{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"In Good Companies","title":"Opportunity for All: John Hope Bryant on Building Up Entrepreneurs","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1553,"description":"Often, the story of an entrepreneur is focused on exceptional individuals. But every entrepreneur knows that they can’t do it alone. We all need a helping hand to reach our true potential. That’s especially true for those from underserved communities. So how do we empower entrepreneurs? What can we give them, and what do they have to do for themselves?\n\nTo find out, we spoke with John Hope Bryant, an exceptional individual himself. John’s been called “The Conscience of Capitalism,” advising  three sitting U.S. presidents, and was named one of Time Magazine’s “50 Leaders for the Future.” His nonprofit, Operation HOPE, is the largest nonprofit provider of financial literacy, inclusion, and economic empowerment tools in the United States.\n\nAn entrepreneur himself, John knows the barriers that minority business owners face. So on this episode, we hear what John has learned from his journey, the challenges and opportunities of minority entrepreneurship and Operation HOPE’s “One Million Black Businesses” initiative. We’ll cover how to build networks, capital, and belief in budding entrepreneurs.\nListen in to hear how our powerhouse guest empowers entrepreneurs with hope.\n\nHighlights:\nIntroduction to Operation HOPE (1:47)\nHow entrepreneurship changed John’s life (3:59)\nEnterprise can create generational wealth (5:48)\nJohn’s first business at 10 years old (7:21)\nHow the Rodney King riots changed John’s perspective (10:06)\nThe origins of Operation HOPE (11:15)\nBarriers to entrepreneurship (12:28)\nNever give up (12:51)\nEmpowering entrepreneurs with belief (14:28)\nHelping an entrepreneur build their network (16:20)\nOne  Million Black Businesses (19:30)\nHow entrepreneurs can empower themselves (21:47)\n“Just do something” (23:20)\nThe 3rd Reconstruction (24:45)\n\nLinks:\nCadence Bank Website\nCadence Bank Twitter\nCadence Bank LinkedIn\nOperation HOPE\nJohn Hope Bryant Holdings\nJohn Hope Bryant LinkedIn\nJohn Hope Bryant - Books\nOperation HOPE - 1 Million Black Businesses\nOperation...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/XzrhyPQL4G1LxZ2ZGulAzOrcYh6dTHctf2s1IcGnWew/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzI1NDgxLzE2NjQ5/ODQyNzktYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}