Corporate Event Magician | Josh Weidner
Interactive comedy magic that makes a company event the one people actually remember
Booking entertainment for a corporate event?
The entertainment is the part of a corporate event nobody notices when it's fine and everybody remembers when it's right.
Josh Weidner is a corporate event magician who builds the set around the room in front of him: close-up sleight of hand through the cocktail hour and a clean, fast comedy show on stage after dinner.
It engages the team, gives the night a moment people repeat at the office, and makes the planner look good for booking it.
Josh also works fundraisers and conferences. Send the event details through the form and he'll follow up personally.
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Corporate Event Entertainment Options
How Josh Weidner Works With Corporate Event Planners
Strolling Magic
Close-up magic worked through the cocktail hour, table to table, with the magic happening in the guest's own hands. It is the fastest way to thaw a corporate room where half the people are clients, half are staff, and nobody has settled in yet, and it draws a crowd to a trade show booth the same way. Cards, coins, and a little mind reading, and suddenly strangers are comparing notes and the networking the planner hoped for actually happens.
The Comedy Magic Show
A 20 to 45 minute stage show built for a corporate audience: clean, quick, and written so the employees who volunteer come off looking sharp instead of stuck. It works as the after-dinner closer at a holiday party, the morning jolt at a sales kickoff, or the reveal that wakes up a long awards banquet. The set runs comedy magic alongside mind reading, which tends to land hardest with the analytical crowd at a conference or a product launch.
The Full Experience
The cocktail-hour strolling magic followed by the stage show once everyone sits down. Close-up magic warms the room as people arrive, then the comedy magic show pulls everyone together for the moment the night is built around.
It is the format for the biggest nights, large galas, multi-hour conferences, and product launches, and the one most companies come back for.
What Corporate Clients Say After the Show
"We had wonderful experience with Josh at our corporate holiday party. He brought clean, magical fun to our event and everyone loved it. I highly recommend Josh and we will definitely use him again."
Troy Squires, American Family Insurance
"We had Josh perform at our office/lab grand opening and he killed it. He captivated the crowd, had them involved and laughing and entertained well beyond my hopes."
Matthew Chaidez, Shimadzu Scientific Instruments
Common Questions About Booking a Corporate Magician
How much does it cost to hire a magician for a corporate event?
Most corporate magic bookings run $2,500 to $5,000. Where a date falls depends on the format, the size of the room, how long Josh is on, and travel. Local Midwest events sit toward the lower end since Josh drives in from St Louis; events that need flights and a hotel run higher. Most corporate bookings land in the $2,500 to $4,000 range. The fee covers the performance, the planning calls, liability insurance, and the material Josh scripts around the company.
Which format works best for a corporate event?
Three options: strolling close-up during the reception, a stage show after dinner, or both. Strolling carries the early part of the night while people arrive and mingle. The stage show is the moment the room shares and repeats afterward. Companies that want the whole evening handled book the combo.
Can the show be customized to our company?
Yes, and it is most of what makes a corporate set work. Josh folds in the company name, the people the room knows, the product, and the references only that team will catch. The detail comes from the planning call, so the more context the company shares, the more of it ends up on stage.
How does close-up magic differ from the stage show?
Close-up is hands-on and conversational, performed for a few people at a time at a reception. The stage show is the full room facing forward for something bigger and more theatrical, with a finish everyone reacts to together. A lot of events use both, close-up first and the stage show later.
What do you need for setup and sound?
Strolling needs nothing but room to move. The stage show wants a performance area, a wireless headset mic, a handheld mic for volunteers, and a sound system the whole room can hear, plus about an hour to set up before doors. Josh sends a full tech rider once the date is booked.
Do you travel for corporate events?
Yes. Josh is based in St Louis and performs corporate events nationwide. Drive-distance Midwest dates carry no flights, so they price lower; events farther out are quoted to cover travel and lodging. Either way the quote is all-in before anything is signed.
How far in advance should we book?
Most corporate dates book six to twelve weeks out, and the fall holiday-party and year-end stretch fills earliest, sometimes four to six months ahead. Shorter timelines are still worth an ask, since openings come up.
