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American businessman and motivational speaker (born 1954)

For other people named Chris Gardner, see Chris Gardner (disambiguation).

Christopher Paul Gardner, Sr. (born February 9, 1954) is an American businessman and motivational speaker.

During the early 1980s, Gardner struggled with homelessness while raising a toddler son. He became a stockbroker and eventually founded his own brokerage firm Gardner Rich & Co in 1987.

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In 2006, Gardner sold his minority stake in the firm and published a memoir. That book was made into the motion picture The Pursuit of Happyness starring Will Smith.

Early years

Gardner was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on February 9, 1954, to Thom