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What if the expiration date on your current life isn't a dead end—but an invitation to reinvent yourself? In this inspiring, high-energy episode, Anne Bonney chats with Ken Hartley www.kenhartley.com  award-winning speaker, singer, and corporate magician, about his wild and courageous career pivot at 50 years old. After 36 years leading music ministries, Ken walked away from everything stable and familiar to chase a completely different dream—and he didn't just pivot; he pulled a full-on magic trick on his career and life.From secret childhood magic shows to rocking stages as an inspirational illusionist, Ken shares how he turned fear into fuel and rejection into redirection. His story will challenge everything you think you know about leadership, reinvention, and what it really takes to chase a dream at any age. In this episode, you'll discover:Why courage isn't about fearlessness—it's about movement despite the fear How true leaders speak their team's "language" to create belonging and connection (and why outdated leadership styles fail) The human-ness of personal reinvention—and how it can connect you to others If you're standing at a crossroads (or just need a little push to dream bigger), Ken's story is your sign. Press play and prepare to be inspired—and maybe pull a little magic into your own life too.Indiana Jones clip Ken mentions: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-JIfjNnnMAWant more from Ken?www.kenhartley.comwww.linkedin.com/in/ken-hartley/www.facebook.com/kenhartleyspeakingKen Hartley is a CSP® (Certified Speaking Professional) with the National Speakers Association, a Certified Leader with the John Maxwell Team, and a Certified expert in DISC. He is also a recipient of the Merlin Award from the International Magicians Society for "Corporate Inspirational Magician of the Year” for 2024.He exists to empower you see past the illusions of leadership and communication so you can become the authentic leaders others want to follow.

What does it take to turn a childhood dream into a global career AND make Adele disappear along the way? Rob Lake, one of the world's most celebrated illusionists and finalist of America's Got Talent, has done just that. But beyond the magic, Rob is also an entrepreneur who's built a successful empire around his craft. From discovering his calling at 10 to winning the prestigious Merlin Award, performing on the biggest stages, and pulling off jaw-dropping illusions, this is a story of creative brilliance, business strategy, and relentless determination. 02:52 – Performing illusions amplifies parts of your personality 05:22 – Rob's first encounter with magic 10:09 – The dark side of the industry 16:00 – His first moment of success 19:00 – Behind the scenes of America's Got Talent 24:10 – What it means to follow your dreams 29:19 – Mentors, reflection, and life beyond the stage 31:10 – Magic as a business and the leadership lessons 38:00 – How do you keep evolving? 42:15 – Where Rob finds his inspiration 46:25 – Why giving back matters Show Sponsors: Allsopp & Allsopp: Redefining real estate, through cutting-edge technology and setting new standards for seamless, elevated customer experience. Keep moving with Allsopp & Allsopp.https://bit.ly/Allsopp-and-Allsopp  AYS Developers: A design-focused company dedicated to crafting exceptional homes, vibrant communities, and inspiring lifestyle experiences.https://bit.ly/AYS-Developers  Socials: Follow Spencer Lodge on Social Mediahttps://www.instagram.com/spencer.lodge/?hl=en https://www.tiktok.com/@spencer.lodge https://www.linkedin.com/in/spencerlodge/ https://www.youtube.com/c/SpencerLodgeTV https://www.facebook.com/spencerlodgeofficial/  Follow Rob Lake on Social Mediahttps://www.instagram.com/roblakemagic/?hl=en https://www.linkedin.com/company/roblakemagic https://www.youtube.com/roblakemagic

Introducing Zenia, India's leading female magician, and a true global sensation!  She's a world-renowned celebrity magician, winner of several national and & international awards. She has enchanted audiences in more than 10 countries, Zenia's awe-inspiring performances have earned her the prestigious Merlin Award, often hailed as the "Oscars of Magic." Her spellbinding shows have captivated elite corporate giants like BMW, BPCL, and HUL, as well as some of Bollywood's biggest stars, including the Ambanis, Alia Bhatt, Shahid Kapoor, Aamir Khan, and legends like Hema Malini and Dharmendra.

