Jack Thomson performing magic and mind reading

Corporate Entertainment

The mind reader your guests won't stop talking about

Jack Thomson is a mind reader who performs at conferences, awards dinners, product launches and client events for audiences of 50 to 2,000. Rated 5.0 on Google, a Magic Circle Full Member, and fully insured.

If your date is free, you'll have a quote within 24 hours.

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Cotswolds Magician of the Year

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Jack Thomson is a corporate magician and mind reader who spent most of his 15+ years in magic alongside a career as international marketing director of a billion-pound company, so he understands a room full of clients. A Full Member of The Magic Circle, PMCA accredited and rated 5.0 on Google.

  • The Magic Circle · Full Member
  • PMCA accredited
  • Former marketing director
  • 5.0 on Google
  • Performs UK-wide
Jack Thomson performing close-up mind reading at a corporate event

Corporate entertainment


The difference between an event people attend and one they remember

Most corporate entertainment fills a slot in the agenda. Jack's mind reading gives your guests something to talk about in the bar afterwards, in the office on Monday, and in the messages they send each other days later. That is what makes your event the one in the calendar people actually look forward to.

49%

of marketers say audience engagement is the single biggest factor in a successful event

Engagement is exactly what Jack brings to the room.

Source: Markletic event research

What Jack does


Four ways to use him at your event

Jack Thomson, the after dinner show

The after dinner show

A 45 minute show that has the whole room laughing together after a conference day, awards dinner or team event. The ideal way to release the pressure and end the night on a high.

Jack Thomson, conference mc and host

Conference MC and host

Jack keeps your audience engaged between speakers, holds the energy through the day, and covers any gaps so smoothly your guests never know anything went awry. Your event runs like it was planned to the second.

Jack Thomson, product launches

Product launches

Jack builds your key messages into performances designed to stick, so your launch gets talked about, shared and remembered rather than politely applauded. Higher visibility for the brand, warmer prospects for the sales team.

Jack Thomson, client entertainment

Client entertainment

Whether you are impressing prospects, thanking key clients or hosting stakeholders, close-up mind reading breaks the ice and gets people talking. Relationships deepen faster when everyone shares a moment they cannot explain.

Jack Thomson performing close-up magic to an engaged group

The honest comparison


Why a mind reader, not a band, a comedian or a casino table

You have three usual options, and each has a known failure mode. A band becomes background: people talk over it, a few dance, and nobody mentions it on Monday. You have paid for atmosphere, not a memory.

A comedian is a gamble. The act is one-directional, the material is fixed, and one wrong joke in front of clients or a mixed international audience is a risk you carry, not them. Casino tables and photo booths split the room into small pockets, so your guests spend the evening apart, and the one thing a company event exists to create, a shared experience, never happens.

Mind reading works differently because your guests are the show. Their names, their thoughts, their reactions. The whole room watches a colleague have their mind read, and that becomes the story everyone tells together. It is built on participation rather than punchlines, so it lands just as well with a mixed or international audience.

Shared, not fragmented

One room, one moment, everyone in it together.

Clean, not risky

Astonishment needs no edgy material. Safe in front of your most important clients.

Remembered, not background

The performance is about your people, which is why they keep talking about it.

A typical evening


From arrival drinks to the last conversation at the bar

Jack Thomson, drinks reception
1

Drinks reception

Jack moves between groups performing close-up mind reading. Strangers who arrived checking their phones are soon calling colleagues over to watch. The room warms up before anyone sits down.

Jack Thomson, during dinner
2

During dinner

If you want it, Jack works the tables between courses, so every table gets its own moment and the energy never dips while the plates change.

Jack Thomson, the after dinner show
3

The after dinner show

A 45 minute stage show with the whole room laughing, gasping and leaning forward together. If there is a message the evening needs to carry, this is where it is woven in.

Jack Thomson, afterwards
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Afterwards

The part you cannot buy any other way. Guests replay what they saw at the bar, compare theories, and carry the story into the office on Monday.

Every event is different. This is one shape an evening can take, and Jack will design yours around your running order, not the other way round.

Simple process


How a booking works

  1. 1

    Check your date

    Send the enquiry form with your date and event details. If the date is free, you get a fixed quote within 24 hours. No obligation.

