Gary Roberts is a motivational speaker, corporate comedian, master hypnotist, internationally known magician and illusionist. His career began in 1976, when he purchased his first trick at a magic shop. Soon afterwards, the company that he worked for began having him perform magic in their trade show booth and awards banquets. He went on to become a performer at the Kansas City Renaissance Festival, where he performed for 10 years, as well as other Renaissance Festivals around the country. In his corporate career he was consistently one of the top sales people, and later became regional manager of the company’s largest region. Soon his interests expanded to include stage hypnosis. In 1986, when he turned professional, Gary was Master of Ceremonies and performed magic in a variety show touring Canada. In 2000, he launched his speaking career as a corporate entertainer, combining all of his talents to help companies motivate and excite their employees. His main expertise is after dinner programs, luncheons, awards banquets, and company employee events. He delivers a keynote program called “The Magic of Enthusiasm - Staying Energized in a Challenging World.” Gary has been a featured performer at conventions, colleges, trade shows, fairs, festivals, night clubs, amusement parks, and at the famous Magic Castle in Hollywood. He has performed for many major corporations, including IBM, K-Mart, General Motors, Hyatt Hotels, and many others. Gary Roberts is a native Kansan who now lives in Florida. Titles The Magic of Enthusiasm, Staying Energized in a Challenging World The Magic of Success The Magic of Laughter Stage Hypnosis Topics Hypnosis, Entertainment, Magic, Humor, Motivation Click topic above to see more speakers on that topic Speaker's Asking Fee Range Less than $5,000 Click on fee range to see more speakers. This is the starting keynote fee range - other programs may be higher. State FL Click on state above to see more speakers from that state. Fees The fee range quoted means the speaker's fee starts somewhere within that range. Note that speaker's fees are subject to change and some speakers may have special fee quotes.