Operation HOPE founder and CEO John Hope Bryant appeared on the main stage of the grand ballroom inside the Hyatt Regency Atlanta by way of a leap. He was excited to have the conversation that was scheduled to take place on day two of the The HOPE Global Forum, which returned to downtown Atlanta Sunday, Dec. 10.
Delta CEO Ed Bastian was the guest for a discussion titled, “Taking Flight: How investing in people and culture are paying dividends”. In 2022 Delta employed over 95,000 employees around the country, according to the company’s website and data provided by data website macrotrends.com. That was an increase of nearly 15% year-to-year. Bastian mentioned that there are now 100,000 global employees of the air line and talked about the many ways the company continues to keep employees.
“One of the things at Delta that we hold dear is our people,” Bastian said. “That’s the model: take care of your people first.”
Bastian said that the 100,000 employs under his care as CEO are a main focus and part of taking care of people as a major company and Georgia’s largest employer is making sure their financial situations are good.
Hosted by Operation HOPE, an Atlanta-based financial education and empowerment organization, the three-day event was themed “Making the Case for Optimism” and featured industry leaders in business, faith, real estate, healthcare, transportation, logistics, sports, finance and journalism/media. Delta’s Emergency Savings Program was launched in January 2023 with the express purpose of educating employees about how to save money, and providing financial literacy.
Delta partnered with Operation HOPE and Fidelity Investments on the program.