A magician keynote speaker who makes the message impossible to forget.
Johnny Wu is a magician, mentalist and TEDx speaker. In his keynote every big idea is proven with a piece of magic that happens to the audience, not just in front of them.
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Most keynotes ask an audience to remember an idea. A magician keynote gives them a moment they cannot explain, and attaches the idea to it. Weeks later people still describe what they saw, and when they describe it they repeat the lesson. That is the whole reason to hire a magician keynote speaker instead of a magician or a speaker.
Johnny Wu has spent two decades performing magic for Google, Netflix, Amazon, Meta, Salesforce, Nike and Bulgari. His TEDx talk at TEDxBeverlyGrove, Is Your Success Just an Illusion?, turned that work into a message. His keynote, The Power of Micro Moments, is the full version: 40 to 60 minutes where the magic is the evidence for the argument.
Magic show or keynote? It is a keynote.
A magic show is built to amaze. A magician keynote is built to change how people think on Monday morning. Johnny's keynote follows one arc about how small decisions decide big outcomes. Each demonstration lands at the exact point in the argument where the room needs proof, then he explains what just happened to their attention and why it matters at work.
The room gets a show. Leaders get substance. Nobody gets a lecture. If you also want pure entertainment for the reception or the gala, that is a separate stage show or close-up set through Omni Magic Entertainment, booked with the same contact.
Why magic works on a business audience
Magic is applied psychology. Every effect depends on attention, assumption and choice, which are the same forces that run a sales call, a negotiation or a team meeting. When Johnny steers a whole room's attention and then shows them how he did it, the lesson about autopilot is no longer abstract. They just lived it.
That is also why the content travels. A slide gets forgotten by lunch. A volunteer from the sales team who somehow predicted the CEO's choice gets talked about at every offsite after.
What a magician keynote with Johnny includes
- A discovery call so the talk is built around your theme, your language and your people
- 40 to 60 minutes with live demonstrations woven through one clear message
- Volunteers who are the heroes of the moment, never the punchline
- Three frameworks the audience uses the next morning: Tuning, Alignment and Persistence
- In person, virtual from a dedicated studio, or hybrid
- An optional stage show or close-up magic for the reception, same booking
FAQ
What is a magician keynote speaker?
A keynote speaker who uses live magic as the evidence for a business message. The demonstrations are part of the argument, so the audience leaves with an idea and a memory attached to it.
Is Johnny Wu a magician or a speaker?
Both. He is a magician and mentalist who has performed for Google, Netflix and more than 100 Fortune 500 companies, and a TEDx speaker whose keynote is The Power of Micro Moments.
Where does Johnny travel from?
Los Angeles. He speaks across the United States and internationally, and delivers virtual and hybrid keynotes from a dedicated studio.
Can we book the keynote and a magic show together?
Yes. Many clients pair the keynote with a stage show for the evening or close-up magic at the reception. It is one booking and one contact.
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