(alphabetical by last name)
Steven M. Battenfeld, PE
James Binkley, FAIA
Mike Bushue
Daniel J. Carnovale, P.E.
John Consoli
Dennis Cronin
Neil Diener
Dave DiQuinzio
Brian K. Fabel, P.E.
Steve A. Fairfax
Richard Farley, AIA, PE
Brian Fortenbery
James Fulton, PhD
Chris Gardner
Michael Golay, PhD
Johnny Gonzales
Ashley Harkness
Bartosz Ilkowski
John Jackson
Bret W. Lehman, PE
David G. Loucks, P.E.
Jim McDowall
Frank Nemia, PE
Suhas V. Patankar, PhD
Stephen L. Peet
John Ryan
Dr. T.K. Srinivas
David C. Trindade, PhD
William Tschudi
Curt L. Wegener
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Chris Gardner
Breaking Cycles - A Rags-to-Riches Story: From Homelessness to Wall Street
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Chris Gardner is the head of his own brokerage firm and owner of three homes, a collection of tailored suits, designer shoes, and Miles Davis albums – but just 20 years ago, Gardner was homeless, carried all his possessions on his back, and lived – on occasion – in a bathroom at a Bay Area Rapid Transit station in Oakland, California. A true testament to the perseverance it takes to make it from "rags-to-riches", Gardner tells his story of overcoming obstacles, "breaking cycles", and the motivation it takes to make your own success. Listen as he recounts his fears of failure, exhaustion of pursuit, and great appreciation to those that helped him. Gardner’s storytelling captures his audience completely, and his humor lights up the
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His first book, The Pursuit of Happyness, is an account of his life story and was released in June 2006. Columbia Pictures has also completed production on a feature film based on Gardner's rags-to-riches tale. It stars Will Smith as Gardner and is scheduled to be released on December, 15 2006.
Click here to see the movie trailer.
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