Craig Karges: Motivational Illusionist

    Craig Karges

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      • Craig Karges combines the art of magic with the science of psychology and the power of intuition to create the impression that nothing is impossible.
      • Tables float, minds are read, metal bends and your imagination is challenged because you won't believe your eyes!
      • Using total audience participation, Karges dazzles the mind as he challenges you to question what is real and what is unreal.
      • You don't just watch this presentation, you experience it!

       

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    • Travels from: Harrisburg, PA
    • **Fee range: $5,001 - $10,000

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    Highly interactive!

    Everyone has a front row seat!

    It’s all about bringing people together, building community, lifting morale and making connections.

    After a decades long career of amazing, entertaining and motivating audiences in-person across 27 countries on four continents, Craig Karges can now come directly to your computer screen!

    Minds will be read and Craig will predict word for word what random, virtual audience members will say, do or think. The impossible seems possible as mind blowing engagements happen right through the computer screen!

    Craig Karges combines the art of magic with the science of psychology and the power of intuition to create the impression that nothing is impossible.

    Tables float, minds are read, metal bends and your imagination is challenged because you won’t believe your eyes!

    Using total audience participation, Karges dazzles the mind as he challenges you to question what is real and what is unreal.

    You don’t just watch this presentation, you experience it!

    He baffles, mystifies and thoroughly entertains the audience and then, at the end of the presentation, when he has them in the palm of his hand, he delivers a powerful message concerning the potential of the human mind. “Experience the Extraordinary” is business theatre and motivational entertainment at its best!

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