Blog: Mind of a Mind Reader
Jeff Newman: Mentalist, Magician, Trickster.
Customer Appreciation Event Entertainment: When Your Clients Are the Audience
Customer appreciation events are not internal events. The audience is paying attention differently, the stakes are different, and the entertainment has different goals. A guide to picking acts that reflect well on your brand.
Corporate Gala Entertainment: How to Book Past the Cocktail Hour
A gala is not a holiday party. The audience is dressed up, the program is formal, and the entertainment has to match. A planner’s guide to booking acts that fit a gala’s pace, audience, and stakes.
How to Spot a Pro from an Amateur Before You Hire Event Entertainment
Every planner has at least one entertainment horror story. The frustrating part is most of them were avoidable. A practical checklist of the signals that separate professional event entertainers from amateurs, before you sign anything.
Corporate Award Ceremony Entertainment: What to Book Between the Trophies
Corporate awards events are tricky to entertain. The trophies are the point of the night, and the entertainment has to work around them. Here's how to pick a performer who complements the recognition moments instead of competing with them.
Vancouver and BC Corporate Events: Hiring Entertainment From Out of Province
Most Vancouver planners default to hiring local entertainment, and most of the time, that's the right call. But not always. When does it actually make sense to bring a performer in from out of province, and what should the quote look like?
Mentalist vs. Comedian: Which One Fits Your Corporate Event?
Mentalist or comedian for your corporate event? Both can crush. Both can fall flat. The difference is what you want people quoting in the elevator the next morning. A side-by-side look at where each format wins, and how to choose.
Edmonton Corporate Entertainment: A Booker’s Guide for 2026
Edmonton has its own corporate entertainment market, and most planners treat it like a smaller version of Calgary. It's not. A booker's guide to venues, lead times, audiences, and what works in Edmonton's corporate rooms in 2026.
Holiday Party Entertainment for Companies in Western Canada: A Planner’s Guide
Holiday party season in Western Canada runs from late November through to the second week of January, and it is the single most competitive booking window of the year for any decent performer in the country. If you’re a planner reading this in May or June and thinking the company holiday party is still ages away, I have bad news. It is not. You are already a little late.
Let’s walk through how to book holiday party entertainment that doesn’t fall flat, and why timing matters more than almost anything else.
Conference Entertainment in Western Canada: How to Pick the Right Act
Choosing entertainment for a corporate conference in Western Canada is not the same problem as choosing it for a gala or a holiday party. A planner’s guide to picking the right act, broken down by day part, with the questions worth asking before you sign anything.
Fundraiser Entertainment That Increases Donations (Not Noise)
Looking for fundraiser entertainment ideas? Learn how to engage donors, boost donations, and create a fun, meaningful event without overwhelming noise or distraction.