Fri, 16 October 2015
In this episode, magician Jon Armstrong talks about his career so far in magic and why he has no Plan B! If you’re a magician and don’t know who Jon is, you’re probably new to the club or have been living under a rock. Jon has performed in such notable venues as Walt Disney World, Sea World, and Caesar’s Magical Empire where he headlined. He’s also taken his act around the world performing in over 30 countries. He’s a sought after director when it comes to producing quality magic acts and has consulted on films and TV shows like The Mentalist and Spider Man 3. This is in addition to many TV appearances, his most recent being a performance on Pen & Teller’s Fool Us. There’s almost too much to mention about Jon, like his comic series Smoke and Mirrors, his products for magicians, and his involvement in the Academy of Magical Arts. Even this is just scratching the surface!
Kris' Recommendation of the WeekChris Ruggiero Podcast - a show where variety entertainer Chris Ruggiero interviews other entertainers he meets in his adventures. In this show you’ll find incredible stories that will leave you intrigued, inspired, and ready to live your own dreams. He’s interviewed entertainers like Justin Flom, Jeff Civillico, Brett Loudermilk, and Barry Friedman.
Interview with Jon Armstrong: Success MantraHaving a fallback plan means you can fall back.
No Plan B• Talks about his early days. • Either he hustles or doesn’t eat. • Talks about some of his lean times. • Tells about some of the “day jobs” he’s had. • Gives a brief synopsis of his career up to this point. Jon’s Time at Walt Disney World (WDW)• Talks about how he got his gig at Rose & Crown at Epcot. • What they initially wanted him to do for his act and what he ended up doing. • Talks a little about the character he developed to Epcot. • Developing his material, some of which he uses to this day. • This is where he cut his teeth. • Reformatting his material out of “the British” character for venues outside of WDW. • Within a show, you can say anything to anyone as long as you beat yourself up first, and deliver your jab or witty remark to them with a smile on your face.
Jon’s Time in Vegas• Talks about his first steps when getting there. • Connecting with other professional magicians in the area. • Working with Joey Burton, Apollo Robbins, and Armando Lucero doing strolling magic at Caesar’s Magical Empire. • Tells how he got lucky and became a featured performer at Caesar’s. • Why he left Vegas. • Surrounding yourself with people who are doing what you want to do and will challenge you to further yourself.
Persistence and Overcoming Challenges• Dealing with dyslexia and overcoming it in daily dealings. • Systems he has in place to hep him work around it. • Why he’d much rather jump on the phone with someone rather than correspond in written form. • Nobody likes writing, they only like having written. Living and Working in LA • Performing at the Magic Castle and handing out business cards. • Engaging and befriending people and getting their cards or contact info. • Getting people on his email list. • Looking for creative ways to add value to people’s lives. • Focusing on his strengths in that he’s a really good people person so he uses that. • Sending “stuff” to his top clients. • Personalizing his interactions with his email list and clients. • Creating cool different ways to keep in front of his clients and prospects. • Referring other magicians when he’s already booked.
Failure MomentTells about a time very early in his career where he learned about the importance of hygiene. He literally felt like his career was over.
Favorite SuccessWining Close Up Magician of the Year from the Academy of Magical Arts. Parting AdviceGo out and make as many friends and genuine connections with people as you can. Make human connections.
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Resources: Mint.com for Keeping Track of your finances
Books Understanding Comics by Scott McCloud Where can we find Jon Armstrong? |
Fri, 9 October 2015
In this episode, Ellusionist General Manager Adam Wilber talks about the ins and outs of publishing your own effects to sell. He also tells some of the ways he's drumming up his own business and booking gigs. Boasting clients like CBS, NatGeo, SyFy, C|Net, and Discovery Channel, Adam spends his time in the corporate arena giving his clients “entertainment that doesn’t suck” with both close up and stage magic. Not only that, but Adam is also the General Manager for Ellusionist internet magic shop and has also created a number of products in their catalog including Pyro, which allows you to shot fire from your hands, and The Working Man, a video which takes you through some business strategy to help you start making money performing magic.
