John Hope Bryant, the CEO of the nonprofit organization Operation HOPE, joins Forbes senior writer Jabari Young on The Enterprise Zone at Nasdaq MarketSite. During their discussion, Bryant addresses the ongoing financial literacy challenges facing the country in 2025. He emphasizes the need for the U.S. to adopt inclusive economic practices similar to those in Finland and Singapore. Additionally, he provides updates on the One Million Black Businesses initiative in partnership with Shopify.<br /><br />00:00 – Be Bold and Ask for What You Want<br />00:52 – New Books Coming: Inclusive Economics & More<br />02:27 – Stocks John Hope Bryant Is Watching<br />03:16 – “Crypto Is Gambling”—Investing Advice Explained<br />05:36 – His Biggest Financial Mistake<br />07:53 – The Power of Patience and Compounding<br />10:03 – The Shopify Partnership: $190M for Black Businesses<br />12:35 – What Entrepreneurs Get with Operation Hope<br />14:17 – Why It’s About the Green, Not Just DEI<br />16:00 – Bad Capitalism vs. Good Capitalism<br />18:01 – Homeownership and Tax Policy Explained<br />20:04 – His Mother’s Wisdom: Broke vs. Poor<br />23:12 – Selling Promise Homes and the “Rent-to-Own” Model<br />28:56 – Financial Literacy in Finland vs. U.S.<br />30:10 – “Financial Literacy Is This Generation’s Civil Rights”<br />32:03 – Why Parents Should Open Stock Accounts for Kids<br />33:39 – Push for Federal Financial Literacy Legislation<br />35:57 – “We’ve Gone from Civil Rights to Silver Rights”<br />38:27 – What He Did With His First Million<br />41:08 – What Makes a Great Entrepreneur in 2025<br />43:33 – Green Socks Day: April 30th Financial Literacy Campaign<br /><br />Subscribe to FORBES: https://www.youtube.com/user/Forbes?sub_confirmation=1<br /><br />Fuel your success with Forbes. Gain unlimited access to premium journalism, including breaking news, groundbreaking in-depth reported stories, daily digests and more. Plus, members get a front-row seat at members-only events with leading thinkers and doers, access to premium video that can help you get ahead, an ad-light experience, early access to select products including NFT drops and more:<br /><br />https://account.forbes.com/membership/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=display&utm_campaign=growth_non-sub_paid_subscribe_ytdescript<br /><br />Stay Connected<br />Forbes newsletters: https://newsletters.editorial.forbes.com<br />Forbes on Facebook: http://fb.com/forbes<br />Forbes Video on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/forbes<br />Forbes Video on Instagram: http://instagram.com/forbes<br />More From Forbes: http://forbes.com<br /><br />Forbes covers the intersection of entrepreneurship, wealth, technology, business and lifestyle with a focus on people and success.
