USA Today reported on June 22 on Chris Gardner’s work with Christ the King Catholic High School in Chicago’s West Austin neighborhood, founded last year by Jesuit priest Christopher Devron. The school’s students earn 75% of the cost of their education by working for Chicago-area companies one day a week. Chris Gardner hired five students to work for Gardner Rich & Co., his brokerage firm. This and other recent news stories are linked on our press page.
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Thanks to photographer Chris Savas for providing us with a number of outstanding new photos. Chris Savas can be found on the web at ChrisSavas.com. Our photos page is the best place for sponsors of Chris Gardner’s speaking appearances to find photos of Chris or his book covers to use in your promotional efforts. High resolution versions of the photos are available by clicking the link that pops up after you click the thumbnail image.
We’ve posted video of Chris Gardner’s keynote speech at the UC Berkeley 2009 Commencement Convocation on May 22. Chris Gardner was honored to address the graduating students, their families and UC Berkeley faculty. Congratulations to the students on their graduation! Chris’ keynote focused on “a new vision of the American dream”. Chris’ blog entry features a download link to an MP3 of the speech. We’re also working on a transcript of the speech.
The Daily Californian today published an article summarizing Chris Gardner’s commencement convocation address at UC Berkeley on May 22. This and other recent articles are linked on our press page.
We’ve linked an interview featured on BlackVoices.com on our press page. “Just like this market went down, it’s going to go up. The question is when this economy does turn, who are you going to turn out to be? Are you going to be the same person you were before the music stopped or the bubble burst? Or will you take this time to grow, assess, and empower yourself?”