Is the material clean enough for our crowd?
Yes. The whole act is built clean for a mixed professional room of executives, clients, and staff. The comedy comes from the magic and the people who volunteer, never from putting a guest on the spot or risking the company's night.
Do you carry insurance and provide a Certificate of Insurance?
Yes. A lot of corporate venues require a Certificate of Insurance before a performer is allowed on site. Josh carries professional liability insurance and provides a COI on request, usually same day.
What should the booking contract include?
Josh sends a written agreement after the planning call covering arrival time, performance length, the total fee, and the deposit. Clear terms up front mean no surprises on the day of the event.
What size group does the show work for?
Strolling magic works for anything from 20 to 500 guests. The comedy magic show is built for 50 to 800. Above 800, added staging and screens help. Under 20, strolling is the better fit, since a full stage show needs the energy of a real crowd.
Corporate Events Where Josh Performs As A Corporate Magician
From the cocktail hour to the closing keynote, Josh works the full range of corporate occasions. Holiday parties and year-end celebrations are the busiest stretch, where the comedy show closes the night. Sales kickoffs and national meetings use the stage show to restart the room after a long agenda. Awards banquets and recognition dinners get the strolling-plus-show combo so the energy holds from arrival through the trophies. Client and customer appreciation nights lean on close-up magic to put reps and accounts in the same conversation. Conferences, leadership retreats, and executive events use the stage show or a mentalism set to break up a dense agenda, and trade-show booths use close-up magic to draw foot traffic. Product launches, grand openings, award ceremonies, and company milestones round it out. The format shifts to fit the room; the goal stays the same.
Industries That Book Josh As A Corporate Event Magician
The teams that book corporate magic cut across the economy. Finance and insurance companies bring Josh in for sales conferences and client appreciation nights. Healthcare and pharma book the stage show for launches and grand openings. Manufacturing and professional-services firms run the strolling-plus-show combo at annual meetings and customer dinners. Tech and software teams use close-up magic to warm up a user conference or a partner reception. The audience changes from one to the next; the structure of the show adapts to it.
Why Companies Pay Professional Rates for a Corporate Magician
Corporate entertainment is the one line on the run-of-show that cannot be redone. A sound system can fail and get swapped. A caterer can run late and still recover. A flat act in front of three hundred employees simply happens, and then the night is over. The fee on a working corporate magician is not the price of tricks, it is the price of the centerpiece landing.
Most full-time corporate magicians sit between $2,500 and $5,000 because the work behind the show costs money to keep up: insurance, gear, scripting written for the company, and timing rehearsed to hit the run-of-show. A quote far under that usually means a part-timer, or a number that climbs once the contract appears.
Josh trained the slow way, including time as a member of the Academy of Magical Arts at Hollywood's Magic Castle, and has spent close to two decades in front of corporate rooms. That is what keeps a show on time, on tone, and on message for the company that hired him.
Quick Facts About Booking a Corporate Magician
Pricing: $2,500 to $5,000 depending on format, audience size, and travel. Most corporate dates land $2,500 to $4,000.
Lead time: 6 to 12 weeks for most dates, 4 to 6 months for holiday-party and gala season.
Show lengths: stage show 20 to 45 minutes; strolling 60 to 90 minutes during cocktail hour.
Insurance: many venues require a Certificate of Insurance. Josh carries professional liability coverage and provides a COI on request, usually same day.
Coverage: based in St Louis, performs nationwide; drive-distance Midwest dates skip flight surcharges.
Who This Corporate Event Magician Page Is For (And Who It's Not For)
Working magicians fall into two camps. One does private events: birthday parties, house parties, bachelorette nights, and family celebrations. The other works corporate rooms: company parties, conferences, sales meetings, and awards nights. Josh is the second kind. The pacing, the material, the gear, and the pricing are built for a professional audience, and a magician trained for the first camp does not automatically work in the second. If you are planning a private family event, this is not the right page. If you are booking entertainment for a corporate event, you are in the right place.
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