Success MantraPurposely stay busy. Don't get too tied up comparing yourself with others because there's always going to be somebody far greater than you and somebody far less than you. Don't compare your beginning to someone else's middle.
Ellusionist• Talks about his role as GM for Ellusionist. • What is Ellusionist looking for when adding something to their catalog? • Who to talk to in order to pitch a product to Ellusionist and what to send. • Do your due diligence • How earnings are split between the creator and Ellusionist. • Talks about his first trick he submitted to Ellusionist. • It also needs to fit Ellusionist. • They should me times point you in e direction of a different online magic dealer. • Talks about some of the bad submissions he gets. • Take a look at some of the other new tricks out and see what they are and what some of the best selling products are.
Failure MomentTells about a failed emailing he did that went out to 400 emails where there was a very unfortunate typo. Favorite SuccessHis role at Ellusionist.
Bigget Professional ChallengeOrganization, keeping track of and in touch with his clients.
What Would He Have Done Differently?He would have "dressed up" a bit more for his Instagram videos so he could use them as promo videos on his website.
Other Topics Covered• Having a destination or goal for what you're working towards. • Mentions the miracle morning book. • Talks about how he got involved with Ellusionist. • Talks about what he's doing right now to start marketing himself in Boston having just moved there. • Contacting a company in a creative way using magic to break the ice. • Unique selling point • Defining who you want to work for, and going after them. • The magic isn't about you (the magician), it's about your client, the guest of honor, the product your selling, etc. Parting AdviceStay busy with a purpose.
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: Seth's Popup Creator for Squarespace
Books Strong Magic by Darwin Ortiz Where can we find Adam Wilber? |
Fri, 2 October 2015
In the second half of this series, Josh London goes in-depth on how to setup a Google Adwords campaign, what to have on your landing page, and specific strategies to help you get results from your internet marketing efforts.
Google Adwords Overview• This is the main platform to do paid advertising. • Differences between ads and organic search listings. • Have your website in order first. • Advantages of using paid traffic vs organic traffic.
Settings for Google Adwords• Creating a campaign, and which type of campaign to use. • Start small, then expand your search parameters. • Choosing networks to display your ads on. • Choosing geographical locations and using it’s advanced features. • Setting up your bid strategy. • Setting up your daily budget. (Generally between $10–20 per day) • Delivery method. • Wading through advanced settings.
Creating the Ad• Knowing your target audience and taking that into account. • Know your end goal and work backwards. • Look at your competition and do something that stands out. Something different and unique. • Portent.com/tools/title-maker for ideas. • Make sure it matches your landing page. • Headlines and description lines. • Split testing ads.
Keywords• Start with Google’s planner tool, but know that you’ll have to do a lot of tinkering. • Types of keywords: broad match, phrase match, and exact match. • Negative keywords. • Let data drive your decisions. • Longtail Pro is a good service to help you with picking keywords. • Keep in mind: Everything is setup for Google to make money. • How to tweak and adjust things as you have your ad running. • Tips to finding keywords you should use. Landing Pages• What should your landing page have? • It should complete your goal. • Call to Action • Have an opt-in incentive to get them to give you their email address. Something like a price sheet. This is often more effective than a contact form. • Mailchimp is a great service to use for this. • Everything needs to line up from the landing page, to the ad, to the search terms they originally used to see your ad. • Make it as easy as possible for your client to get in touch with you and get your prices. • Begin to build a relationship with your prospect. • Building your list is the best way for you to make sales online. • Create dedicated landing pages for each ad group that you have. • Don’t have ads point to your home page. • Unbounce and Lead Pages help you to split test your landing pages. • Your landing page is the most important part of your online marketing campaign because, that’s where the conversions are made.
Where can we find Josh London?
Direct download: SPC_081_Josh_London_-_Internet_Marketing_Part_2.mp3
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Fri, 25 September 2015
In this interview, I have my very first return guest! Josh London goes in-depth on internet marketing, first talking about your website, and then going over SEO to help you create a solid foundation for your own internet marketing strategy.