Nick Locapo and Erik Tait devote the entire episode to recapping Magic Live, discussing the brand-new products that launched in Las Vegas, and Erik recounts winning The Merlin Award, an award that is often bought instead of won on merit. Nick & Erik catch up on all the magic news that is fit to dish, and give you the inside scoop on the latest tricks.Background On Merlin Award: https://podcast.penguinmagic.com/402133/13504911-tony-hassini-part-1-the-international-magic-society-s4e46

In this episode, join Ben & Jeff as they explore the enchanting world of Magic & Wonder Dinner Theater with founder and owner, Brett Myers. Brett and his team's dedication to innovation and creativity have propelled Magic & Wonder to new heights, establishing it as a premier destination for magic enthusiasts. Discover how Brett transformed a simple theater into a whimsical and captivating space, where every show promises to awe guests of all ages. His commitment to pushing boundaries in entertainment has revolutionized the industry, earning him the prestigious Merlin Award in 2021, often hailed as the "Oscars" of magic. Tune in to hear the incredible journey of growth and discovery as Brett and the Magic & Wonder team continue to deliver unforgettable experiences to Lancaster and beyond!

On Friday's Morning Focus, Alan Morrissey was joined by Master Magician Steve Spade, known for his TV appearances and large-scale stunts and escapes, to discuss his upcoming performance at Glór Ennis in January. The Master Magician and Merlin Award winner for Magic & Escapology will perform once-lost-to time ancient magic over the past 100 years, full of illusions, mind reading, hypnosis, and escapology. The Lost Magic Tour comes to Glór on Wednesday, the 3rd of January.

Tony Hassini finishes his conversation with Erik Tait about the Merlin Award, The International Magician's Society, and some of the controversy surrounding it. Nick Locapo stops by the show to discuss the featured product of the week from Paul Curry. No quick fire segment in this show, it's all about the main event.The IMS Website: https://www.imsmagic.com/Tom Stone Article: https://www.tomstone.se/en/magic-world/the-merlin-awardUnnoficial Archive Of The Merlin Awards: https://merlinawards.wordpress.com/

Tony Hassini stops by the show to discuss the IMS, The Merlin Award, working on the Magical Burger King Commercials, and his relationship with Tony Corinda. Nick Locapo pops in to discuss the featured product of the week from Ricardo Berdini. This is the start of a two-part in-depth episode, and one you won't want to miss.Black Door by Riccardo Berdini, Antonio Argus and Adriano Amerio: https://www.penguinmagic.com/p/12449International Magic Society: https://www.imsmagic.com/

Joe is joined by Limerick magician and escape artist, Steve Spade. They discuss his recent trip to Las Vegas, where he received the Merlin Award, which is a prestigious and international magicians award, often referred to as the 'Oscars of magic'. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join Ben & Jeff on this episode as they dive into the captivating world of Magic & Wonder Dinner Theater with the founder and owner, Brett Myers. He and his team's commitment to innovation and creativity have propelled the business to new heights, making Magic & Wonder a must-visit destination for all magic enthusiasts.From transforming a simple theatre into a whimsical and enchanting space to crafting shows that awe guests of all ages, Brett and the Magic & Wonder team have revolutionized the entertainment industry. In recognition of his exceptional work, Brett was awarded the Merlin Award in 2021, often called the magic industry's equivalent of the "Oscars." Tune in or watch to learn more about the remarkable journey of growth and discovery as Brett and the Magic & Wonder Dinner Theater continually strive to deliver unforgettable experiences to Lancaster! 

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Brett Myers is  a Christian Illusionist and owner of the Magic and Wonder Theater in Paradise Pennsylvania. He is the recipient of the 2021 Merlin Award for best Magic and Variety show.For more information visit the Magic and Wonder Theater website:  https://www.magicandwondershow.com/Stay connected with the Magic and Wonder Theater:https://www.facebook.com/LancasterMagicShowFollow the Magic and Wonder Theater on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/magicandwondershow/?hl=enView this episode with video on YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3fGOFEZ7PHUZSIQKvytrTgSupport the show

PTR- Paul Draper- magician, mind reader, and awesome entertainer September 27, 2021 Paul Draper is an anthropologist, academic, and an award-winning mentalist, magician, and film maker. As an anthropologist and communications expert specializing in the cognitive science of religious beliefs, he has lectured at fortune 500 companies and universities. As the creator of the show Mental Mysteries, Draper blends his academic background as an anthropologist and communications expert with the arts of mentalism and magic. A decade into his magic career, he received the Merlin Award for his work as a corporate entertainer. Draper has been described as a pioneer in the field of live online magic shows, regularly performing live streaming shows during the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic with viewing audiences of thousands of people.    

