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I was honored to be in Morocco recently, speaking as the closing keynote for the annual meeting of the African Securities Exchange Association and before 22 CEOs for their respective country's stock exchanges, throughout the whole of Africa. More than 400 delegates attended from countries beyond the African continent, and I was also thrilled to again spend some time with my friend and our HOPE Global Board of Advisors' Chairman, Mr. Sean Cleary, whom I lovingly refer to as the "South African James Bond." Mr. Cleary, a legend in South Africa who helped to draft the South African Constitution, was also a featured speaker. The conference was organized, hosted and held by my friend and fellow global advisory board member Karim Hajji, CEO of the Casablanca Stock Exchange.
The launch the Arabic contextualized version of our Banking on Our Future financial literacy curriculum, and a featured part of our Wikia-HOPE Global Money, Morocco Initiative, was no small feat. The actual work to get this done came through the staff of the CSE (for whom I and we are very thankful), but the importance of getting this done, and at this particular time and place in history cannot be understated.
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"There is not a welfare mother in America that doesn't want her child to grow up to be intelligent, hard working, and even tax paying -- if for no other reason than to feel proud of them. But we cannot give what we do not have.
Out of love, and ignorance, we pass down bad habits from one generation to another.
It's what we don't know, that we don't know, that's killing us. But we think we know..."
John Hope Bryant
John Hope Bryant is founder, chairman and CEO of Operation HOPE and bestselling author of LOVE LEADERSHIP: The New Way to Lead in a Fear-Based World (Jossey-Bass).
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I was really proud to travel last year as a guest of the Ugandan Financial Literacy Week organizing committee, and to speak on what I call the new civil rights issue for all people, and the spark for a new global silver rights movement -- or financial literacy, and financial dignity empowerment for all. I saw so much promise, and very real opportunity, while there in the country. I have said before, that if I didn't have a full agenda based in North America, I would spend most of my time in Africa -- helping her to develop herself, and moving on the incredible untapped potential and opportunity that lies almost everywhere you look. I could even live, in Africa.
That said, I was reflecting today on my visit to one African country, Uganda, and the frustration that gathered inside of me as my hosts recounted the fairly common tale of what is happening along the lines of small business and entrepreneurship in many African cities, and villages. My host explained to me that even an hour or two outside of the capital city of Kampala, Uganda, where there are no paved roads and public services are spotty at best, you have Chinese businessmen and entrepreneurs, selling fruits and vegetables from karts and stores on corners in these small towns and villages. Not only do I have no problem with my Chinese brothers and sisters doing this (selling in towns and townships in Africa), I commend them too. What a sense of enterprise.
My frustration lies with my African brothers and sisters, and specifically, my Ugandan African family.
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"The Bible suggests, be hot or be cold, but if you are lukewarm I will spat you out. Translation: even God doesn't like mediocrity. Be passionate about something, anything, and if possible everything that you do."
John Hope Bryant, speaking at 16th Annual Caribbean Multi-National Business Conference, Jamaica
John Hope Bryant is founder, chairman and CEO of Operation HOPE and bestselling author of LOVE LEADERSHIP: The New Way to Lead in a Fear-Based World (Jossey-Bass).
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"Riches is outside 'on,' while building wealth is a process of inside, out. When I was growing up, all my friends wanted to get rich, while I somehow knew that I wanted to be wealthy. The wealthy are often also rich, but the rich are seldom also wealthy." John Hope Bryant
John Hope Bryant is a thought leader, the founder, chairman and CEO of Operation HOPE and Bryant Group Companies, Inc., author of Inc. Magazine/CEO READ bestselling business book LOVE LEADERSHIP: The New Way to Lead in a Fear-Based World (Jossey-Bass), and a Member of the U.S. President's Advisory Council on Financial Capability.
"I said I wanted to eradicate poverty as we know it in my lifetime, not to be poor myself. The best way to solve poverty is to start by not being poor yourself. Quoting my friend and mentor Quincy Jones, 'a pauper is a pitiful philanthropist.' Charity starts at home." John Hope Bryant
John Hope Bryant is a thought leader, the founder, chairman and CEO of Operation HOPE and Bryant Group Companies, Inc., author of Inc. Magazine/CEO READ bestselling business book LOVE LEADERSHIP: The New Way to Lead in a Fear-Based World (Jossey-Bass), and a Member of the U.S. President's Advisory Council on Financial Capability.
Introducing (re-introducing) my mentee, friend and 5MK (5 MILLION KIDS) Ambassador Tyrese Gibson, who has something important to say, and I just wanted to share it with young people everywhere who are lost, and desperately looking for both direction and inspiration in their lives.
First, read Tyrese's post entited This Is Crazy, and then go out and get his book, HOW TO GET OUT OF YOUR OWN WAY.
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Tyrese Kicked Out of Radio Station for Speaking Against Liquor Stores in Urban Communities
"Quincy Jones says, it takes 20 years to change a culture. In the last 20 years, we have made dumb sexy. In the next 20 years, we need to make smart sexy again." John Hope Bryant, speaking at launch of 5 MILLION KIDS, with 5MK Ambassador Tyrese Gibson.
Okay, my mentee, brother, friend and 5MK Ambassador Tyrese Gibson just improved his already positive image in my mind, heart and spirit (as well as that of the community), and radio station WJKS Kiss 101.7 just took a wrong moral and ethical turn, that will haunt its legacy for years to come. If I ever have anything to do with it, this radio station will never benefit from the economics I control, and those corporate CEO leaders that rely on me for counsel. Unless I hear from station ownership otherwise, what I have to say is this -- "invest in, and advertise on, anything but them." The station's actions seem to suggest that they are interested in getting paid, but not building wealth. Wealth is not about money, nor short-term gain.
Yes, WJKS Kiss 101.7 in Delaware has some explaining to do.
The station allegedly decided to remove the actor Tyrese from the building after he spoke on the air about the liquor stores in urban neighborhoods. Tyrese had appeared on the station to promote his new album, and then spoke about how liquor stores should not be near schools.
“Get them cats out of here,” he said to the DJ. ”Selling alcohol right across from your kids school, homie — put the pressure on them homie … you knowhow to put pressure on dudes selling in your hood.”
That’s the point when the station manager allegedly came to tell Tyrese to leave the building. His argument? Tyrese was “disrespecting” the Delaware community.
Tyrese responded to the incident on Twitter by saying: “I just kicked out of a radio station frm a [program director] who had a problem w/ me speaking on liquor stores that are by elementary schools in Delaware.”
He also said, “If you don’t STAND for something.. You will damn near fall for Anything.”
Read the complete story here.
John Hope Bryant is a thought leader, the founder, chairman and CEO of Operation HOPE and Bryant Group Companies, Inc., author of Inc. Magazine/CEO READ bestselling business book LOVE LEADERSHIP: The New Way to Lead in a Fear-Based World (Jossey-Bass), and a Member of the U.S. President's Advisory Council on Financial Capability.
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