On this week’s episode, one of the most inspiring start-up stories of all time: Gardner Rich and Co.

If you’ve read the book, and or seen the movie, The Pursuit of Happyness, you will know who Chris Gardner is. An African-American entrepreuner who bootstrapped his way out of poverty and did so through an unshakeable resilience when it came to taking on risk.

Life is kinda unpredictable. Gardner knew that from a very young age. And he responded by doubling down, refusing to allow himself to be conquered by misfortune, and he made a conscious decision to do better and be better. Turning threat into opportunity. With resilience as his wingman.

With everything that is happening in the US today, the story of Chris Gardner and Gardner Rich and Co is a story I think many of us need to hear right now.

The Risktory Podcast is created, written, produced and hosted by Jacinthe A Galpin.
Soundtrack (sourced from www.freemusicarchive.org)
Alan Spiljak – Clouds
Alan Spiljak – Forgotten
Alan Spiljak – Light blue
Alan Spiljak – Empty days
Alan Spiljak – Stars above
Alan Spiljak – Not the end
Alan Spiljak – Sun
Alan Spiljak – Flying away
Alan Spiljak – Time
Alan Spiljak – Fantasy in my mind

Bibliography
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Gardner
https://www.chrisgardnermedia.com/biography
https://face2faceafrica.com/article/homeless-with-a-son-chris-gardner-slept-in-a-public-bathroom-before-becoming-a-multi-millionaire
https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/gardner-christopher-paul-1954/