Entrepreneur Speaker Series Features Alumnus

Brian Gardner will speak from 12-1:20 p.m. March 18 in the Doug & Diane Villhard Innovation Lab located in the Pickler Memorial Library, as part of the TRU-Entrepreneur Speaker Series.

Gardner earned a business administration degree from Truman in 1984. He went on to receive an AA degree in mortuary science from Kansas City Community College in 1986. Throughout his career, Gardner worked for, owned and operated a number of funeral homes in Missouri, including the Markland-Gardner Funeral Home and the Columbia Cremation Care Center. The Columbia Cremation Care Center was a new business he started from the ground up in 2009 and served as president until his retirement in 2023.

TRU-Entrepreneur Series events are a good opportunity for students to meet with seasoned entrepreneurs that will share their success stories, how they rebound from failure, their passion for making a positive impact and more.