Christopher Gardner
Personal Information
- Bio
Christopher Gardner is the owner and CEO of Gardner Rich LLC with offices in New York, Chicago, and San Francisco. Conquering grave challenges to become a successful entrepreneur, Gardner is an avid motivational and aspirational speaker, addressing the keys to overcoming obstacles and breaking cycles. Gardner is also a passionate philanthropist whose work has been recognized by many esteemed organizations.
Gardner is the author of the autobiography, The Pursuit of Happyness, a New York Times and Washington Post #1 bestseller that has been translated into fourteen languages. Gardner is also the inspiration for the acclaimed movie "The Pursuit of Happyness" for which Will Smith, starring as Gardner, received Golden Globe, Screen Actors Guild and Academy Award nominations for his performance. The movie is the #2 all-time domestic grossing drama.
Gardner's second book, Start Where You Are, will be published in spring 2009.
Always hard working and tenacious, a series of adverse circumstances in the early 1980's left Gardner homeless in San Francisco and the sole guardian of his toddler son. Unwilling to give up Chris Jr. or his dreams of success, Gardner climbed the financial industry ladder from the very bottom. He worked at Dean Witter Reynolds and Bear Stearns & Co before founding the brokerage firm Gardner Rich in Chicago in 1987.
Chris Gardner's aim, through his speaking engagements and media projects, is to help others achieve their full potential. He is a passionate philanthropist committed to organizations combating violence against women, homelessness, financial illiteracy, and vision diseases; issues of the utmost importance to Gardner.
He lives in Chicago and New York.
- Name of Business / Organization
- Gardner Rich LLC
- Homepage
- http://www.chrisgardnermedia.com/
- Youtube
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=akRBr-fNWOg
Location
60605
United States
41° 52' 13.1916" N, 87° 37' 24.8664" W
History
- Member for
- 14 years 23 weeks