Sponsors:Acting for Magicians by Richard Ribuffo — Pick up your copy today and SAVE $5! Getting a View of the Landscape• Differences between Pay Per Click and Search Engine Optimization • What the large pieces of an internet marketing campaign are. • Making sure you’re creating good quality content. • Making sure all parts of your campaign line up with each other. No disconnects. • Three stages to buying: Awareness, Research, and Buying.
Website Design• Make your website as simple as possible • Get your user the info they want as fast as possible • Build on a wordpress framework and use a responsive theme to make it mobile-friendly • Create the hierarchy of your website: Homepage, About Page, Blog (keep it updated), Contact page • Don't try to make it "clever." Clear and simple is the better way to do things. • The importance of having a mobile friendly website
SEO (Search Engine Optimization)• White hat vs black hat SEO techniques. • How to get your site in top rankings in Google. • Yoast Wordpresslugin will help you with your SEO. • Using keywords in your title, meta description, and body copy. • Optimizing your images. • Don't "stuff" your page with keywords. • Write for the user, not the search engine. • What people might overlook when trying to make their site more SEO friendly. • Using header tags within your copy. • How to do keyword research. • Using closely related keywords. • Having a call to action. • Look at what everyone else is doing and make what they're doing better.
Website Content• You want to have engaging content so that people don't leave. You want to lower your bounce rate. • The importance of a blog. • What should entertainers blog about and not blog about? • Blogging and content marketing is an art. • What should be the focus of your blog? Create content that your user wants and that will get shared on social outlets. (And not just by your mom.) • The content that you blog about should be different than your static pages. • Talk about the benefits of your services to your customer. Don't talk about yourself. • How often should I update my blog? • Don't create blog posts on a whim. Try buzzsumo.com • Commenting on other peoples blog posts on your topic. • Strategy of getting your blog posts shared. • Out reaching for your content. • Ninja outreach.com • Your blog is another way for you to stay in front of your audience. TOMA Parting AdviceIt's all about content and making things easy for your user navigating on your site. Coming up: pay per click keywords.
Where can we find Josh London?
Direct download: SPC_080_Josh_London_-_Internet_Marketing_Part_1.mp3
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Fri, 18 September 2015
Richard Ribuffo talks about Acting for Magicians teaching us how and why acting and theatre training are amongst the most valuable tools for magicians and how we can benefit greatly from understanding how to apply these tools. Richard, will be the first to tell you he’s not a “successful performer, per se but a succeeding performer.” He does have tremendous value to offer though, when it comes to having a great product to sell. As David Ogilvy said, "Great marketing only makes a bad product fail faster,” so Richard is here to talk about how to improve our product, our show.
Sponsors:Acting for Magicians by Richard Ribuffo — Pick up your copy today and SAVE $5! Interview with Richard Ribuffo: Success MantrasWhat do you want them to Do, Think, or Feel? How do I get them to do that? Count the pennies, and the dollars will count themselves.
Acting for Magicians• Talks about his background in acting • Talks about his book and how it’s structured. • Giving more thought to why you’re doing what you’re doing. It goes beyond just doing tricks.
Artistic MethodThe process of creating art from the point of view of the audience. 1. Experimentation 2. Observation 3. Discussion 4. Formulation 5. Disruption
GOTEGoal - What do you want your audience to do, think, or feel? Other - Who is your other? If it’s your audience, who are they? Tactic - How will you achieve your goal? Expectation - What do you ecpect the outcome to be? Cool exercise to help you understand GOTE better: Watch another performer’s act, deconstruct it, and try to figure out their GOTE.
Contest!Prize: An Autographed Copy of Acting for Magicians In order to win, share your own GOTE by posting it in the comments below the show notes and in two weeks on 10/2, I'll announce the winner on my show. Other Topics Covered• How he made his jump to full time and what he’s doing right now to make it work for him. • Mentoring and being mentored Parting AdviceAlways make the more interesting choice.
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: Facebook Groups: AMA, SME Talk Magic Take acting classes Zero to Booked Solid in 30 Days by James Munton Where can we find Richard Ribuffo?