  2. 2

    Shape the performance

    Jack tailors the show to your event, your audience and, if you want, your brand message. Close-up for small groups, full stage show for large audiences.

  3. 3

    Enjoy the event

    Jack works directly with your venue and AV team, so on the night everything simply happens. Your only job is to watch the room light up.

No loose ends


Everything handled, so you can host your own event

You have enough to run on the night. When you book Jack, all of this is simply done.

  • A planning conversation before the event, so the performance is shaped around your audience, running order and goals.
  • A show tailored to your event: close-up for smaller groups, a full stage show for large audiences, or both across the evening.
  • Your brand or key message woven into the performance, if you want it.
  • Direct liaison with your venue and AV team on timings, staging and sound.
  • Full insurance, with confirmation supplied for your venue if they ask.
  • A fixed quote with no hidden extras. The price you agree is the price you pay.

Why Jack


A performer who has sat on your side of the table

Jack performed professionally for over 15 years alongside a corporate career that took him to international marketing director of a billion-pound global company, before leaving the boardroom to perform full time. He knows what a corporate event has to achieve, because he used to be the one accountable for it. That is why his shows do more than entertain: he can weave your brand message into the performance, engage an audience of 50 or 2,000, and make sure the event delivers for the person who booked it.

You will not find a sharper, smarter, more engaging mentalist working today. Days later, people were still sending messages about how on earth he did it.

Chris C., corporate event

Jack Thomson, professional magician and mind reader
Cheltenham Post article: Cheltenham illusionist crowned Cotswolds Magician of the Year

A straight answer


Is this right for your event?

Book Jack if

  • You are planning a conference, awards dinner, product launch or client event for 50 to 2,000 guests.
  • You want the room genuinely engaged, not politely occupied.
  • There is a message, a milestone or a brand the evening needs to land.
  • You are the person accountable for whether the event was worth it.

Jack is probably not your act if

  • You want background entertainment people can safely ignore.
  • The decision is being made purely on the cheapest quote.
  • You need a children's entertainer or a general party magician. That is a different job, done well by other people.

Sound like your event? Check your date, and if it is free you will have a fixed, no-obligation quote within 24 hours.

The night your whole company talks about for months.

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Questions


Corporate booking, answered

What size of audience can Jack perform for?

From 50 to 2,000 guests. He performs up-close mind reading for smaller groups and full stage shows for large audiences, and many events combine both.

Can the performance include our brand or key messages?

Yes. With over 15 years of experience combining magic and marketing, Jack builds your messages into the performance so they land and stay landed.

Is Jack insured, and will he work with our venue?

Yes. Jack is fully insured and works directly with your venue and AV team, so there is nothing extra for you to coordinate.

How does pricing work?

Every quote is fixed with no hidden extras. Send your date and details and you will have a quote within 24 hours if the date is free.

What are Jack's credentials?

The Magic Circle Full Member, Cotswolds Magician of the Year 2026, PMCA accredited, and a 5.0 Google rating.

How long does Jack perform for?

It depends on the shape of your event. Close-up mind reading can run through a drinks reception or between courses at dinner, the after dinner stage show runs 45 minutes, and many events combine both across the evening. The format is agreed in the planning conversation before your event.

We have an international or mixed audience. Will the show work?

Yes. The performance is built on participation and reactions rather than scripted punchlines, so it plays just as well to mixed and international audiences. Nothing depends on a shared sense of humour or cultural references.

How far in advance should we book?

As soon as your date is confirmed. Dates go quickly, especially around conference season, awards season and Christmas, and Jack can only be in one room at a time. Checking a date costs nothing and carries no obligation.

Booking


Make yours the event they talk about all year

Dates go quickly, especially around conference and awards season. Check your date now and you will have a fixed, no-obligation quote within 24 hours if it is free.

  • Fully insured, self-contained, works with your venue and AV team
  • Every quote is fixed, with no hidden extras
  1. 01

    Get your quote

    Share the date, venue and audience. Quote back within 24 hours.

  2. 02

    Confirm date and time

    A small deposit locks Jack in. Everything confirmed in writing.

  3. 03

    Enjoy the show

    Jack handles the rest. You take the credit.

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