Podcast appearances and mentions of rick gerber

It's the early 2000s, and I'm between sessions at the TEDx conference. As I go to grab a coffee, I notice this crowd forming nearby. Naturally curious, I wander over there to see what the fuss is about. In the middle of this crowd is a guy with a deck of cards doing a magic trick. But it's not just the trick itself that's amazing; it's the effect it's having on everyone around him. None of us can take our eyes off of him. It's like we're collectively holding our breath being caught in the moment as he performs trick after trick after trick. Like everyone else around me, I'm completely captivated, marveling at what's happening. “How does he do this?” I think to myself. I don't know how one person with just a deck of cards can make an entire group of strangers feel so connected, so in awe together. I realize at this point that it's not all about the magic. It's like this magician has created a shared experience of wonder for all of us and telling a story without even saying a single word. He wraps up the show, the crowd disperses, and I go stand in line to get my coffee still buzzing from the experience. I turn to my husband Mark and ask, “Who is that guy?” Mark smiles and says, “That's David Blaine.” Wow, I was completely unaware that I'd been watching one of the most famous magicians in the world! Yet what sticks with me, even all these years later, isn't just who he is; it's that unforgettable feeling of awe he created for everyone in that moment. So many magicians have that same capacity to captivate their audience. Rick Gerber is a professional magician who has been spending his entire life performing in multiple countries and every state in the U.S. In this episode of the Storytelling School Podcast, you'll hear about how thinking like a magician can help you discover creative solutions that'll create astonishing stories that linger in people's minds. You'll also get answers to questions such as: In what ways can you creatively engage with your audience to enhance the storytelling experience? How can you get into the flow state as you perform your Talk or story? And how can embracing the unexpected lead to surprising discoveries that create unforgettable stories for your audience? What you will learn in this episode: How closely observing your audience for clues benefits your storytelling How you can captivate your audience with a shared experience at the very beginning Why you need to know your audience to set the right tone from the start Who is Rick? For over 40 years, Rick Gerber has been traveling the world creating laughter and gasps of astonishment at high-profile special events, trade shows, and as the headliner aboard some of the world's most prestigious cruise ships. He has performed his incredible magic in all fifty states and over forty-five countries. Presidents, kings, and megastars in movies, TV, and music have witnessed firsthand his ability to distort reality before their watchful eyes. Rick became the youngest performer at the world-famous Magic Castle in Hollywood at 10 years old. At age 21, he was put under contract with Budweiser and performed for them full-time at trade shows and special VIP events around the globe for decades. Most recently, he was elected by his magician peers to the Board of Directors of the prestigious Academy of Magical Arts--home at the World-Famous Magic Castle in Hollywood, CA. Today, Rick's Fortune 500 clients read like a Who's Who of the corporate world--Monster Energy, T-Mobile, GE, Acura, DIRECTV, Coca-Cola, Dell Technologies, Nestlé, and hundreds of smaller businesses as well. Whether it's attracting crowds and gathering leads at trade shows, performing at special events, mingling in VIP hospitality suites, producing magic-themed events, or performing his stage show at corporate sales meetings for hundreds or thousands of attendees, companies can always count on him to deliver. Links and Resources Rick Gerber @rickgerbermagic on LinkedIn @rickgerbermagic on Instagram Storytelling School Website @storytellingschool on Instagram @storytellingSchool on Facebook

Brad, Oliver, and special guest Rick Gerber, Service Director for the Young Automotive Group, discuss takeaways and actionable steps from the book Unreasonable Hospitality by Will Guidara.  

Brad, Oliver, and special guest Rick Gerber, Service Director for the Young Automotive Group, discuss Deion Sanders's Three Ws of Success and how to integrate them into the sales environment.

Oliver, Brand, and special guest Rick Gerber, Service Director for the Young Automotive Group, discuss the reasons we tend to not be present when we should, and how to maintain presence in activities, with your customers, and during follow up.

Ear Prompter tips from Philip Victor, Rick Gerber, Sasha Love Higgins, Larry Wyatt, Sara Konecky, and Shannon Dade.Corporate Storytelling -Steve Multer's first tradeshow as a presenter for Live Marketing in Chicago started as an actor on stage.LARGE theater presentations back in the 1990's “dot com” boom.Elaine Cohen and her innovations in Live MarketingHow to succeed in FLOORING without really trying (A corporate theater presentation for a flooring tradeshow).Live! Marketing “STOMP” dancing on the tradeshow floor (the noisiest production EVER)!What to do if there are TOO many theaters on the same exhibitor aisle.Metrics, corporate spend, and quantifying an exhibit's results.LOUD isn't the best solution.Using brand ambassadors and crowd gatherers to seat an audience for a business theater presentation.Looking back at 2019 in contrast to 2020 and the COVID pandemic…Looking forward to 2021, what are your expectations POST-COVID?Craving REAL live tradeshows after Zoom fatigue.OMG Steve mentioned Ted Kaczynski as a metaphor!!!!! A first on Face The Event

