Straight Shooter with Stephen A.

Stephen A. Smith is a New York Times Bestselling Author, Executive Producer, host of ESPN's First Take, and co-host of NBA Countdown.  Roland Martin delivers breaking news, commentary, debates, and interviews on issues important to the African American community. Throughout his journalistic career, he has interviewed multiple U.S. presidents and Hollywood's top athletes and entertainers. Roland S. Martin is a journalist who has always maintained a clear sense of his calling. Many have bestowed upon him the moniker “The Voice Of Black America.”

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Stephen A. Smith is a New York Times Bestselling Author, Executive Producer, host of ESPN's First Take, and co-host of NBA Countdown.

Stephen A. discusses President Biden dropping out of the 2024 presidential race and endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris, and the GOP reaction. He also talks about WNBA All-Star Weekend, and Team USA’s victory over South Sudan. Political Correspondent Roland Martin joins the show.

On The Stephen A. Smith Show, Smith gives you his renowned point of view, breaking barriers beyond the world of sports, and tackling pertinent issues across entertainment, pop culture, society, business, and politics. Three times a week, you'll hear his LIVE unfiltered opinions on the day's biggest headlines as well as straight-shooting interviews with top celebrities, game-changers, and thought leaders across the societal arena. The Stephen A. Smith Show is sure to entertain, inform, and motivate anyone who tunes in.

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Stephen A. Smith is a New York Times Bestselling Author, Executive Producer, host of ESPN's First Take, and co-host of NBA Countdown.  My guest was named to the 2024 TIME Magazine inaugural list of “The Closers,” eighteen global leaders working to close the racial wealth gap. He is a CNBC Contributor, host of the iHeart Radio podcast, “Money and Wealth”, the founder and CEO of Operation HOPE, Inc., the nation’s largest nonprofit provider of financial literacy, and one of LinkedIn’s “Top 10 Voice”. With over three million followers across social media platforms, he is on a mission to create one million Black-owned businesses by 2030. I’m always happy to learn how to make money from people doing it. Please welcome Mr. John Hope Bryant.

John, how are you, sir?

1. Operation HOPE has worked to level the opportunity playing field for underserved America by connecting communities to the private sector through inclusive capitalism since 1992. How has it evolved? [OE has hundreds of offices across the country.]

2. In October 2020, during the pandemic, you and Shopify Founder/CEO Tobi Lütke launched the 1 Million Black Businesses Initiative (1MBB). Did I read right, today, you’ve helped 400,000 Black-owned businesses, representing 12% of all Black businesses in America? How did you do it?

3. You are one of the only Black authors with best-selling books on economics and business. Six to be exact. Tell me about your latest, Financial Literacy For All.

4. You founded the Financial Literacy for All Initiative with Walmart CEO Doug McMillion. Explain its mission.

5. You’ve said financial literacy is the civil rights issue of this generation. Explain why?

6. Your iHeart podcast series, “Straight Talk with John Hope Bryant,” has received over 100 million views, which led to a Facebook-sponsored episodic streaming series entitled, ‘Delivering the Memo,’ tell me about both.

7. You are Executive Chairman of The Promise Homes Company, the largest for-profit minority-controlled owner of institutional-quality, single-family residential rental homes in the U.S. In 2021, you recapitalized and sold Promise Homes into a new joint venture, successfully closing a $200M credit facility to grow the new housing joint venture. According to Black Enterprise, it was one of the largest capital raises by a Black-owned company in more than a decade.

8. Your work in financial empowerment has been recognized by five U.S. presidents and you’ve served as an advisor to three presidents from both parties. Your thoughts on the presidential election. Which candidate will be better for business?

9. You say that many people confuse making money with building wealth and that 70% of professional athletes are broke five years after retirement.

10. You spoke about how Boston Celtics’ Jaylen Brown should be the standard, why?

11. One episode of your show was called How to Become a Millionaire in Five Years. Give me 5 things everyone should be doing right now to reach that goal.

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Stephen A. Smith is a New York Times Bestselling Author, Executive Producer, host of ESPN's First Take, and co-host of NBA Countdown.  Stephen A. recaps the final night of the Republican National Convention and comments on what the Democrats must do now to win the 2024 election.

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Stephen A. Smith is a New York Times Bestselling Author, Executive Producer, host of ESPN's First Take, and co-host of NBA Countdown. 

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Stephen A. Smith is a New York Times Bestselling Author, Executive Producer, host of ESPN's First Take, and co-host of NBA Countdown. Stephen A. talks about the WNBA All-Star game and crowns his WNBA Player of the Week.

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Stephen A. Smith is a New York Times Bestselling Author, Executive Producer, host of ESPN's First Take, and co-host of NBA Countdown.  Stephen A revisits his comments on former ESPN colleague Skip Bayless leaving FS1’s Undisputed and working at ESPN.

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Stephen A. Smith is a New York Times Bestselling Author, Executive Producer, host of ESPN's First Take, and co-host of NBA Countdown.

Stephen A. recaps Trump's final night of the Republican National Convention, the NFL’s new Youth Flag Football League and revisits his comments on former ESPN colleague, Skip Bayless leaving FS1’s “Undisputed”. He also talks about the WNBA All-Star game and crowns his WNBA Player of the Week. Operation HOPE Founder/Entrepreneur and Thought Leader, John Hope Bryant is also interviewed.

On The Stephen A. Smith Show, Smith gives you his renowned point of view, breaking barriers beyond the world of sports, and tackling pertinent issues across entertainment, pop culture, society, business, and politics. Three times a week, you'll hear his LIVE unfiltered opinions on the day's biggest headlines as well as straight-shooting interviews with top celebrities, game-changers, and thought leaders across the societal arena. The Stephen A. Smith Show is sure to entertain, inform, and motivate anyone who tunes in.

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Stephen A. Smith is a New York Times Bestselling Author, Executive Producer, host of ESPN's First Take, and co-host of NBA Countdown.  Stephen A comments on his former ESPN colleague Skip Bayless leaving FS1’s “Undisputed” and the impact that he has had on the television landscape.  It is expected that “Undisputed” will continue without Bayless.

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Stephen A. Smith is a New York Times Bestselling Author, Executive Producer, host of ESPN's First Take, and co-host of NBA Countdown.  Stephen A. discusses Democratic Rep Adam Schiff calling on Joe Biden to step down as the Democratic Presidential nominee, the Project 2025 agenda, and Amber Rose news from the Republican National Convention. 

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