Mind Reading, Risk & Clay Shooting: Alpha & Ammo with Validus Risk Management
What happens when corporate mentalism meets clay shooting? Behind the scenes at Alpha & Ammo, a unique Validus Risk Management client event at Purdey at The Royal Berkshire.
Performing at John Deere's 50th Anniversary Celebration in Nottinghamshire
There are some corporate events you remember because of the venue.
Others because of the audience.
And then there are those rare events that stay with you because they were unlike anything else you've ever done.
John Deere's 50th Anniversary Celebration in the UK was one of those events.
Why Choosing The Right Entertainment Format Made Softcat’s Manchester Celebration Unforgettable
One of the questions I’m asked most often by corporate event organisers isn’t how much I charge or what my show involves.
It’s much simpler.
“Should we book close-up entertainment, a stage show… or both?”
There isn’t a single answer because every event has its own atmosphere, audience and objectives. Sometimes one style is exactly right. Other times, combining both creates a much more memorable experience.
Softcat’s quarterly team celebration in Manchester proved to be a perfect example.
From Lockdown Cancellation To A Successful Technology Expo At The British Motor Museum
Some events take years to happen.
My first event with Stone Group actually began in January 2020. The company had contacted me about performing at their annual IT Futures Forum at the British Motor Museum in Gaydon, Warwickshire.
The event was expected to attract between 200 and 400 delegates from across the technology sector, bringing together customers, suppliers, exhibitors and industry experts for a day of networking, presentations and discussion.
Performing Conference Entertainment at the De Vere Grand Connaught Rooms, London
The first thing that struck me about the De Vere Grand Connaught Rooms wasn’t the conference itself.
It was the venue.
Tucked away in the heart of central London, the building combines grand architecture, sweeping staircases and elegant event spaces with the sort of modern production and AV facilities that large corporate conferences demand. It is exactly the kind of venue that immediately reminds you this is not going to be an ordinary evening.
Performing at a Corporate Office Launch in Altrincham, Manchester
There is something psychologically interesting about office launch events.
They sit somewhere between a corporate function and a social celebration. Part business. Part party. People arrive still carrying traces of “work mode” with them, yet the entire purpose of the evening is usually to encourage connection, conversation and excitement about the future.
Performing at the LawNet National Conference at Heythrop Park
There are certain corporate events that quietly stay with you because they represent a step forwards in your career.
Not necessarily because of celebrity guests or huge theatrical productions, but because you suddenly realise that organisations operating at a national level have trusted you to become part of one of their most important events of the year.
That was very much how I felt when I was booked to perform at the LawNet National Conference at Heythrop Park in Oxfordshire.
Performing at Eton College - A Private Garden Luncheon Filled with History, Warmth & Mind Reading
Last summer I found myself performing somewhere I never expected my career would eventually take me - the private residence of the House Master at Eton College. Even before the performance itself began, it already felt like one of those events that would stay with me for a very long time.
Performing Corporate Shows at Old Trafford, Manchester
Looking back now, the corporate events that probably shaped me most as a performer weren’t necessarily the biggest or most prestigious.
Many of them happened through a series of corporate events held at Old Trafford in Manchester roughly a decade ago whilst working regularly as a corporate entertainer in Manchester. The events were organised by a travel industry company called TIPTO, and over the course of around eighteen months I found myself regularly travelling around the UK performing at their “Super Shows” alongside comedian and compère Jed Stone.
Performing at the Four Seasons Ten Trinity Square, London
London always feels slightly different in the weeks leading up to Christmas.
The city becomes busier, brighter and somehow even more cinematic than usual. Office buildings begin glowing against the dark winter evenings, decorations appear across the streets and luxury hotels transform themselves into these warm islands of gold light amongst the cold London air outside.
In November 2023, I travelled down to London to perform at a corporate Risk Summit hosted by Marsh UK Construction Practice at the Four Seasons Hotel at Ten Trinity Square.