“I’ve had several senior level leaders comment on how your presentation was one of the clear highlights of the Expo & Learning part of the conference.”
~Theo, Senior Executive at BP
The Experience
Whether you need a keynote speaker, world-class sales trainer, or a phenomenal brand ambassador, the plan is the same: amaze the crowd!
We do this with a lot of audience participation, lots of engagement, and just enough fun to make everyone forget that they’re learning.
So if you’re planning a trade show exhibit, awards banquet, VIP cocktail hour, or any other kind of high stakes corporate event then I can help.
The Mentalist
Hi there, I’m Jonathan W. Pritchard.
I’m a professional mentalist-turned coach & consultant. I help companies engage their audiences at high stake events & I help highly ambitious people start their own personal brand businesses.
I’m the founder of several companies that are all centered on helping businesses be more successful through the power of applied psychology.
Accomplishments
I worked with one of the largest digital marketing companies in the world to re-architect their entire sales process from scheduling to the initial call to pitching and final negotiations. With my system they increased sales by 20% with a 30% smaller sales team.
When I’m not on the road then you can find me at home in the mountains of North Carolina with my wife & daughter. We’re probably playing Mario Kart or practicing Kung Fu.
Fun Facts
- Became close personal friends with James Randi and worked with him for 13 years helping manage applications & design testing protocols for his Million Dollar Paranormal Challenge.
- Performed for Howard Stern, Heidi Klum, Mel B, and Howie Mandel. It involved me putting a paper bag over Nick Canon’s head.
- Performed 15,000+ shows at Universal Studios, Orlando.
- Drove a safari truck at Disney’s Animal Kingdom.
- Performed for the troops stationed overseas.
- Performed for a nudist group. Yes, completely naked.
- Performed on Penn&Teller’s Fool Us. Didn’t make it to air.
- Criss Angel flew me out to Vegas for two weeks to consult on a TV project.
- Learned how to juggle fire at age 13. Hammer nails up my nose at age 15. Eat fire at age 18.
- Busked on the sidewalks of Asheville NC which is where I learned the art & science of drawing a crowd. This is the seed of my trade show consulting company.
- Used to have a mohawk while I was the tour manager for a punk rock magician in the early 2000’s.
- Was the “Pitch Doctor” for 3 years at the country’s #1 tech incubator located in Chicago.
- Was State Farm’s #1 highest rated entrepreneurial coach for 4 years running. I helped go-getters improve their branding, marketing, sales, and negotiation skills with a series of monthly workshops in downtown Chicago.
- Involved with an open source project aimed at re-designing the internet from the ground up. Led to me being flown out to Dubai to consult with a technology company about messaging.
- Wrote the script for this video.
- More that I’ve forgotten, and will add when I remember…
Cultural Touchstones
We’ll get along if you vibe with any of these:
The Matrix, Jurassic Park, Tron Legacy, Tron: Reconfigured (soundtrack), Koyaanisqatsi, The House Of Leaves, Zen & the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, Heavy Metal (magazine), Mario Kart 8, TTRPGs, Valerian And The City Of A Thousand Planets, Modest Mouse, Memories (anime), Portishead, Dark City, Ghost In The Shell, Mr. Robot, Snow Crash, The Three Body Problem, Anathem, Gattaca, Atlas Shrugged, Firefly, Pi (movie), Legion, Batman The Animated Series, The Book of the New Sun.