Jesus directly for what they most desired, and before George left he said, “You have no chance to get what you do not ask for.”

Operation HOPE Founder, Chairman and CEO John Hope Bryant Visits Spelman College Campus for Financial Literacy Convocation

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Operation HOPE Founder, Chairman and CEO John Hope Bryant
Visits Spelman College Campus for Financial Literacy Convocation

Bryant Focuses on Principles from his book LOVE LEADERSHIP and
building wealth for community and family through Banking on Our Future College Edition

(ATLANTA, GA) - February 22, 2010 - Operation HOPE (HOPE) Chairman, Founder and CEO John Hope Bryant, surrounded by 1,000 Spelman College freshmen, sophomores, and faculty members, delivered a message centered on the building blocks of family and community wealth at the "Financial Literacy Convocation" held in honor of Operation HOPE's work to produce financially literate adults. There Bryant joined Spelman President Dr. Beverly Tatum and Leadership Center Director Dr. Jane Smith as he shared his philosophy of LOVE LEADERSHIP, and stressed his belief that this current economic crisis is a crisis of leadership.