Direct download: SPC_079_Richard_Ribuffo_-_Acting_for_Magicians.mp3
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Fri, 11 September 2015
In this episode, variety entertainer Carisa Hendrix takes us through some of her personal steps to success which includes hiring a full-time assistant, Facebook Ads, press releases, and doing things out of order! Hailing from Calgary, Carisa is a variety entertainer who for the past ten years has professionally performed magic, sideshow, circus, and fire acts. She’s taken her act all around Canada and the world. She’s been featured in Ripley’s Believe it Or Not, Vegas Strip Search, and the Guinness Book of World Records where she holds the record for “longest duration fire torch teething.” She’s a skilled entertainer with a wide range of talents which also includes artistic director of Ballyhoo Entertainment where she crafts and designs custom entertainment options for corporate and special events. She’s a trusted authority in fire eating and teaches on the subject via her blog at Firepedia.com. Let’s just say she’s not the sort I’d like to happen across in a dark alley.
Sponsors:Acting for Magicians by Richard Ribuffo — Pick up your copy today and SAVE $5! ManageGigs.com — a system that helps you manage all your customers, gigs, set lists, and more! ManageGigs is looking for a small group of working performers to serve as beta testers. Click here to sign up for your chance to be a part of the Beta program.
Contest: Win a Book!I'm proud to report that we've recently gotten to 50,000 downloads! Thank you for all your support! As thanks, I'm giving away a free book to one lucky winner. The book is Dan Kennedy's No BS Direct Marketing book. To enter, click here and leave a comment telling me your favorite moment in one of my episodes, or one thing you've picked up from an interview that's helped your business. I'll announce the winner in a couple weeks.
Interview with Carisa Hendrix: Success Quote• A generous spirit. • Authentic relationships. • Consistent, considerate, and complete work.
Carisa’s Road to SuccessCarisa tells about the broad topics of knowledge she has that have contributed to her entertainment business success.
Hiring an Assistant• Hiring a full-time assistant, and what’ she’s learned in the process. • Hiring someone that wants what she’s accomplished, so she’s also mentoring someone as well as paying them. • The value of having a personal assistant. • How she realized that she needed an assistant. • How to interview and pick your assistant. • Writing a good job description. • Bringing a non-biased third party to the interviews. • Job duties of her current assistant.
Press Releases• Cultivating relationships with the press. • How write press releases. • Have something to offer them. • Write it so the editor doesn’t have to do anything. • How to spin things to be more attractive to editors. • What needs to be in a press release? • Try to figure out what would make a good story. An interesting hook. Why now? What’s happening now? • Who do you send press releases to? How do you build your press list? • Not limited to just news press, but blogs and other new media avenues
Facebook Ads• Using Facebook ads to reach very specific audiences. • Using ads to build their community. • Getting in front of and staying in front of the people who have already seen their shows. Top of Mind Awareness • Starting conversations around their brand.
Doing Things Out of Order• When working on a goal, take a step back and see if you should be doing things in a different order. • Don’t obsess over the specific order of things. Sometimes, it may be more effective to do things out or order. Other Topics Covered• Sometimes you need to fire clients. • Entertainment is art in the pursuit of joy. • Talks about some of the “normal” jobs she’s had. • How she almost went down a different road entirely. • Having to re-learn some things. • Her parasol act that she uses as a CEO piece. • The things that get measured, get managed. Parting AdviceIf there’s something you really want to do, find out under what circumstances it would be pleasurable, and make you feel successful. Know why you’re doing what you’re doing.
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:
Books: Step by Step to Standup Comedy Workbooks by Greg Dean Workbook 1: How to Write Jokes Workbook 2: How to Improve Jokes and Routines Workbook 3: How to Remember Jokes Naturally Workbook 4: How to Be a Funny Performer Workbook 5: How to Get the Experience to Be Funny
Four Hour Workweek by Timothy Ferriss The Practicing Mind by Thomas M. Sterner Where can we find Carisa Hendrix?
