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September 29, 2011

Chris Gardner on Reinventing Yourself

SecondAct.com summarizes Chris Gardner’s comments at AARP’s 2011 Life@50+ convention in Los Angeles. Gardner sees the start of a creator economy “with a whole lot of folks being entrepreneurial.”

August 8, 2011

CNN Your Bottom Line 8/6/2011

Chris Gardner recently appeared on CNN’s Your Bottom Line to explain why he believes the next wave of entrepreneurship in America will be led by people in their 50s. Links to this and Chris’ June appearance on Your Bottom Line can be found on our videos page.

June 16, 2011

Windy City Live video

Windy City Live has posted a clip of Chris Gardner’s appearance along with his children on the June 16 episode. This and other video clips featuring Chris Gardner are linked on our videos page.

May 11, 2011

Chris Gardner Videos on AARP

The AARP website is featuring Chris Gardner in a series of short videos called Mentoring Minutes. The first three episodes, entitled “What Would the Champ Do?”, “The Cavalry Ain’t Coming!”, and “You Gotta Jump Right In”, are online now. Links to each can be found on our videos page.

May 11, 2011

Pursuit of Happyness Author Inspires Tears

The Knoxville News Sentinel reports on Chris Gardner’s May 10 appearance at the Volunteer Ministry Center’s “Carry the Torch Knoxville” luncheon at the Knoxville Convention Center. Agency CEO Ginny Weatherstone said her hope was that those who heard Gardner’s talk got “a new understanding that homelessness can happen to anybody and that homeless people have talents, skills and capabilities that sometimes get buried under the hopelessness … but like Chris they can work their way out.”