Paul Draper is an anthropologist, academic, and an award-winning mentalist, magician, and film maker. As an anthropologist and communications expert specializing in the cognitive science of religious beliefs, he has lectured at fortune 500 companies and universities. As the creator of the show Mental Mysteries, Draper blends his academic background as an anthropologist and communications expert with the arts of mentalism and magic. A decade into his magic career, he received the Merlin Award for his work as a corporate entertainer. Draper has been described as a pioneer in the field of live online magic shows, regularly performing live streaming shows during the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic with viewing audiences of thousands of people.

Alexx Alexxander har drevet med illusjon og magi hele livet. Han har vunnet The Merlin Award hele to ganger, Best Illusionist Norway 2016 og Illusionist of The Year 2019. I Bak Scenen blir du bedre kjent med Alexx og hans virke. Programleder: Trond Harald Hansen

Throughout time, humans have been awed by magic and myths. There are whole book series and movies creatively showing fantasy magic. Rob Lake, a quarterfinalist on "America's Got Talent," is a modern Merlin. His large-scale illusions are truly amazing. Check out a few of them through the link below. In this week weeks episode, Mr. Lake discusses the process behind his fantastical tricks and what it takes to be a magician and illusionist. Our Website: https://www.aimingforthemoon.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aiming4moon/Twitter: https://twitter.com/Aiming4MoonYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6-TwYdfPcWV-V1JvjBXkIllusionist Rob Lake Performs Exclusive Magic Show for the Troops // Armed Forces Entertainment: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K1gkIhGefAA&t=1412s

Find your talent, not your title. The term 'multi-hyphenate’ gets thrown around a lot these days. However, David Adamovich, an ordained minister, doctor, entertainer, and author, doesn’t throw his titles around. David throws knives instead. The Great Throwdini David Adamovich was a guest on the Digital Hospitality podcast where the impalement artist talked about transforming himself into the "World's Fastest and Most Accurate Knife Thrower."   What did you learn from this podcast episode featuring The Great Throwdini David Adamovich?  Email podcast@calibbq.media to get in touch with our Cali BBQ Media team and let us know how you enjoyed the interview. Url Email We want to hear from you because your opinions are vital to our evolution and growth. Your voices and opinions shape this podcast and our other digital content. Visit Cali BBQ Media online to learn about our restaurant, our media, and our lives. https://calibbq.media    https://youtu.be/bxVXNXgnlKM   David Adamovich is The Great Throwdini: Known in the sideshow businesses as The Great Throwdini, the man with a knack for knife throwing – so much of a knack that he owns both Guinness World Records and a Merlin Award – didn’t always own an amazing nickname or fancy hardware. Rather, before he became a pro at impalement arts, he owned a billiards business. Yup, after losing his job managing a post at a medical practice, the Columbia graduate decided to go into a new game. “I did the most logical thing a 50-year-old professor with a doctorate and multiple degrees could do,” reflects David Adamovich on Digital Hospitality. “I opened a pool hall.” The strange switch in path would soon prove fortuitous. While running the pool hall, a customer came in with a throwing knife he got for the holidays. At the time, neither David nor the customer really knew what a throwing knife was. Nevertheless, the two decided to go out back and test out the new toy. “We both stepped outside the pool hall,” David recalls. “I was about 50 at the time, never saw a throwing knife before and never touched one. We both threw it at a tree. I stuck it, he didn't. At that moment, I said, ‘Joe, I could do that.’ From that moment on, I just knew and felt I had the skill, the talent and certainly the passion for it.” David remembers it like it was yesterday, because in the scheme of things, it wasn’t that long ago. “Nine months later, I was a world champion,” smiles David. “I was competing against people that were throwing all their lives.”   The Great Throwdini in the Media Spotlight: An absolute natural, undiscovered until age 50, David's effortless approach to knife throwing was something you truly couldn’t coach. The Great Throwdini performs the impalement arts with an entertaining touch of magic and comedy. In the time since stepping outside of his pool hall, David Adamovich has been featured on TV by the likes of Conan O’Brien, David Letterman, Shark Tank, Impractical Jokers, America’s Got Talent, ESPN and countless other stations and shows. https://youtu.be/DwBEGm-Oyj0?t=29 With all this fast fame, the late blooming thrower has to get stage fright, right? “To this day,” begins Throwdini, “before I go on stage to do a show, in the back of my mind, I'm saying, What the hell are you doing? You can go from hero to zero in a second with one bad night, an entire career from being two days old or to being 20 years old can go to hell with one bad throw.” He’s not wrong. After all, what could go worse than striking someone with a knife on live TV? So, how does he overcome this very understandable anxiety about throwing knives around his target girl? “I sit there, I recognize that it crosses my mind, and then the moment we step out on stage, all that goes away,” shares David. “Then I go into my performing mode and my skill mode,

