Matching Pairs Chris Gardner InspirationOnline version Match each idea with their correct complement about Chris Gardner Inspirational Story by michelle cevallos 1 His natural instinct for asset sales led him to join Bear Steams & Company (after a year of apprenticeship) 2 Gardner does philanthropic work, 3 His childhood was marked by the absence of his father and the family violence 4 Upon learning that this man named Bob Bridges worked as a stockbroker, 5 Due to the economic instability he was going through, they came to sleep 6 These episodes taught Chris Gardner to know 7 Gardner went bankrupt after the business of Chris decided to turn his life around and learn about finance. what he would fight against in his life: alcoholism, illiteracy and domestic violence. offers career guidance and creates hundreds of job sources by investing in countries like South Africa. that he witnessed on behalf of his stepfather towards his mother. selling portable bone density scanners to which he was engaged, failed. and in 1987 Gardner founded his own investment company: Gardner Rich. in parks, train station bathrooms, church shelters and even under desks of an office.