John Hope Bryant

South African Economic Factoid

Johannesburg, South Africa produces 33% of South Africa's total GDP, and fully 10% of the total GDP for the entire African continent.

 

 

The Real Pain in Black America

8,583 people in the United States were murdered with the use of firearms in 2011 alone. 565 of them were under the age of 18. 119 of them were 12 or younger. In 2008 and 2009, gun violence was the number one killer of African American males between the ages of 15-19. And although African American children were less than 15% of the total child population -- they accounted for 45% of all youth gun deaths.

 

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Atlanta Economic Factoid

Atlanta ranks third in the nation, behind NYC and Houston, in the number of Fortune 500 companies that have their headquarters in the city, but also tops KPMG's list of the largest metro areas with the lowest cost of doing business.

Source: Delta Sky Magazine.



John Hope Bryant is a thought leader, founder, chairman and CEO of Operation HOPE and Bryant Group Companies, Inc. Magazine/CEO READ bestselling business author of LOVE LEADERSHIP: The New Way to Lead in a Fear-Based World (Jossey-Bass), the only African-American bestselling business author in America, and is chairman of the Subcommittee for the Under-Served and Community Empowerment for the U.S. President’s Advisory Council on Financial Capability, for President Barack Obama. Mr. Bryant is the co-founder of the Gallup-HOPE Index, the only national research poll on youth financial dignity and youth economic energy in the U.S. He is also a co-founder of Global Dignity with HRH Crown Prince Haakon of Norway and Professor Pekka Himanen of Finland. Global Dignity is affiliated with the Forum of Young Global Leaders and the World Economic Forum. Mr. Bryant is a thought leader represented by the Bright Sight Group for public speaking. Mr. Bryant serves on the board of directors of Ares Commercial Real Estate Corporation (NYSE: ACRE), a specialty finance company that is managed by an affiliate of Ares Management LLC, a global alternative asset manager with approximately $59 billion in committed capital under management as of December 31, 2012.

Atlanta Factoid

Did you know that Atlanta was No. 1 for the percentage of Black-owned businesses, and No. 3 for overall business friendliness.




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).

Health, Wellness and Money Factoid

The number one cause of Heart Disease is stress, and of course the number cause of stress, is money.




John Hope Bryant is a thought leader, founder, chairman and CEO of Operation HOPE and Bryant Group Companies, Inc. Magazine/CEO READ bestselling business author of LOVE LEADERSHIP: The New Way to Lead in a Fear-Based World (Jossey-Bass), the only African-American bestselling business author in America, and is chairman of the Subcommittee for the Under-Served and Community Empowerment for the U.S. President’s Advisory Council on Financial Capability, for President Barack Obama. Mr. Bryant is the co-founder of the Gallup-HOPE Index, the only national research poll on youth financial dignity and youth economic energy in the U.S. He is also a co-founder of Global Dignity with HRH Crown Prince Haakon of Norway and Professor Pekka Himanen of Finland. Global Dignity is affiliated with the Forum of Young Global Leaders and the World Economic Forum. Mr. Bryant is a thought leader represented by the Bright Sight Group for public speaking. Mr. Bryant serves on the board of directors of Ares Commercial Real Estate Corporation (NYSE: ACRE), a specialty finance company that is managed by an affiliate of Ares Management LLC, a global alternative asset manager with approximately $59 billion in committed capital under management as of December 31, 2012.

NFL Financial Literacy Factoid

The average age of a retired NFL player is 27 years old.

Source: The Last Fall, by Matthew Cherry

How Do We Save Our Cities?

“We need to move local business engagement in cities all across America from 5% to 20%--nothing else really matters until you cross this threshold.”  Jim Clifton, chairman and CEO, Gallup

More to come around why we believe this is so important, and our strategy for making this real. In the meantime, check out...

Economic Factoid

At the turn of the 20th century, the automobile appeared and also underwent a rapid evolution, proliferation and partial extinction. In 1903 alone 57 automobile companies came into existence and 27 went bankrupt. Today there are fewer than two dozen major car companies in the entire world. The rest, from the Stanley Steamer to the Henry T, have all gone extinct.

From The Man Who Saved Cadillac

Philanthropy Factoid

Modern philanthropists are young and self-made. Some 50 years ago, the majority of high net worth individuals inherited their wealth, but now 60 percent earned it.

Fromm the Non-Profit Times


John Hope Bryant is a thought leader, founder, chairman and CEO of Operation HOPE, Bryant Group Companies, Inc. Magazine/CEO READ bestselling business author of LOVE LEADERSHIP: The New Way to Lead in a Fear-Based World (Jossey-Bass) the only African-American bestselling business author in the U.S., and is chairman of the Subcommittee for the Under-Served and Community Empowerment for the U.S. President’s Advisory Council on Financial Capability, for President Barack Obama. Mr. Bryant is the co-founder of the Gallup-HOPE Index, the only national research poll on youth financial dignity and youth economic energy in the U.S. He is also a co-founder of Global Dignity with HRH Crown Prince Haakon of Norway and Professor Pekka Himanen of Finland. Global Dignity is affiliated with the Forum of Young Global Leaders and the World Economic Forum. Mr. Bryant serves on the board of directors of Ares Commercial Real Estate Corporation, an NYSE Euronext publicly traded company, and a division of $54 billion Ares Capital.

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Martin Luther King, Jr. Factoid

Over 730 streets in the U.S. are named after Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

 

Source: The Wall Street Journal, and my mother Ms. Juanita Smith (smile)