Er hat den "Oscar" unter den Zauberern in die ENERGY-Region geholt. Marco Miele aus Waiblingen. Wie er den Merlin Award bekam, ob er Mentalmagie-Tricks auch bei Dates anwendet und weshalb er vor 8 Jahren plötzlich seinen Job kündigte, um Magier zu werden: Jetzt im Podcast mit Vince & Susann.

Er hat den "Oscar" unter den Zauberern in die ENERGY-Region geholt. Marco Miele aus Waiblingen. Wie er den Merlin Award bekam, ob er Mentalmagie-Tricks auch bei Dates anwendet und weshalb er vor 8 Jahren plötzlich seinen Job kündigte, um Magier zu werden: Jetzt im Podcast mit Vince & Susann.

Keith Barry is a magician, hypnotist, mentalist, escapologist and biometric hacker. He worked as a magic consultant behind the Hollywood blockbuster ‘Now You See Me’ and 'Now You See Me 2' Which are two of my favourite movies in recent years. He has appeared on The Ellen Degeneres Show, the Jimmy Kimmel Show and The Conan O Brien Show and has showcased in over forty international television shows. His awards include ‘Best Magician In Las Vegas’, and the prestigious ‘Merlin Award’ joining the ranks of past recipients including Paul Daniels and David Copperfield.  He is currently getting ready for his Deception Tour which is starting in The Royal Theatre in Castlebar in Mayo on December 28th and will be all over Ireland throughout January, February and March. All the ticket information and available in the show notes.     Some of the things we talked about:    Going from working in McDonald's to becoming one of the worlds leading magicians Brain hacking Morgan Freeman on the set of a movie  Working alongside Woody Harlesden in Hollywood blockbuster Now You See Me and helping write the script, for Now You See Me 2 Keith’s creative process for creating new tricks  How he trains, eats and sleep to keep mentally sharp when working in high-pressure environments  .  Shownotes:  Deception Tour: https://www.keithbarry.com/tours/deception Website: https://www.keithbarry.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/keithbarryofficial/   Check out Brians best selling book THE FITNESS MINDSET on AUDIO BOOK and PAPERBACK Brians Blog can be found he

