Craig Karges: Motivational Illusionist
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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!
- Travels from: Harrisburg, PA
- **Fee range: $5,001 - $10,000
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Experience the Extraordinary!
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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!
Illusionist
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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Craig Karges is truly extraordinary! The “extraordinist” is an award-winning entertainer, a nationally recognized speaker and an author. Karges has made over five thousand appearances in 27 countries on four continents and in all fifty states.
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!
Dennis Miller, comedian and media personality, put it this way after seeing Karges perform, “This weirds me out!”
Audiences may be mystified when it comes to understanding how Craig Karges accomplishes what he does on stage but his popularity is no mystery at all.
Craig Karges has made over 40 national television appearances. You’ve seen him on The Tonight Show as well as CNN, Fox News Channel, CNBC, E! Entertainment Television, Lifetime Television, Wisdom Television and even SOAPnet!
The extraordinist has starred in two, one-hour television specials. The sheer number and diversity of Karges’ television appearances is indicative of his widespread popularity.
Craig Karges | Motivational Illusionist
Take your next event out of the ordinary and into the realm of the extraordinary with extraordinist Craig Karges!
Craig Karges has become incredibly popular with corporate and association audiences for his ability to blend entertainment, message, and motivation in one unforgettable presentation.
Karges is not just an entertainer and he is much more than a speaker. As a speaker, he has been honored by the National Speakers Association (NSA) with the Certified Speaking Professional (CSP) designation, a recognition bestowed on less than 10% of NSA’s 4,000 members and the CPAE Speaker Hall of Fame Award.
In the entertainment arena, “Performance Magazine,” the international touring talent weekly, named Karges’ touring show one of the top five variety / family shows in the country. Karges was in good company as the list also included the likes of illusionist David Copperfield and Walt Disney’s World on Ice.
Performance Magazine called the extraordinist’s performance “The next era in mystery entertainment.” American Entertainment Magazine named him one of the top five variety entertainers on the corporate circuit.
In a shift of focus from entertainment to empowerment, Craig Karges created Ignite Your Intuition. This one-of-a-kind presentation does more than simply amaze and entertain.
Participants learn memory techniques; their intuition is tested; and they are taught how to tap into their subconscious mind to enhance creativity, intuition and decision making.
Ignite Your Intuition allows participants to experience greater personal power and achieve success more easily.
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