{"id":36811,"date":"2017-02-01T14:02:59","date_gmt":"2017-02-01T19:02:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.leadingauthorities.com\/blog\/real-life-inspiration-behind-hit-movie-pursuit-of-happyness"},"modified":"2017-02-01T14:02:59","modified_gmt":"2017-02-01T19:02:59","slug":"real-life-inspiration-behind-hit-movie-pursuit-of-happyness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.leadingauthorities.com\/uk\/blog\/real-life-inspiration-behind-hit-movie-pursuit-of-happyness","title":{"rendered":"Real-life Inspiration Behind Hit Movie \u201cPursuit of Happyness&quot;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>When it comes to inspiring speakers with incredible true stories of perseverance, no one compares to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leadingauthorities.com\/speakers\/chris-gardner\"><b>Chris Gardner<\/b><\/a>. Chris will be in Malaysia in March, making for a fantastic opportunity to see a world-class speaker at a reduced rate.<br \/> \u00a0<br \/> Chris is an entrepreneur, investor, stockbroker, motivational speaker, best-selling author, and philanthropist who rose from poverty to become a top earner at Bear Stearns before founding his own brokerage firm Gardner Rich. His amazing life story is the basis for the Academy Award and Golden Globe nominated film <i>The Pursuit of Happyness<\/i>, which starred Will Smith as Chris.<br \/> \u00a0<br \/> Chris is an incredibly passionate, inspirational speaker. He shares powerful stories of personal struggle, breaking cycles, and overcoming obstacles. Chris has truly \u201cwalked the walk,\u201d and helps audiences realize their full potential.<br \/> \u00a0<br \/> Watch <b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leadingauthorities.com\/speakers\/video\/chris-gardner-on-the-power-within-from-wall-street-to-homeless\">video of Chris on stage<\/a><\/b> to see what makes him such an inspiring speaker, or fill out the form below.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When it comes to inspiring speakers with incredible true stories of perseverance, no one compares to Chris Gardner. 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