Billy Riggs

THE WORLD’S ONLY DIS-ILLUSIONIST!

TOP FIVE AWARD WINNER! MILLION DOLLAR ROUNDTABLE SELECTEE. The DIS-illusionist performs his illusions onstage while shattering yours. Hilarious, Moving, Mind-blowing, Entertaining & Life-altering!

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TOP FIVE AWARD WINNER: Voted Most Entertaining Speaker in America!

  • Hands-down the best motivator in the country for the money!
  • Moving and Inspiring: “Not a dry eye in the house.”
  • Naturally hilarious: “Laughed so hard I nearly wet myself!”
  • Booked for the prestigious Million Dollar Roundtable
  • Often the highest-rated speaker in a convention’s history
  • Audiences up to 20,000 at a time, or as small as 20 people.
  • Earned the CSP designation in near-record time
  • Totally relevant and immediately useful!
  • 40 years on the platform
  • Entertaining beyond belief!
  • A consummate professional
  • TWO master’s degrees, both magna cum laude
  • Starred in 90-minute television special

Billy Riggs brings a combination of skills to the platform that may be unrivalled in the speaking industry. This riveting orator, first-class magician and naturally-hilarious man combines eye-popping content, practical takeaways, gripping stories, baffling illusions and uproarious comedy that regularly evokes the comment, “The best presenter in the history of our convention!” His quick hands and quicker wit, combined with his complete mastery of the stage will draw gasps, laughter and aha moments from any audience. Attendees are alternately thrown into paroxysms of laughter and moved to tears on a roller-coaster ride they won’t soon forget. Through television, radio, books, videos,  and live keynote speeches Billy has used an unusual blend of comedy, music, magic, training, and motivation to spread his positive attitude to more than a million people on five continents. A spellbinding speaker, Mr. Riggs was presenting to audiences as large as 15,000 people by the age of 22.  Audiences find themselves stirred by his sincerity and power on the platform. In 2002, Mr. Riggs was presented the highest earned award of the National Speakers Association: the Certified Speaking Professional.  Since 1995, he has breathed magic into people, companies and organizations. Allow the world’s only DIS-illusionist to expose and eliminate the mental barriers (“Grand Illusions”) that form self-imposed barriers to success. Using world-class magical illusions to drive home his points, Billy’s presentations have transformed hundreds of otherwise ordinary conferences into something truly special.

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Author of five books:
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“Megatudes: Twelve All-Important Attitudes that will Shape Your Destiny!”

Positively Magical Service! (Twelve Ways to Dazzle Your Customers)

“Replace Your Grand Illusions with Grander Realities”
“The Twelve Immutable Laws of Humor”
“Fresh Start”

CO-AUTHOR: “ServEssentials – A Guide to Stellar Customer Service”

Audio Cd’s & DVD’s:
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– The Magic of Attitude (Audio CD)
– PMA The Power of a Positively Magical Attitude! – DVD
– The Magic of Sales (Audio CD)

– How to Become a Born Leader (online seminar)
– How to Start an Epidemic Without Becoming a Plague (Audio CD)
– How to Drive Yourself Without Driving Yourself Crazy (Audio CD)
– The Magic of Education (Audio CD)
– How to Provide Magical Customer Service (Audio CD)
– How to Inspire Magical Customer Service (Audio CD)
– Grand Illusions, Grander Realities (Audio CD)
– How to Permanently Improve Your Life (Audio CD)
– Why You Do the Things You Do… and How to Stop Doing Them! (Audio CD)
– Girls Are Not Just Long-haired Boys (Audio CD)
– All Your Favorite Love Songs… Divorce Style! (Music CD)

EXPERT ON
Education
Motivation
Customer Service
Leadership
Sales
Magic/Magician
EXPERIENCE IN
Nonprofit
Sales

PROGRAM INFORMATION

HOW TO BECOME A BORN LEADER. (CLIMB THE LEADERSHIP PYRAMID THROUGH 6 DISTINCT STAGES.)

Bosses are a dime a dozen; leaders are priceless. Employees obey bosses only because they fear they will be rendered more miserable if they disobey than if they obey. Morale suffers and productivity sags. But a genuine leader inspires team members to want to do their work. Employees follow true leaders out of respect and admiration. They work out of a sense of shared ownership of goals. Learn the keys to climbing the “Leadership Pyramid” through six distinct stages (while laughing through an entertaining and fun program) and begin the rewarding journey from mere boss to leader! This program becomes even more fun and entertaining when combined (at no additional charge) with Billy Riggs’ magic and comedy!
entertainment-based inspirational / life-changing humorous / funny educational / informative audience activity

POSITIVELY MAGICAL SERVICE! (EXPLODING THE MYTHS THAT PREVENT SUPERIOR SERVICE!)

