![]() Gardner needed to pay the bills, so instead, he utilized his experience and pivoted to selling medical equipment. ![]() Over the next three years, Gardner developed contacts and experience in the medical field, and a career as a physician seemed to be the next logical step. Navy and became a medical specialist, then made a connection with a celebrated surgeon who eventually offered him a position as an assistant at the University of California Medical Center. After enduring a turbulent childhood where he was predominately separated from his parents, Gardner felt a strong need to be self-sufficient in his adult life. ![]() Gardner’s life was rife with turmoil from a young age. The Pursuit of Happyness is based on the life of Chris Gardner, a self-made salesman-turned-stockbroker-turned-philanthropist who went through untold hard times before finally scraping his way to success. ![]() Will Smith’s name has been in the news for other reasons lately, but long before “The Slap,” he took a turn in one of the most popular sales movies of the last 20 years, The Pursuit of Happyness (yes, the misspelling is intentional). ![]()
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