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Corporate magician, mentalist, and live marketing consultant Ryan Oakes fuses psychology-driven illusion with brand strategy. He works with Fortune 500 clients across the US, delivering bespoke entertainment recognized by national media coverage and a White House performance.
Ryan Oakes is a magician, mentalist, and corporate entertainer whose work sits at the intersection of performance, psychology, and marketing strategy.
He has performed at thousands of events across the US and internationally, averaging over 100 shows a year for Fortune 500 clients. In 1990, he became the youngest person to win the Society of American Magicians National Magic Competition. He co-starred in The Real Hustle on truTV, has appeared on The View, CNN, ESPN, and The Disney Channel, and has been profiled in Forbes and The New York Times. He also holds a degree in psychology from the University of Pennsylvania.
Ryan draws on two decades of performance experience to create entertainment that achieves specific client outcomes, whether that means building brand recall at a trade show, energizing a sales meeting, or producing a CEO onstage. His consulting work has spanned product launches, theatrical productions, and interactive media for clients including Sony, Disney, Scholastic Books, and Hermes of Paris.
Audiences leave Ryan's performances having seen what happens when psychology, persuasion, and misdirection are applied with precision, a lens that maps directly onto marketing, sales, and communication challenges.
If your next event needs to leave a lasting impression, Ryan Oakes is the performer to deliver it.
Ryan Oakes is an award-winning magician and mentalist whose blend of psychology, mind-reading, and sleight-of-hand leaves even the most skeptical audiences with an experience they simply cannot explain. Trusted by Fortune 500 companies and global brands like Disney and Sony, Ryan turns any corporate event into an unforgettable talking point.
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Ryan Oakes performs close-up magic and mentalism rooted in psychology and misdirection, structuring each show around a specific client outcome such as brand recall or sales team engagement. His format draws on over two decades of corporate performance to make psychological principles — persuasion, influence, and perception — tangible and directly applicable to the audience's professional context.
Ryan Oakes performs close-up magic, mentalism, and corporate entertainment formats for trade shows, sales meetings, and Fortune 500 events, with consulting work spanning product launches and interactive media for clients including Sony, Disney, and Hermes of Paris. In 1990, he became the youngest person to win the Society of American Magicians National Magic Competition, and he co-starred in The Real Hustle on truTV alongside appearances on The View, CNN, and ESPN.
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Three to six months ahead is comfortable for most events, and 12 months is better for large conferences, peak-season dates or one specific in-demand speaker. Shorter timelines are workable, and PepTalk regularly fills last-minute and replacement bookings within days. Availability is the constraint, so get in touch as soon as you have a date.
