About Jack
The magician who ran marketing for a billion-pound company
A rare combination: fifteen years of real rooms, and a boardroom past that means he understands exactly what your event has to achieve.
If your date is free, you'll have a quote within 24 hours.
Jack Thomson is a magician and mind reader who performed for 15+ years while working as international marketing director of a billion-pound company, before going full time. A Full Member of The Magic Circle, PMCA accredited and Cotswolds Magician of the Year 2026, he performs UK-wide for audiences of 10 to 2,000.
- The Magic Circle · Full Member
- Cotswolds Magician of the Year 2026
- PMCA accredited
- 5.0 on Google
- Cheltenham · UK-wide
About Jack
A performer, and a business brain
I'm Jack Thomson, a magician and mind reader based near Cheltenham. I learned sleight of hand at the age of 10, won multiple awards as a teenager, and began performing professionally at 16.
For most of the fifteen years since, magic was the second job. The first took me through a career in international marketing, all the way to marketing director of a company worth over a billion pounds, running major events and campaigns and learning exactly how a room full of people thinks and responds.
Eventually I left the boardroom to perform full time. The result is a rare combination: a performer with fifteen years of real rooms behind him who also understands, from the inside, what an event has to achieve. It is why my corporate and trade show work does more than entertain, and why every booking is planned properly and delivered exactly as agreed.
The story so far
How a marketing director became a mind reader
- 10
The first trick
Learned sleight of hand at the age of 10 and never really stopped, winning multiple awards through my teens.
- 16
Turning professional
Started performing professionally at 16, building fifteen years of experience in real rooms, up close and on stage.
- The day job
A career in marketing
Rose through international marketing to become marketing director of a billion-pound company, accountable for events and campaigns that had to work first time.
- Now
Full time, and credentialled
Left the boardroom to perform full time. Now a Full Member of The Magic Circle, Cotswolds Magician of the Year 2026 and PMCA accredited.
In the press
Cotswolds Magician of the Year 2026
In February 2026, the Cheltenham Post covered Jack being crowned Cotswolds Magician of the Year at the long-running Cotswold Magical Society competition, judged on his close-up magic and mind reading.
Reviews
Rated 5.0 by the people who booked him.
You will not find a sharper, smarter, more engaging mentalist working today. Jack blended corporate professionalism with genuine jaw-dropping moments. No filler, no slow sections, no cheesy lines. Days later, people were still sending messages about how on earth he did what he did. If you want people laughing, gasping and talking about the experience long after it is over, hire Jack Thomson. Immediately.
He isn't the cheesy, rabbit-out-of-a-hat type. He captures the attention of the whole room. Even people who 'don't like magic' end up saying 'do another one!'. Very nice guy, even better magician.
The students and staff were absolutely amazed by the tricks you performed. It created a fantastic atmosphere and made the Prom such a memorable success, with so many people captivated and enjoying the night.
What Jack does
Five ways to book Jack
Corporate events
After dinner shows, conference hosting and product launches.
Trade shows
Stand engagement and lead generation, built to pay for itself.
Weddings
A modern wedding host and magician in one.
Private parties
Birthdays, anniversaries, stag and hen parties and celebrations.
Christmas parties
Corporate festive entertainment, packages from £550.
Booking
Bring the impossible to your event
Tell Jack about your event and, if the date is free, you will have a fixed quote within 24 hours. No hidden extras, no obligation.
- Fully insured, self-contained, works with your venue and AV team
- Every quote is fixed, with no hidden extras
- 01
Get your quote
Share the date, venue and audience. Quote back within 24 hours.
- 02
Confirm date and time
A small deposit locks Jack in. Everything confirmed in writing.
- 03
Enjoy the show
Jack handles the rest. You take the credit.