SHOW NEWS: Pursuit of Happyness’ Christopher Gardner Keynoting at STAFDA

John Wolz

Christopher Gardner, the rags-to-riches subject of the recent movie, “The Pursuit of Happyness” will be the keynote speaker at the Specialty Tools & Fasteners Distributors Association 31st annual convention.
The STAFDA convention will be November 4-6, 2007, in Nashville.
Gardner will speak on “Breaking Cycles & Overcoming Obstacles.”
Born in Milwaukee in the mid 1950s, Gardner never knew his father. His mother “taught him that he could attain whatever goals he set for himself.” His first job was as a medical supply salesman, but a chance encounter with a stockbroker and a red Ferrari led him to a Dean Witter Reynolds training program. Though he started training as part of the “working homeless” and single parent of an infant son sleeping in a church shelter or municipal transportation bathroom, Gardner soon became the brokerage”s top producer. He opened his own brokerage firm, Gardner Rich & Co. in Chicago in 1987.
STAFDA also announced Abe Walking Bear Sanchez will speak on “What Top Business Managers Don”t Know & How it Hurts their Business,” during the Sunday Tech Fair. Doug Austin of Sentry Insurance will speak on “Business Insurance Marketplace Tips.”
In addition to computer hardware, software, e-business, data capture providers and other technology vendors, STAFDA-endorsed consultant and service providers will be available during the Sunday morning Tech Fair.
For STAFDA information: Tel: 262 784-4774 or 800 352-2981 Fax 262 784-5059 E-mail: info@stafda.org Web: stafda.org \ �2007 FastenerNews.com