About Yan Markson - Mentalist, Magician, and Speaker

About Yan Markson

Mentalism, Magic, and Psychological Entertainment.

Yan Markson is one of Canada’s top professional mentalist, magician, and psychological entertainers. Yan’s performances are always energetic, interactive, and inspiring. In the past several years Yan has worked across Canada at Cirque Avaia, the 2010 Olympic Games, as well as hundreds of the top companies in North America, in Las Vegas on Penn & Teller’s TV Show “Fool Us”.

In 2015 he was recognized as ‘Top Magician’ in Toronto by BlogTo, WhatToDoToronto.com, SparkGig.com, and was the finalist for “Entertainer of the Year” at the 2016 Canadian Events Industry Awards.

Learn more about Yan’s work:

Corporate
Events

Trade Shows & Conferences

Speaking &
Education

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When you're having more fun than the audience... 🤣

I am so grateful to do what I do! The energy you get back from people is unreal and is indescribable. I think that's why it's so addicting!

📷 Photos from recent event in Fort Worth, Texas by @jaredlindsayphotography
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Mesmerizing, isn't it? You can't help but to star

Mesmerizing, isn't it?

You can't help but to stare at this and feel something. Wonder? Confusion? Satisfaction?

What was your initial reaction when you saw this?

I thought it was kind of beautiful.

As Confucius put it: "Everything has beauty, but not everyone can see it."

Look around, there is magic all around us in this unbelievable universe. If you look for it. You will find it.

#bepresent #mindset #thepowerofperception

In 2019 I made the decision to stretch myself. To

In 2019 I made the decision to stretch myself. To re-invent myself.

I wanted to push myself beyond my mentalism shows and use my skills and my perspective to share impactful and valuable ideas on ‘The Power of Perception.’

Fast forward to this year - I've shattered my own expectations for speaking engagements — (and no, I'm not talking the mentalism shows.)

No speaking agent, no Google ads, no SEO ... and to be honest, I barely post on social media. 😏

> So how did I get here??

By taking action, breaking things, making mistakes, and learning.

It started as small as weaving a 3-5 minute monologue into my shows.
I took every opportunity there was to speak for any group. Sometimes for absolutely free when I could've done a paid show instead.

Along the way there were strong feelings of doubt, second-guessing, fear, imposter syndrome. - Ever watched yourself on tape? The Cringe... oh THE CRINGE!! 😖 but I analyzed and rated every single show, did a retrospective, asked for feedback and advice took the data and kept building.

The presentation evolved so many times … each time resonating with the audience more and more.

People started experiencing the same vision and feeling I've had in my mind this whole time.

… So, as I gear up for upcoming keynote presentations across Canada over the next couple months, I am proud that every opportunity came from word-of-mouth.

There is still a lot of work ahead, but it's nice to get some validation.

A reminder that we can all reinvent ourselves, we can all grow and do more than we think we're capable of.
It all starts with a growth mindset and making the 1st step. 🧠💪

I’m curious - have you had to re-invent yourself, how was that like?

"Success isn't a big step you take in the future. Success is the small steps you take today."

#Speaker #mindset #mentalist #thepowerofperception

🇨🇱 🇺🇲 - Stayed at the hotel JFK stayed

🇨🇱 🇺🇲 - Stayed at the hotel JFK stayed at the night before he was assassinated. 😵‍💫 Was in Fort Worth for a private corporate event yesterday, and can't wait to come back again!
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Great food, great weather, very nice people. If you haven't been to Texas, you're missing out. Love the vibe here. ❤️
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Had a great time presenting my keynote "The Power

Had a great time presenting my keynote "The Power of Perception" at the Remax Elevate Conference yesterday to wonderful audience.

We explored how perception and mindset can affect our ability to communicate, innovate and achieve the highest potential.

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