Ben Hanlin

Ben Hanlin is the star of his hit ITV2 show ‘Tricked’, tricking unsuspecting members of the public and shocking celebrities with his own special brand of cheeky magic close-up conjuring and mind games Candid Camera-style.
Tricked drew in over 1.7m viewers per show and won Best Entertainment Programme at the Broadcast Digital Awards 2014.

Ben hails from Birmingham and for over fifteen years Ben has been performing his sleight of hand magic and stage magic at events all over the UK. The fusion of magic and comedy is what makes Ben so different and successful. He’s able to produce astounding large-scale illusions or highly detailed close-up magic, all with his unique sense of humour.

In September 2010 Ben Hanlin launched his online show, Magic Boy finds... He believes he can find any celebrity in the World within 48 hours and perform a magic trick to them, with the help of his friends on Social Media sites such as Facebook, Twitter etc. His adventures have seen him perform his fresh style of magic to celebrities such as; David Hasselhoff, Fearne Cotton, Michael McIntyre, Frank Skinner, John Bishop and many more, and he has over 900,000 views on YouTube!

Apart from appearing in three series of his own TV Show, Ben has TV appearances including Celebrity Juice, Live at the Palladium, BBC Breakfast, This Morning, Good Morning Britain, Soccer AM. In 2020, he starred in ITV’s Dancing on Ice where he finished fourth place.

From a big conference to a small reception, Ben can turn any event into a unique occasion.

Engagement & Connection
How to magically engage with any audience, any size, anytime!

Failing to connect in the workplace can have negative effects across the entire company:
• Staff aren’t clear on their direction
• Leaders/managers can’t inspire, motivate or change their team’s behaviour
• Client relationships suffer, and it’s more difficult to nurture and close potential leads.

In ANY interaction, if you can’t engage or create a connection, your message WILL NOT be received!

If Ben can’t grab and hold the attention of the audience, he is toast!

This is the same for all top performers, presenters, speakers – which is why they all use the same techniques when engaging with an audience of 1,000 people – pitching to a small group – OR talking to someone one and one at a dinner party.

Ben has spent decades mastering these skills and will teach some of the key principles that he uses.

These principles can be applied in a number of different situations so that your message will resonate and be heard with whoever you are talking to.

Mindset: Failing Forward, Resilience, Goal Setting

A magician, by definition is able to make the impossible….possible. How?
The answer – They don’t have “magic powers” instead, there is a clear process involved coupled, with extremely hard work and resilience.

Ben has applied these skills to multiple ventures and the results have been amazing. From creating and executing hundreds of TV magic tricks, growing a social media following of over 2 million, or creating and building a successful Digital Marketing Agency the core skills remain the same.

His mindset can be distilled and explained in the form of core skills such as:

• Being able to set clear goals – every single trick begins with a crystal clear goal. Ben knows exactly the destination he is heading for – He works backwards to create a step by step roadmap to get there.

• Learning how to Fail – Every trick Ben has ever done has performed has failed at some point. He embraces failure as it is a chance to learn and grow.

• Resilience – If you have a bad gig, the trick goes completely wrong, or the TV show you star in gets cancelled….it’s very hard to get up the next day and keep going. Ben has had so many moments in his career where “the rug has been pulled from underneath him” – in those moments, how do you keep going and keep moving forward.

Ben Hanlin has performed at all manner of corporate and private functions for audiences from 2 – 2000; from close up intimate shows to large-scale staged illusions. His warm, fun and cheeky personality, coupled with devilishly quick sleight-of-hand makes Ben an instant hit wherever he performs.

Close-up Magic Performances
For close up Ben loves mingling around any event, amazing guests with his magic, which will often involve a deck of cards, mobile phones and other everyday objects. When asked about his most memorable close-up performances, he commented that being flown out to a private yacht in the south of France to perform for Kim Kardashian, was pretty ‘rock and roll’!

Stage Magic Shows
Fresh from appearing in the West end show The Illusionists, Ben Hanlin is in his element when performing on stage. His cheeky personality and modern contemporary style of magic help him to win over audiences all over the world. Whether he’s attempting to read someone’s mind or magically change the contents inside a sealed Coke can, all of Ben’s tricks involve audience participation and some level, which means crowds feel they are very much part of the show and not just passively observing.

Ben’s stage magic show is jaw-dropping playful, fresh and laugh- out-loud funny. Usually ranging between 25-30 minutes, there are lots of moments of audience interaction and Ben’s friendly manner makes a show where you needn’t be anxious about putting your hand up and taking part.

Exclusive interview with Ben Hanlin

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