Gentry For Keynote:
Gentry for Keynote features Nicholas Gentry — The Intellectual’s Illusionist — delivering high-impact keynote presentations for corporate audiences, conferences, and executive events.
Blending applied psychology, philosophy, and live mentalism, Gentry’s keynotes are designed to sharpen attention, challenge assumptions, and create moments of insight that audiences carry back into their work. This is not entertainment disguised as a talk — it is a structured, intellectually rigorous experience built to engage thoughtful professionals without talking down to them.
This keynote reel highlights presentations tailored for:
• Corporate conferences and annual meetings
• Leadership retreats and executive offsites
• Technology, innovation, and strategy events
• Professional development and learning programs
Each keynote is customized to the audience and objectives, aligning performance with themes such as communication, influence, decision-making, and human behavior.
Gentry for Trade Shows:
Gentry for Trade Shows showcases Gentry inside a trade show booth where minds were read, attention was captured, and qualified leads flowed. Watch The Intellectual’s Illusionist & Executive Mentalist performing live at the Sygnia booth during the Gartner Security & Risk Management Summit in Oxon Hill, Maryland.
Gentry isn’t your typical trade show entertainer. With a master’s degree in rhetoric from Carnegie Mellon and a bachelor’s in philosophy, he combines deep academic training with intuitive showmanship. His background includes time as a Peace Corps volunteer in rural West Africa, a spokesperson for the American Red Cross of Alaska, and an English teacher in Japan—all part of a globe-spanning résumé marked by curiosity, communication, and cultural intelligence.
As The Intuitionist, Nicholas uses psychological insight, mentalism, and live persuasion to stop foot traffic, engage skeptical minds, and turn casual attendees into intrigued prospects. His approach is subtle, strategic, and unforgettable—ideal for brands that need more than gimmicks.
Gentry for Entertainment:
Gentry for Entertainment showcases Nicholas Gentry — The Intellectual’s Illusionist — delivering high-impact live entertainment for corporate events, private gatherings, and sophisticated social occasions.
Blending modern mentalism, psychology, philosophy, and sharp wit, Gentry creates unforgettable performances that engage intelligent audiences without resorting to gimmicks or low-brow magic. His work is designed for hosts and organizers who want their guests fully present, actively engaged, and genuinely impressed.
This sizzle reel highlights Gentry’s entertainment-focused performances for:
• Corporate receptions and holiday parties
• Private events and celebrations
• Executive dinners and client entertainment
• High-end social and cultural gatherings
Gentry at TEDx:
Gentry at TEDx showcases Nicholas Gentry — The Executive Mentalist & Intellectual’s Illusionist — delivering a keynote experience that turns impostor syndrome into a superpower.
Most high performers feel like frauds. Even Harry Houdini — the most famous magician of all time — confessed on his deathbed that he felt like a fake. But what if impostor syndrome isn’t a weakness? What if it’s your greatest strength?
In this interactive keynote, The Intellectual’s Illusionist, Nicholas Gentry, shows corporate teams how to rethink self-doubt, embrace authentic confidence, and turn everyday illusions into powerful business lessons on trust, collaboration, and influence.
Key takeaways:
✅ How impostor feelings are normal — and even valuable
✅ The magician’s secret of method vs. effect vs. presentation — and how it applies to leadership
✅ How to transform perception into authentic confidence
✅ Practical tools to break through fear and perform at a higher level
Program format:
• 45–60 minute keynote
• In-person or virtual
• Designed for audiences from 10 to 2,000+
• Safe, professional audience interaction
• Customizable to your theme or industry
Ideal for:
• Leadership retreats
• Sales kickoffs
• Annual meetings
• Innovation and strategy conferences
https://www.jefferson.edu/life-at-jefferson/activities-and-organizations/tedxjeffersonu.html
Gentry for Television:
Gentry for Television presents Nicholas Gentry, The Intellectual’s Illusionist & Executive Mentalist, performing live mentalism on PA Live! with host Chris Bohinski, airing on WBRE-TV, the NBC affiliate serving Pennsylvania.
In this television appearance, Gentry demonstrates predictive mentalism by anticipating Chris Bohinski’s choices before ever arriving at the studio — using character, decision-making patterns, and psychological insight rather than chance. The result is a sharp, engaging segment that blends illusion, psychology, and real-time reasoning for a national-network-caliber audience.