Direct download: SPC_078_Carisa_Hendrix_-_Variety_Artist.mp3
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Fri, 4 September 2015
In this episode, Chipper Lowell talks about being raised around the circus, his approach to comedy, and the importance of branding yourself! With his comedy, magic, and fun, crazy antics, Chipper has made a living performing for over 25 years. He’s headlined casino showrooms in Vegas, Atlantic City, Tahoe, and Reno. Brought his show aboard top cruise lines like Princess, Holland America, and Celebrity. He’s also become a favorite of top corporations performing at their events and trade shows. Add to this, he’s also toured with his one man show, “The Chipper Experience, where comedy and magic collide,” in performing arts centers, theaters, and casino show rooms throughout the US and Canada. When it comes to accolades, Chipper has twice received “Comedy Magician of the Year,” “Specialty Act of the Year,” and was nominated two times for “Stage Magician of the Year.” He’s also been listed among the “Top Funniest Magicians Performing Today” in Magic Magazine. The Reno Gazette Journal says "He sparkles with funny one-liners."
Contest: Win a Book!I'm proud to report that we've recently gotten to 50,000 downloads! Thank you for all your support! As thanks, I'm giving away a free book to one lucky winner. The book is Dan Kennedy's No BS Direct Marketing book. To enter, leave a comment on the show notes page telling me your favorite moment in one of my episodes, or one thing you've picked up from an interview that's helped your business. I'll announce the winner in a couple weeks.
Interview with Chipper Lowell: Success QuoteGo with the flow. Pay attention to every detail.
Chipper’s Approach to Comedy• Inspired by Karrell Fox and subscribes to his philosophy of “come up with the routine and material first, then figure out the method." • Does a small case study on his “Trained Turtle” routine. • Put as many speed bumps and walls as you can into your routines, because then you’re creating more opportunities for funny moments. (Tip from Teller.) • Making up bizarre rules like “the woman cannot be closer than 10 ft from you." Being Clean and Branding Your Act• He doesn’t care whether he’s clean or dirty, but his product is clean. • When you work dirty, you define the places you can work. • It really came down to how he wanted to brand himself.
Failure MomentTells about an instance that could have been a failure but with a little creative thinking and attention to timing, things went off without a hitch.
Other Topics Covered• Designing your life by writing your eulogy and working backward from that. • Looking at how Disney does things and modeling your business after them. • Talks about being raised on circuses and being on the road with his family. • How he discovered comedy magic. • How he got a job juggling for Disneyland…after shaving his mustache of course! • Dealing with outside distractions while performing. • Being honest about your performances and the audience reactions. • Variances in audiences, and bending your material accordingly. • How taking improv courses (with The Groundlings) helped his act. • Staying within time constraints for performances. • Eliminating your competition when people call and want to book you specifically. • Controlling the environment in which you perform in. Parting AdviceGo with the flow.
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: Voice memo recorder on your smart phone.
Books: Jim Steinmeyer’s Books (Know the history of your profession.)
Where can we find Chipper Lowell?
Direct download: SPC_077_Chipper_Lowell_-_Comic_Magician.mp3
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Fri, 28 August 2015
In this episode, Seth Kramer brings us insight into the ins and outs of trade show magic! Seth Kramer is a trade show, traffic-stopping ninja! Having been in the game for over 30 years, Seth spends much of his time in trade show booths selling his client’s products using magic. In addition to this he also does other corporate events like hospitality suites, sales meetings, and even customized special events. Every day of every week holds something new for him and he’s certainly up for just about any challenge!
Kris' Recommendation of the Week — Stories of the Magic PodcastI'd like to recommend a podcast that I'd been listening to for a couple months now, called Stories of the Magic by Randy Crane. In my opinion, nobody has been able to bottle magic better than Walt Disney and if you'd like to get more into his mind, this is the show for you! Stories of the Magic is a positive and story-filled Disney podcast offering positive stories from Cast Members, Imagineers, artists, actors, and more—including guests—promoting a mutual love of Disney, celebrating and preserving the Disney Magic, and inspiring people to live their dreams just as Walt Disney did. Stories of the Magic Web | iTunes
Interview with Seth Kramer: Success QuoteIf you love what you do, you won’t work a day in your life.
