FAQs
- What should the customer know about your pricing (e.g., discounts, fees)?
Because of high demand during the Holiday Season, I kindly ask for $350 for the first hour, and if applicable, $100/hour for each additional hour. Also, when you hopefully hire me, I ask for half of the total agreed payment up front, and then the other half of the agreed payment after I complete your event. Additionally, I beg of you to provide me on this site with an honest review, which just takes seconds. First of all, everything is usually negotiable! In some cases. I may ask for additional fees, if the event is not within 30 miles, whereas forty (40) minutes or more of driving cost may be added. If the event is longer than an hour, then the second can be reduced, and since in all probability you will want me to stay longer than our original agreement, then additional time can probably be reduced further, OR POSSIBLY BE FREE IN SOME CASES, along with reduction of travel costs, ESPECIALLY IF great food and drinks are readily available ; )
- What is your typical process for working with a new customer?
First and foremost, I prefer to talk to a new customer via the phone, so I can attentively listen to exactly what the client wants for their very important event, as my main goal is to make the client look phenomenal in the eyes of their valued attendees, while enriching the experience of all, so as they ALWAYS remember my Professional magic, and thus retain for life such, along with how much they will always value the actual client that provided them with such a FANTASTIC EXPERIENCE!
- What education and/or training do you have that relates to your work?
Please allow me to initially let you know about my education. I have a M.B.A. that I completed in 2001 with a GPA of 3.56, and am a Six Sigma Black Belt. Additional, I also speak conversational Spanish & German, and my English vocabulary is in the 99th percentile. My significant magic training is as follows: - I own over $17,000 worth of magic - The majority of such magic consists of over 150 DVD's - I have studied in depth each & every DVD - The DVD's consist of Mentalism, Illusions, Card Tricks, Coin Tricks, Rope Tricks, Children's Tricks/Shows, Stage Shows, iPhone Tricks, & absolutely phenomenal HiTech wireless remote trick invented by my great friend, Cesaral from Madrid, Spain, whom won the highly regarded FISM award for technical magic. I own many of the unbelievably totally awesome tricks that you may have seen on America's Got Talent & Fool Penn & Teller. - I have been trained by some of the most regarded Professional magicians in the world that I am friends with: - Max Maven in Mentalism - Steve Draun in card & coin tricks - Cesaral in HiTech wireless magic - I have attended numerous magic training seminars - I have conceived & shared the concepts of several HiTech tricks, one of which is called "The Red Hot UV Light," where I was involved with the great Cesaral from beginning to end, and the trick was LOVED by a very famous magician, DAVID BLAINE. Additionally, I thought you "might" be interested in my past career, which may further enable you to see that I can quite readily communicate easily in the vernacular of almost all facets applicable to your attendees. Also, normally children like me very much since I luv to make them smile. In summary, I worked for 25 years in Automotive as a Professional Quality expert. In 2007, I started Medicare and BCBSM approved Durable Medical Equipment (DME) corporation called Old World DME, Inc., which was very successful until 2014, but at that time, the 2010 Health Care Reform had mandated a DME Competitive Bidding, which eliminated 75% of my cash flow, and eventually reduced profit margins significantly down to 5%, which forced me to unfortunately almost totally close in early 2019, except for online Home Care Equipment sales.