Today’s market is more highly competitive than ever before. But successful businesses know that the most effective and least expensive way to distinguish their company from the competition is to provide mind-boggling customer service. In a dazzling combination of magic and education, world-class magician Billy Riggs exposes the five grand illusions that prevent you and your staff from serving your customers in a way that keeps them coming back again and again, and reveals the secrets of rendering Positively Magical Service. You may choose a program to train frontline service providers, OR a program to train managers to inspire their frontliners to provide stellar service.

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POSITIVELY MAGICAL SELLING! (SHATTER THE MENTAL BARRIERS, THE “GRAND ILLUSIONS,” THAT REDUCE SALES.)

Effective selling is the result of accurate beliefs – beliefs about the marketplace, the client, and yourself. Consequently, your greatest obstacles to stratospheric sales success are your illusions, faulty beliefs that lurk in the subconscious mind to lower self-confidence, undermine motivation, and reduce closing ratios. In this fascinating combination of classic magic, humor, and education, world-class illusionist and sales trainer Billy Riggs helps eliminate these psychological glass ceilings, propelling your sales force to higher sales and greater satisfaction.

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THE POWER OF A P.M.A. (POSITIVELY MAGICAL ATTITUDE) RESHAPE YOUR COMPANY VIA THE POWER OF ATTITUDE!

The single most important factor in success is attitude. A positive attitude directly impacts the bottom line because it improves performance, reduces turnover, and decreases absenteeism. Best of all, a fabulous attitude is contagious. Help your staff embrace change with a smile, adjust to hardship with optimism, and strive to be their best each and every day by experiencing the “Magic of Attitude”! This unique and energetic combination of entertainment, comedy, and enlightenment allows world-class illusionist Billy Riggs to demonstrate how attitude and performance are inextricably linked, and motivates your staff to turn their new attitude into profitable action.

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HOW TO ACHIEVE THE IMPOSSIBLE! DEMOLISHING THE FALSE BELIEFS THAT PREVENT GREAT LEADERSHIP.

Extraordinary success is the result of extraordinary leadership. In this powerful presentation, magician Billy Riggs impresses leaders and managers with the core beliefs held by all remarkably successful leaders, and shatters the illusions that limit growth. This presentation is perfect for leadership or board training and is entertaining, motivational and highly practical. Learn how your organization can achieve the impossible from a master of the impossible!
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PURE MAGIC AND COMEDY TO MAKE YOUR BANQUET COME ALIVE!

World-class magician Billy Riggs is a master illusionist who brings his unique flair to corporate entertainment. He has dazzled audiences on five continents as a magician, been a featured entertainer on 10 cruise ships, and performed to crowds from 20 to 20,000. Imagine your people laughing until they cry, being astounded by Las Vegas-quality magic, and leaving with the unmistakable sense that they have been thoroughly… entertained (not to mention having sore cheeks from laughing so much!). Audience participation, hilarious comic routines, music, and astonishing effects come together in an unforgettable evening of fun and adventure. (30 to 60 minutes)
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PRESTO CHANGO: HOW TO MAKE CHANGE A POSITIVELY MAGICAL EXPERIENCE!

The lone constant in life is change. Improving technologies, increasingly-savvy customers and an evolving marketplace force companies and their employees into an uncomfortable choice: constant reinvention or guaranteed obsolescence. Discover the hidden misconceptions that make change so difficult and learn to embrace it as a welcome friend.
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POSITIVELY MAGICAL EDUCATION! IN-SERVICES FOR ALL-SCHOOL STAFF OR CLASSIFIED STAFF ONLY.

The staff and faculty of exemplary schools hold a set of core beliefs in common – beliefs about students, learning, work and themselves. Internalizing these beliefs, then, is essential to effective education. By formulating, nurturing and communicating the proper belief system, you can quickly drive your classroom, school or district to exemplary status. In this hilarious, but provocative combination of magic, message and motivation, Billy Riggs demolishes the debilitating myths that render schools ineffective, & identifies the cardinal realities of education.

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POSITIVELY MAGICAL TEACHING! (IN-SERVICES FOR PROFESSIONAL EDUCATORS)

Remarkably effective educators hold a set of core beliefs in common – beliefs about students, about teaching, and about themselves. Internalizing these beliefs, then, is essential to preparing good teachers for the classroom. By formulating, nurturing, and communicating the proper belief system, you can quickly inspire and drive your classroom, school or district to exemplary status. Demolishing the illusions that prevent effective teaching! In this hilarious, but provocative combination of magic, message and motivation, Billy Riggs demolishes the debilitating myths that render teachers ineffective, & identifies the cardinal realities of education.
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