“Mr. Barry is not content merely to perform sleights of hand; he wants his audiences to know how deeply he embraces risk, how very life-affirming careering toward the canyon of eternity can be.” — New York TimesAs the world's leading TV hypnotist, mentalist and brain hacker, Keith Barry has been blazing a trail across the globe for many years. His mind-blowing skills have been showcased in over forty international television shows, including his most recent series, You're Back in the Room. The first hypnotism format on TV in the UK for several years, this show garnered huge audiences and proved to be a big prime-time hit for ITV.As well as his own hugely successful US TV series, Deception with Keith Barry, Keith has appeared many times on some of the most prestigious US shows such as The Ellen DeGeneres Show, The Jimmy Kimmel Show and The Conan O'Brien Show. He has also brain-hacked many celebrities including Woody Harrelson, Bono, Nicole Scherzinger, Morgan Freeman and many more.One of Keith's recent projects saw him working as chief mentalist and hypnotist consultant for the blockbuster movie, Now You See Me. Shot in New Orleans and Paris, it starred Woody Harrelson, Morgan Freeman, Jesse Eisenberg, Mark Ruffalo and Michael Caine and grossed over $360M at the box office. His huge success in working extensively with Woody Harrelson, who plays a mentalist, ensured he was hired as chief magic and mentalist consultant for the sequel, Now You See Me – The Second Act. He worked on this for almost a year, through its filming in London and Macau.Keith has written, produced and performed many of his own stage shows in the last fifteen years and has sold out venues in the US, Australia, Canada, Spain, South Africa, the UK and of course his native Ireland. He has also recently presented his keynote speech ‘Mind Magic' at places such as The Cannes Lions Festival of Creativity, The Pendulum Summit and The Dublin Tech Summit. Keith's TED Talk has been in the top twenty-five TED Talks since 2008 and it currently boasts over twenty-five million views.A true master of his craft, Keith has gained many awards over the years, including ‘Best Magician in Las Vegas 2009', as voted for by The Las Vegas Review-Journal. He also received the very prestigious ‘Merlin Award' for Mentalist of the Year in 2009, joining the ranks of past recipients including Penn and Teller, Paul Daniels and David Copperfield.Keith's corporate entertainment show is designed to astound and amaze the assembled audience and also have them laughing until their faces hurt. During the show, he will implant thoughts, extract thoughts, and influence the behavior of the unsuspecting audience. No-one is safe!- http://www.keithbarry.com/- https://www.instagram.com/keithbarryofficial/- https://twitter.com/KeithpBarry- https://www.facebook.com/keithbarryofficial/Please do NOT hesitate to reach out to me on Instagram, LinkedIn or via email mark@vudream.comLinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-metry/Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/markmetry/Twitter - https://twitter.com/markymetryHumans 2.0 Twitter - https://twitter.com/Humans2PodcastMedium - https://medium.com/@markymetryFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/mark.metry.9Mark Metry - https://www.markmetry.com/

“Mr. Barry is not content merely to perform sleights of hand; he wants his audiences to know how deeply he embraces risk, how very life-affirming careering toward the canyon of eternity can be.” — New York TimesAs the world’s leading TV hypnotist, mentalist and brain hacker, Keith Barry has been blazing a trail across the globe for many years. His mind-blowing skills have been showcased in over forty international television shows, including his most recent series, You’re Back in the Room. The first hypnotism format on TV in the UK for several years, this show garnered huge audiences and proved to be a big prime-time hit for ITV.As well as his own hugely successful US TV series, Deception with Keith Barry, Keith has appeared many times on some of the most prestigious US shows such as The Ellen DeGeneres Show, The Jimmy Kimmel Show and The Conan O’Brien Show. He has also brain-hacked many celebrities including Woody Harrelson, Bono, Nicole Scherzinger, Morgan Freeman and many more.One of Keith’s recent projects saw him working as chief mentalist and hypnotist consultant for the blockbuster movie, Now You See Me. Shot in New Orleans and Paris, it starred Woody Harrelson, Morgan Freeman, Jesse Eisenberg, Mark Ruffalo and Michael Caine and grossed over $360M at the box office. His huge success in working extensively with Woody Harrelson, who plays a mentalist, ensured he was hired as chief magic and mentalist consultant for the sequel, Now You See Me – The Second Act. He worked on this for almost a year, through its filming in London and Macau.Keith has written, produced and performed many of his own stage shows in the last fifteen years and has sold out venues in the US, Australia, Canada, Spain, South Africa, the UK and of course his native Ireland. He has also recently presented his keynote speech ‘Mind Magic’ at places such as The Cannes Lions Festival of Creativity, The Pendulum Summit and The Dublin Tech Summit. Keith’s TED Talk has been in the top twenty-five TED Talks since 2008 and it currently boasts over twenty-five million views.A true master of his craft, Keith has gained many awards over the years, including ‘Best Magician in Las Vegas 2009’, as voted for by The Las Vegas Review-Journal. He also received the very prestigious ‘Merlin Award’ for Mentalist of the Year in 2009, joining the ranks of past recipients including Penn and Teller, Paul Daniels and David Copperfield.Keith’s corporate entertainment show is designed to astound and amaze the assembled audience and also have them laughing until their faces hurt. During the show, he will implant thoughts, extract thoughts, and influence the behavior of the unsuspecting audience. No-one is safe!- http://www.keithbarry.com/- https://www.instagram.com/keithbarryofficial/- https://twitter.com/KeithpBarry- https://www.facebook.com/keithbarryofficial/Please do NOT hesitate to reach out to me on Instagram, LinkedIn or via email mark@vudream.comLinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-metry/Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/markmetry/Twitter - https://twitter.com/markymetryHumans 2.0 Twitter - https://twitter.com/Humans2PodcastMedium - https://medium.com/@markymetryFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/mark.metry.9Mark Metry - https://www.markmetry.com/

