Christopher Paul Gardner, Sr. 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. 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.
The Hollywood Reporter's Chris Gardner sat down with Elton John and Brandi Carlile to discuss 'Elton John: Never Too Late' in a THR..