The most “unique” products ever worked for question team: Laura Harwood, Amy Cosgrove, Philip Victor, Rick Gerber, Channon Dade, Laura Harwood - Las Vegas showgirl.Remembering her first tradeshow in Detroit at Cobo Hall and how she got her first booking.Working in Chicago's McCormick Place, Navy Pier and Rosemont.Costumes and characters in tradeshows? The Las Vegas Showgirl and the downsides of “full-body” makeup.The different approaches that tradeshows take in staffing in different cities and regions.What do event staffers usually wear at a tradeshow?How to find a reputable agency to work with.. Follow Laura @lau.rahar.wood on InstagramThe most “unique” products ever worked for question team: Laura Harwood, Amy Cosgrove, Philip Victor, Rick Gerber, Channon Dade, 

Question: What do you do if your client asks you to dinner?Scotty Meltzer, Tradeshow juggler - Comedy IndustriesToday's episode is a MASTERCLASS in tradeshow presenting (period).What is a “tradeshow juggler”? Adding a commercial message to a variety act helps make a product understandable and memorable.Scrip writing and selling a product from an angle of fully understanding the industry itself.Ear prompters or fluid scripting what is the difference and why use one or the other.Traveling for the tradeshow presenter business, the good/bad and the ins/outs.Favorite destinations and not so favorite destinations for tradeshows and why Barcelona has become one of the hubs of the EU tradefair circuit.How long is a “typical” presentation?MASTERCLASS SECRET #1 - How to successfully gather a crowd to start a presentation and how tradeshows differ from street performing.How magicians and jugglers use brand ambassadors and crowd gatherers to their maximum effectiveness.MASTERCLASS SECRET #2 - How to easily write a script, even for the most complex product by telling your customer about their product after learning about it for the first time.And, Rick Gerber shares a magician's “facepalm” in the Bahamas.

Scott Tokar talks about scanning badges for maximum quantification on the show floor with Alexis Baize, Philip Victor, Rick Gerber, Jenifer Canale, Robin Bell, Channon Dade & Larry Wyatt.Then Scott interviews Sasha Higgins to find out how she got started in the BA and Tradeshow world. Secrets that she wishes she had known about the industry when she first started. Working with agents and for companies like; Microsoft, Automation Anywhere, Toyota, Dell. How to find an agentBadge scanning goals, what they are, and how to exceed them. How to “connect” with visitors to get them to stop. “WIIFM” What's In It For Me? And how to use a “bribe” to get people to sit for a longer presentation. Diversity in the events industry and how things may have changed for “people of color” today. How to increase your opportunities by being “who you are”. What is a “Corporate Story Teller”. How much can you expect to get paid to work in the tradeshow world?Being an independent contractor and 1099 taxes. What can you write-off as a “business expense” to reduce tax liability? Then, Sasha turns the tables on Scott and asks HIM some questions about being a Tradeshow Magician and how HE got started. 

Shoes and standing all day on an activation.Rick Gerber - With over 40,000 on-premises bar promotions, Rick shares brand ambassador tips for working with a major beer brand around the world.Rick walks us through his 30+ year career as an in-person bar promotion expert that has allowed him to represent a major US beer brand and their many products in over 40,000 locations around the WORLD including DREAM activations at the Olympics, several Superbowls, World Cups, He shares tips that any brand ambassador will find useful as they get started in their career and amazing insights if BAs are moving up the experience ladder to become an onsite lead or manager, event organizer, or area representative for a brand. Workflow secrets from the moment you enter an establishment, how to approach a group or couple in the establishment without making them uncomfortable, and when to move on to the next bar so you always leave them wanting more.What are the qualities of a GREAT brand ambassador, what should the training look like, and how to become a knowledgable representative that is as memorable as the brand itself?How have bar and liquor promotions changed over the past 30 years, and how the quantification of a promotion's “success” has evolved.Larry Wyatt tells us an after-hours story where he and his fellow staffers unknowingly became a museum exhibit themselves while in Barcelona on an activation.

Rick Gerber is the multi-instrumentalist singer songwriter frontman of the five-piece genre-bending outfit Badfeather. His songwriting combines blends classic rock, soul, extensive jam-band excursions and some country folk and funk. His songwriting features personal stories and a wide ranging vocal style from rough hewn, rock growls to tender soulful ballads. His band delivers an accomplished, rounded assortment of tasty guitar solos, funky keyboard lines, and driving rhythms.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/back-story-song/exclusive-contentAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Ken Sanders, owner & founder of Ken Sanders Rare Books. Ken is a well known book appraiser, literature advocate, and publisher. Ken has established himself as a core pillar in the local arts community with his passion for books and his iconic storefront in the heart of the Salt Lake City downtown scene. I got to speak to Ken about his passion for literature, his store's humble beginnings, and current development issues his store is facing from the impending growth of the city. Get your Podcast started with Buzzsprout:https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=738182Check out our sessions we filmed at Ken's store with Rick Gerber. https://youtu.be/SeFuSvoclTwhttps://youtu.be/_fBCWydVKvUInterview with Rick on Ep#2https://apple.co/2SKARL4Ken Sanders:https://www.facebook.com/kensandersrarebookshttps://www.kensandersbooks.com/Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/theuntamedsessions)