Dr David Adamovich, aka 'The Great Throwdini' is internationally known as ‘The World's Fastest and Most Accurate Knife Thrower’ and has proven himself worthy of standing amongst a handful of impalement artist legends, both historically and contemporary, e.g. Gustavo Arcaris, Fritz and Patrick Brumbach, Joe Gibson, Che Che Whitecloud, Larry Cizewski, Tyrone Laner, and Paul LaCrosse. His unique style of performing in a tailed tuxedo, as well as the innovations he’s created, identify him immediately. Amongst them are his veiled stunts with both one and two assistants hidden behind a paper veil, creating the technique of catching knives, and closing his act with the stabbing of a signed card. After being the fourth person in history to perform ‘The Veiled Wheel of Death’ he became the first and only person to perform it with 2 assistants. Likewise, at the straight board, two assistants are unseen behind a paper veil as he throws knives on either side and then in between them — in a black theater to a strobed light. One of magic’s highest honors, The Merlin Award by the International Magicians Society, has been bestowed upon Throwdini for 'Outstanding Performances in the Impalement Arts'. Besides performing in 'Stars of The World Famous Moscow State Circus', Throwdini has performed in major magic venues around the world, been on prominent TV shows including Letterman and O'Brien, stunt-throw doubled for major actors, has taken his act to 13 countries around the world, and starred in the Off-Broadway sensation 'Maximum Risk – World Champions on the Edge'! Throwdini has set or broken 40 world records, most of which are for the speed, accuracy and distance of his throwing; in many cases he far exceeded those accomplished at world championships. Some of his most prominent records include: sticking a knife into a 12” bulls eye from 101 feet, throwing 144 knives around a human target in 1 minute, and extinguishing a cigarette in an assistant's mouth with a 14” knife. Many of Throwdini’s records appear in The Guinness Book of World Records, not to mention Ripley's Believe it or Not!, featuring him as being the only person to ever catch a bullet, an arrow, and a knife! Throwdini has written about his experiences in 'A Day on Broadway', and created an instructional video, 'The Fundamentals of Knife Throwing', featuring his very own “Peel and Throw” Method of throwing that helped him earn both National and World Championships. In this episode of the show, I interview 'Throw', as his friends like to call him, about his meteoric rise to fame, having taken up throwing when he was 50 years old (perhaps there is hope for me too)! We discuss his world record preparations, his life as a performer and he offers some sage advice to both experienced throwers and those, like me, who are new to the field. David was a very generous guest and I am sure you will find much to reflect on in this one hour episode!

