Chris Gardner - Recent News

Chris Gardner on Reinventing Yourself

2011-09-29T15:57:01+00:00

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.”

CNN Your Bottom Line 8/6/2011

2011-08-08T18:51:14+00:00

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.

Windy City Live video

2011-06-16T19:25:02+00:00

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.

Pursuit of Happyness Author Inspires Tears

2011-05-11T21:48:36+00:00

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.”

Chris Gardner Videos on AARP

2011-05-11T20:34:15+00:00

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.

Mom’s Lesson Helped Put Exec on Road to Success

2011-04-20T16:34:51+00:00

Chris Gardner was interviewed by the Houston Chronicle in advance of his April 19 appearance as the keynote speaker at a Child Protective Services luncheon.

Chris Gardner Speaks at Chicago MLK Day Events

2011-01-26T19:09:03+00:00

Chris Gardner spoke at a number of Chicago area observances of the 2011 Dr. Martin Luther King holiday, including the Chicago Cares tenth annual Celebration of Service and the Illinois Education Foundation “Suited for Success” event honoring scholarship winners. At Oak Lawn’s Advocate Christ Medical Center, Gardner asked the questions he thought Reverend King would want answered if he were alive today: “Why are so many of our children killing each other? Why does a politician have to be shot in order for the gun violence issue to be addressed?” For more, see our press and videos pages.

AARP Welcomes Chris Gardner as New Ambassador

2010-10-21T21:58:46+00:00

As the new Ambassador of Pursuit and Happyness for AARP, Chris Gardner embarks on a new mission: to inspire and empower individuals to pursue their authentic happyness by sharing his own hard-won wisdom. Read the full text of the press release at the AARP website.

Financial Mail Profile

2010-10-21T20:53:05+00:00

South Africa’s Financial Mail profiles Chris Gardner and shares his thoughts on coping with the financial crisis. “Gardner believes that for things to change, individuals have to recognise their personal responsibility in the crisis: from traders, who were driven by greed, to consumers, who overextended their home loans. ‘People who work on Wall Street have confused what they do with who they are,’ says Gardner.” Read this and other news about Chris’ recent trip to Africa on our press page.

CNN Interview with Fredericka Whitfield

2010-10-19T19:58:10+00:00

CNN has posted streaming video of Fredericka Whitfield’s recent interview with Chris Gardner on thriving in hard times. You can find the link on our videos page.