Sawgrass Marriott Resort

I hopped on a plane yesterday morning to make it to a corporate event in Jacksonville, Florida. This event was held at the Sawgrass Marriott Resort in a stunning ballroom. The company was holding their closing awards ceremony for an annual conference and sales convention, and I provided entertainment to help bring the audience back to life after several long days. Instead of my standard 45 minute show, my time was split up into two 20 minute segments.

Before my performance at the Sawgrass Marriott Resort in Jacksonville, FL.

It was essential to make the performance fast-paced and fun. The attendees were exhausted as a result of their breakout sessions and networking events earlier in the day. So I put together two mini "shows" that involved multiple audience members, kept everyone laughing, and was sure to impress.

I told a lady her first crush, guessed her star sign, and even got her birthday. She really lost it, though, when I correctly guessed her sister's birthday, too, even though her sister wasn't even in attendance. I also dazzled the crowd with other demonstrations, including my blindfold act. My final demonstration brought the house down and led to a long standing ovation.

I always tell my clients that my entertainment is "Low Maintenance and High Impact", meaning that when I arrive they don't have to worry about anything. I'll handle my sound check/set-up and make sure that everything goes off without a hitch. Sure enough, my client approached me after my performance last night and said "You were absolutely incredible! And so low maintenance. It was so easy on us."

Exactly as promised!

Performing in these ballrooms is amazing - the tech crew, staff, and client were a dream to work with and I am reminded constantly how lucky I am to be a traveling corporate entertainer.

Standing Ovations at the Aldrich Mansion

This week I kicked off the New Year with a trip to Rhode Island for a Corporate Event. Last night’s show marked the third for the year, but the first show that I travelled to out of state. I checked another state off my list with an opulent event at the Aldrich Mansion in Warwick, Rhode Island.

This client was looking for a corporate entertainer to add a special touch to their 30th Company Anniversary Celebration. After my client explained that the audience would be mostly comprised of attorneys, I assured her that my entertainment was for people who have seen everything.

The event was hosted at the historic Aldrich Mansion, a beautiful estate in Warwick, RI, as seen in the movie Meet Joe Black. The mansion provided a stunning backdrop for their Black Tie Event.

My presence was meant to be a complete surprise for the audience, so I stayed out of sight until the performance began. 75 attorneys, 45 minutes, and 2 standing ovations later, my client was left with the “most memorable event we’ve ever had.”

The only thing left was to enjoy drinks, dessert, dancing, and explore the mansion. Clearly my first trip to Rhode Island was an unparalleled success.

To see some footage from this successful corporate event, check out this behind-the-scenes video:

Rave Review From Newfield

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I'm already starting to receive letters from my holiday shows last month. I was in 16 states in December for a wide range of corporate holiday events.

My schedule always gets busy around the holidays and most dates are booked over six months in advance. If you're looking for holiday party entertainment don't wait. Contact me today and I'll send you a quote for your event.

Here's a great review from the first show of the holidays, a huge event for Newfield outside of Salt Lake City.

2015 Year In Review

2015 was an extremely busy year. I performed shows in over 30 states for companies including McDonald's, Pepsi Co, Sephora, JC Penney, RSA, GSI, and more. While on the road, I started a film project where I would try to record a small snippet of my day. As a result, I captured at least 1 second of video from every day in 2015. And now, I've finally compiled it into this video so you can see what 2015 was like for a touring mind reader.

Enjoy 1 second from every day last year - my 2015 year in review video:

Rave Reviews From Bregal Investments

I'm back in NYC and just finished a delightful performance for the Bregal Investments holiday party.

The event was held at the Helen Mills Event Space in the heart of Manhattan. I dazzled the guests with strolling mind reading during cocktail hour then performed a fast-paced, interactive 20 minute show in the downstairs theater to finish the night.

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Follow Up! Here's some feedback I received from the client for this event:

“MANY MANY thanks for making our Holiday Party a huge success! This was the first time I had ever hired entertainment for a party and honestly I was very nervous about making the selection. I watched numerous videos for entertainers and they all began to look alike. However when I watched your TED Talk, I decided that you may be that extra “something” I was looking for to “WOW” my crowd. Sure enough – SUCCESS!

Personally you made my night much easier, you were flexible and very easy-going with all of our requests and I appreciate it greatly. I especially liked how you were able to stroll the crowd and then capture the audience’s attention again on stage. I’ve had numerous colleagues insist that I helped you with information and was in on the performance. I love that you left them mystified ☺!

Again thanks for making our event a night to remember!”

— Theresa Carpenter, Bregal Investments

She also forwarded me some additional comments from other people in attendance:

“Thanks again for such a great party. I thought Mark did a fantastic job of being both an entertainer as well as a mind reader/magician. He was extremely personable and worked the room well during the cocktail hour to help bridge groups and start conversations. During the show he was ultra-engaging and high energy throughout, seems to know his audience well.”

“Impressed the unimpressible!”

“If I have not thanked you for putting together a great holiday party last month, my apologies….it was fantastic and Mark was outstanding!!”

“Wowed the cynics!”

“Mark was super exciting… everyone was laughing and enthralled… really fun performance!”

I can make your night much easier, too. Contact me today for more information!