In this interview, Brad Ross tells us how to market our show business and holds nothing back! My head is still reeling with all the knowledge Brad dropped. Also, find out how you can get a free 30 minute phone consult with Brad! For six years, Brad toured with Disney Live in Mickey’s Magic Show. This alone has taken him to 5 continents, 25 countries, and allowed him to perform in 16 languages. In fact, he’s entertained literally millions of people worldwide! He’s been featured in over 500 national and international TV appearances including the Rosie O’Donnell Show, FOX TV’s Good Day New York, Decco Drive, and on the Disney Channel. Brad was awarded the prestigious Merlin Award by the International Magician’s Society being named the “Best International Family Entertainer.” He can now be seen touring his brand new illusion show “Brad Ross’ Unbelievable,” where he brings a new approach to the classic theatrical art, the art of magic. Finally, Brad is also a well-known author, speaker, and marketing guru to magicians and other entertainers worldwide. He helps fellow entrepreneurs live their dreams through his seminars and training courses including his flagship course, “The IT Factor: Secrets to Skyrocketing Your Career!" Sponsors: Click Convert Profit — This episode is brought to you by Josh London's Click Convert Profit and his book Flying Solo, the Smart Solopreneur’s Guide to Making Money Online. Click here to get $10 off and for my listeners only, the free ebook "4 Ways to Find Your Most Profitable Keywords.”     Kris Mentioned at the Top of the Show A Life Well Designed from previous guest Jonny Zavant (Jonathan Pritchard) This is a blog and podcast that teaches how to design the ultimate life for yourself. It's basically a resource for anyone who is interested in reducing waste in their life whether it be a waste of time, energy, resources, or efforts with the goal of helping you design the life that you've always wanted to live. A Life Well Designed Blog | Podcast     Success Quotes Do what you love and love what you do! Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. — Marianne Williamson If you can dream it, you can do it. — Walt Disney     Marketing! • You need to have a good website. • Have good branding, it needs to be clear and defined. • Your personality needs to come across in pixels and on paper. • Put your personality out there. It's all about connecting. • What is unique about you? • Your personal brand it The IT Factor. • Separate yourself from everyone else. • Selling benefits instead of features. • Selling the sizzle as well as the steak. What is the package that you've wrapped yourself in? That's the sizzle. • Know what it is that you're selling and who your ideal customer is. • The audience that you perform for could be different than the audience that you're selling to. • People buy based on emotions. • "So what?" That's the filter you need to run all your marketing copy through to find the value and benefits to the customer. • Deliver the right message to the right market via the right media.     The IT Factor Live • Skyrocketing your career by creating the illusion of celebrity. • It's a compilation of everything he's used to have a successful career in magic up to this point. • a live workshop that teaches business-building for magicians.   His original It Factor Course It Factor Live (limited to 25 people)     Other Topics Covered • Learning from your mistakes. • Magic happens outside the box (outside of our comfort zone). • Talks about his journey and some of his challenges. • Making decisions. • How he grew his dream. • Mentored by Dave Dee (who now works with Dan Kennedy!). • Investing in yourself. • It all comes down to passion. • Talks about how he landed his Disney gig. • Opportunity knocks for everyone. If you're prepared, you'll hear the knock and open the door. If you're not prepared, you will never know it was even there.     Parting Advice Get up off your butt and make your own success. Change the equation!     Recommended books and resources: Note: Many of the links in this section are affiliate links, meaning we earn a small portion of any sales. If you're enjoying our podcast and decide to purchase one of the recommended resources or books, please consider using our affiliate links to help support the work we're doing here at the Successful Performercast. Thanks!     Resources: It Factor Live!     Books: Tony Robbins Personal Power Joanie Spina's Get Your Act Together Videos     Free 30 Minute Phone Consult with Brad! This is a special offer for Successful Performercast listeners! Visit www.bradcoachme.com to fill out an application for a free 30 minute phone consultation with Brad about your show business. www.bradcoachme.com     Where can we find Brad Ross? Make Magic Money It Factor Live Brad Coach Me Twitter @bradrossmagic | Facebook

Raised in Chicago, Bill Malone discovered magic after a visit to a magic shop when he was seventeen.  Little did he know that this would eventually lead him to become a pupil of the legendary Ed Marlo and that he'd become one of the most popular performers working the magic bar scene in the Windy City.  Bill i s a recipient of the Merlin Award and has been featured on many network magic television specials.  Today, Malone is known for his many creative contributions to classic bar magic and is recognized for his versions of  such effects as the bill in lemon, card under glass, and Sam the Bellhop. In this episode of the "Spirit of Magic Podcast," Bill talks about the many great magicians that have inspired him and the people that he works with today to keep the creative juices flowing.

IrishMagicNews talks with Ireland's most successful all round magician Pat Fallon - MIMC Gold Star. Pat talks about his career, being the pioneer of close-up magic in Ireland and touches on the effects his marriage break-up with his then assistant had on him. He talks about how he has coped & come through the other side and tells us all about his upcoming appearances all over the globe and of course his much anticipated evening show - Rabbits, Hats & Big Boxes - appearing at The Mill Theatre in September. Pat Fallon also earlier this morning (4th September) was awarded the prestigious Merlin Award for Family Magic Show of the Year from Tony Hassini, president of The International Magicians Society. Pat was surprised with the award during his breakfast show TV appearance to publicise his upcoming Rabbits, Hats & Big Boxes show. Pat joins an illustrious list of previous recipients which include among others the likes of David Copperfield, Doug Henning, Chris Angel, Penn & Teller and Siegfried & Roy.