Trade Show Magic• Tells how he got into performing at trade shows. • Being mentored under Bob Elliott and Bud Dietrich. • The company isn’t paying you to “do magic” but to stop traffic at the trade shows, amplifying their message, and getting leads for the company. • Working with the company to develop the message they want presented from their booth. • Tips to boiling things down to one concise message for his pitch. • Building a custom act for his clients and demoing it for his clients. • Talks about gathering crowds and keeping them at the booth. • How important booth location is and spots to avoid. • Performance pace. • Getting people to step in closer to lock in the people in the front rows. • How he recommends people break into the trade show industry today. • Using a aerobics stepper as a riser to get you above your audience. • Talks about his Modern Trade Show Handbook. Interesting Story from the RoadHaving to perform him show in Germany without knowing any German. This involved an impromptu translation from the conceriege at his hotel and fast thinking!
Other Topics Covered• Talks about getting started performing professionally. • Tells how he went to law school and decided it wasn’t for him. • Performing at every opportunity. • Making people aware of all the services you offer. • Be a specialist. Not a jack of all trades. • Tailoring your show to your clients. Parting AdviceThere are really no secrets in this business. Keep educating yourself.
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: Animoto helps you make video with stills and music.
Books: Where can we find Seth Kramer?
Direct download: SPC_076_Seth_Kramer_-_Trade_Show_Magic.mp3
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Fri, 21 August 2015
In this interview, Keri Kazz talks about being mentored by Franz Harary, The House of Magic, and then working with Thom Britton and Chuck Clark in creating The Danger Circus. Keri Kazz is a legend of "Detroit's Motor City Magic Scene." At 23 years old, he’s already accomplished more than most magicians have in their entire career. Sure he’s done strolling magic in restaurants and presentations at trade shows for corporate clients, but he’s also developed an illusion show that has taken him around the world playing stages in China, India, Spain, and Taiwan as part of Franz Harary’s Mega Magic Touring Show. Currently, he’s gearing up to go on tour with The Danger Circus, that features fire eating, glass walking, knife juggling, dangerous escapes, and a unique blend of illusion and sketch comedy.
Kris' Recommendation of the Week — After Things PodcastAfter Things Podcast: This is the official after show of Weird Things Podcast. What is it like pitching a TV show? How do you take advantage of opportunities? Join hosts Andrew Mayne, Justin Robert Young, and Brian Brushwood as they talk about their experiences navigating the creative arts and media landscape.
Interview with Keri Kazz: Success QuotesIf you really really want something, the only thing ever really standing in your way is yourself. Just do it!
Illusion Shows, Mentors, and The House of Magic• Tells how he met and started working with Franz Harary. • Talks about Franz's House of Magic in Macau. • His duties there. • Contact Bruce Gold magic@sc-macau.com, send him a demo video in order to be considered for booking.
Working with The Danger Circus• Talks about building the show with the others. • Talks about performing with Chuck beforehand, so they had a rapport already. • How he came up with material that was dangerous for the show. • Creating a brand for their show. • Tells when they’re taking it on the road again. Around Sept. 5 around the East Coast.
Failure MomentBooking venues that were too small and selling more tickets than could attend.
Favorite SuccessPerforming in China.
What's worked well for growing his business?Working with Franz.
Biggest Profesional ChallengeOvercoming the stigma of his young age and overcoming typecasting.
Other Topics Covered• Taking chances • How his young age affected his career early on. • Missed opportunities and taking action. • Promoting. • Hiring professionals to do things like graphic design. • Developing who he is as a performer.
Parting AdviceGo out there and do it. Only you are standing in your way and don’t be afraid to ask for help.
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: His friends and the magic community.
Books: Social Media Magician by Dan Sperry (Currently Out of Print)
Where can we find Keri Kazz? |
Fri, 14 August 2015
In this interview, Alex Clark talks about how creating internet cartoons has helped him to grow and keep in touch with his audience when he's not performing! He also talks about some of the ins and outs of working with an agent. With his show that contains jaw-dropping tricks, quick-witted comedy, and crazy antics, Alex Calrk has traveled around the globe performing at university campuses, festivals, and on other stages. He’s earned two People’s Choice Awards and was voted Best Novelty Act and Fastest Rising Star in the college market. He’s a comedian that stands above the rest, but that’s probably because he’s up on a ladder!
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