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Most inquiries start the same way. Someone reaches out and asks a version of the same question: what's your fee, and are you available on this date? It seems like a simple question, and on the surface it is, but after more than thirty years of booking corporate entertainment, I've learned that price is rarely the real concern behind that email. The Question Behind the … [Read more...] about What Corporate Event Planners Really Want to Know Before Booking Entertainment

There's a moment in almost every meeting where you can feel the room start to sag. The agenda's dragging, everyone's half-checked-out, and someone's scrolling their phone under the table. Most leaders push through it. The good ones know when to let go of the seriousness for a minute instead. That's not the same as being unprofessional. It's actually the opposite. Knowing … [Read more...] about Why the Best Leaders Know When to Stop Being Serious

More companies are quietly skipping the holiday party altogether, and employees are noticing. For a lot of them, that party was the one time all year their employer made a real effort to say thank you. When it disappears, it doesn't go unnoticed, it reads as a message, and not a good one. If you are going to have a holiday party, it has to actually show employees they're … [Read more...] about Corporate Holiday Party Entertainment: Why Quality Matters

Once you start looking for a corporate mentalist, the quotes start piling up fast, and on the surface they can look nothing alike. One comes in at a few hundred dollars, another at several thousand, and without knowing what actually separates them, it is tempting to assume you are comparing the same thing at different prices. Most of the time, you are not. Why the Price … [Read more...] about What to Actually Compare When Getting Quotes for a Corporate Mentalist

Booking entertainment for a corporate event is a bit different than booking a band or a comedian, mentalism is a more specialized art form, and not every performer who calls themselves a mentalist has the experience or professionalism a business audience actually needs. Asking the right questions upfront helps you avoid a mismatch and gives you real confidence before you sign a … [Read more...] about Questions to Ask Before Hiring a Corporate Mentalist