YOUR BEST WORK IS STILL AHEAD

Resilient Leaders.
Resilient Teams.
Resilient People.

Jason Michaels is a keynote speaker, sleight-of-hand artist, and author who helps individuals, teams, and leaders face what's hard and do the best work of their lives.

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Jason Michaels in a black suit, seated on a stool and smiling

AS SEEN ON

Penn & Teller: Fool Us · TEDx · The New York Times · 55+ countries

TRUSTED BY

Compassus · AbbVie · National HealthCare Corporation · Prudential · McKinsey & Company · NEC

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KEYNOTES

Help your people believe their best work is still ahead.

Jason Michaels on stage in a straitjacket during the Resilience keynote

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SIGNATURE KEYNOTE

Resilience

A keynote for facing what's hard, and believing your best is still ahead.

Through story, humor, live magic, and a closing straitjacket escape, Jason teaches the five practices that took him from feeling trapped inside his own body to living free.

Resilient Leaders Resilient Teams Resilient People

FIVE PRACTICES YOUR AUDIENCE TAKES HOME

Identify · Communicate · Compassion · Perspective · Gratitude

Leaders book this keynote when their people need to come out of a hard season ready to move forward.

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A SECOND KEYNOTE · PURPOSE AND PRIDE AT WORK

Your Work Matters

Remind your people why their work matters.

Every role creates an experience for someone: a patient who feels cared for, a customer who feels understood, a colleague who can count on you. Jason uses world-class sleight of hand to show that purpose is something you can find, build, and choose in any job.

Leaders book this keynote to celebrate the good work their people do every day, or to reconnect a team that has lost the thread back to why.

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KEYNOTE + MAGIC

One booking. Two ways to reach the room.

Pair the keynote with close-up magic before or after the program, whether Jason is moving through the room or holding court at a dedicated table. It's a natural way to bring leaders, sponsors, and guests together.

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IDEAL FOR

Cocktail receptions
Sponsor and VIP gatherings
Leadership dinners
Opening and closing receptions

Optional add-ons: signed copies of Jason's books for attendees, and CardShark playing cards available only through Jason.

Jason Michaels speaking to a conference audience at MPI Connect

THE STORY BEHIND THE MESSAGE

The world had a clear idea of what his life would look like. He had a different one.

At thirteen, Jason Michaels was diagnosed with Tourette Syndrome. He still lives with it today, and he has performed in more than 55 countries, appeared on Penn & Teller: Fool Us, and taken the TEDx stage. This is not a tragic story. It's an inspiring blueprint you can put to work.

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The MPI Connect audience on its feet applauding as Jason Michaels finishes the Resilience keynote — Holly Carpenter, Carpenter Hospitality Company
MPI Connect 2026 speaker selection committee

Jason Michaels holding up a guest's signed playing card during close-up magic

PRIVATE & CORPORATE CLOSE-UP MAGIC

The impossible, made personal.

World-class sleight of hand for private evenings, client appreciation events, and executive gatherings, performed inches from your guests. Jason is a member of 4F, the invitation-only fraternity of the world's leading close-up artists.

"A demonstration of superb card manipulation." The New York Times

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BOOKS

The message, in print.

You Can Do the Impossible, Too!

How one man overcame Tourette Syndrome to become an acclaimed professional magician, and how you can live your biggest, boldest life.

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Tourette Warriors

Inspiring stories of resilience and triumph.