 Dr. Camilo Cruz is a master storyteller and an international bestselling author of thirty books and audiobooks. He is one of the most prolific Latino authors in the United States and a sought-after speaker in the areas of personal and professional development, speak performance, and leadership. Dr. Cruz has been a professor of quantum physics, thermodynamics, chemistry, and mathematics at several universities in the United States. He earned his Ph.D. in chemistry from Seton Hall University, and is a graduate of Harvard Business School’s program on Corporate Responsibility.
Richard Cruz is currently seventeen years old and is soon to begin his last year of high school. He has the dream of studying business administration and opening a skate and surfing shop in southern California. He has shared the platform with his father in the past and enjoys sharing with adults and teens alike his own perspective on his father’s success philosophy. |
The amazing story of Gardner’s life was published as an autobiography, The Pursuit of Happyness, (Amistad/Harper Collins) in May 2006, and became a New York Times and Washington Post #1 bestseller. In paperback, the book spent over twenty weeks on the New York Times bestseller list and has been translated into fourteen languages. Gardner was also the inspiration for the movie “The Pursuit of Happyness,” released by Columbia Pictures in December 2006. The movie is the #2 all-time domestic grossing drama. Will Smith starred as Gardner and received Academy Award, Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild nominations for his performance. Gardner was an associate producer on the film.