All things creative with local musician Rick Gerber, hear about his musical career, literature aspirations, and stories about playing on the road. Check out the filmed sessions we recorded with Rick Gerber:https://youtu.be/SeFuSvoclTwhttps://youtu.be/_fBCWydVKvURick Gerber:https://rickgerber.wordpress.com/https://www.facebook.com/rickgerbermusicology/https://open.spotify.com/album/2RZpptH1hmmESsIUrjoAujhttp://www.badfeathermusic.com/badfeatherbandKen Sanders Rare Books:https://www.kensandersbooks.com/https://www.instagram.com/kensandersbooks/https://www.facebook.com/kensandersrarebooks/Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/theuntamedsessions)

Host Christie Dilloway pulls together some of the highlights of the local artist's that have played live in studio over 2019 . Live song's from artists; Oston, William G.Kidd, Courtney Spaulding, Elliott & Gabriel , Eliabeth Hareza, Kris Lager, Mel Soul, Rick Gerber, Sophia Dion, Morgan Thomas, Alicia Stockman and Shannon Ruyon bring together the perfect shopping playlist for this special black friday show. Enjoy!

Christie Dilloway and Keith Barany co-host the show this week. In-studio musical guest was Rick Gerber, local guitarist, songwriter, author, and bandleader of both Rick Gerber & The Nightcaps and of Badfeather. Dave March, Director of Marketing & Events for Canyons Village Management Association talked about the Canyons Christmas tree lighting and fireworks display to be held next Friday, the day after Thanksgiving. Wyatt Pike, a young local, elaborated on what it takes to be on ‘First Chair’ on Opening Day at one of the ski resorts. He’s been First Chair many times, so he offered some tips for those brave enough to seek the seasonal honor.

Diving deeper than just the songs, Park City Songwriter Festival was also founded to focus on mental health and addiction recovery challenges that persist in the music industry today. Partnering with the Grammy's MusiCares organization and headlining artist Anders Osborne's Send Me A Friend Foundation, Park City Songwriter Festival cares as much about the health of the songwriters as they do the songs themselves. Park City Songwriter Festival's initial lineup includes (in alphabetical order) Aaron Barker, Aaron Benward, Alicia Stockman, Anders Osborne, Anna Wilson, Bill Luther, Billy Dean, Bryon Friedman, Chad Cromwell, Chris Wallin, D Vincent Williams, Danny Myrick, Dave Pahanish, DJ Logic, Earl Bud Lee, Eric Van Houten, Even Stevens, Hailey Steele, Ira Dean, Keith Stegall, Kent Blazy, Kyle Jacobs, Kylie Sackley, Luther Dickinson, Marc Broussard, Matt Warren, Megan Linville, Monty Powell, North Mississippi Allstars, Paul Jenkins, Phillip White, Rick Brantley, Rick Gerber, Shannon Runyon, Sinclair, Sophia Dion, Steve Seskin, The Side Deal, Tim James, Travis Howard, Tyler Hilton, and Windy Wagner. In addition to national talent, ten local songwriters were selected through Park City Songwriter Festival's relationship with Mountain Town Music.

Back in your ear drums or wherever else you want to stick it. For you listening pleasure we bounced on over to KRCL again this month to bring the creativity to showcase to the airwaves. This month we feature the comedy stylings of Christopher Stephenson and his Christmas Cats, we search for coal in Krampus' sack with Antonio Lexerot and we "bookend" everything with sounds from The Bookends with Rick Gerber and Gillian Chase. As always you can email your comments to info@createreelchange.org and we'll read it out on next months show. Or also let us know if you fancy being a guest. Happy days one and all.

Rick Gerber is the official Anheuser-Busch Master Illusionist. He’s performed in all 50 states and more countries than most people can name. Listen in to hear all about what it really takes to be a corporate magician, as well as some fun stories, one of which may include Frank Sinatra and Ray Charles!

This was the best new year's eve I could have hoped for. The show was beautiful. My very best friends in the SLC were all there. And I even stayed up late enough to go to the after-party! It was the best kind of after-party. It was the kind where the concert continued until dawn and everybody was invited to jam. I did take my guitar, but a little piece of upholstery got in the way of my playing. I'll make sure to come more prepared the next time I hang with Rick Gerber & Company!

Celebrating the life and art of Tod Aleamoni at Fat's. Featuring music from Christian Coleman, Rick Gerber, Luke Bensen, Michelle Moonshine, & The R.U.G.S. December 1st, 2012.