MAGIC BEYOND TOMORROW™ is Robert’s established future-thinking program exploring change, leadership, and the power of your mind—helping you anticipate the future so you can act on it in advance. Robert combines insight, interaction, humor, and extraordinary Illusions of the Mind™ so your audience doesn’t just hear the message—they become part of moments they cannot explain—and won’t soon forget.

LONGEVITY RISING™ is Robert’s future-planning program exploring how longer life is changing the way we live, work, and thrive. Robert helps people, organizations, and communities prosper—turning longevity into choices and actions—for better living, bigger markets and smarter planning. He connects health, demographic, economic, technological, and societal trends—enabling your audience to—prepare for what’s next.

RECEPTION, DINNER & VIP MAGIC™ — Robert entertains with close-up magic at receptions, private dinners & VIP events, including those where he is already engaged to speak—with interactive card, mind & sleight-of-hand illusions. Whether it’s a few people, dozens, or hundreds—Robert creates a dynamic energy of fun, laughter & mystery as the magic happens in the palm of your hand. His program is self-contained. He can simply join your group and be ready to perform.

For more than three decades, Robert Ian has combined the art of communication with the power of live entertainment—delivering more than 3,000 presentations for corporations, associations, and audiences around the world.

At the center of his work is a fundamental question: How do people—and the organizations serving them—prepare for a future the data says is already arriving?

A professional speaker with 25+ years of executive-level sales and marketing experience, Robert’s work spans business strategy, emerging technology, broadcasting, research, and live audience engagement.

Robert began performing sleight-of-hand illusions during high school summer breaks at world-class resorts in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. In those early years, he developed and marketed an original magic effect to professional performers. His first order came from magician David Copperfield.

Today, he performs close-up magic at receptions, private dinners & VIP events, including those where he is already engaged to speak—with card, mind & sleight-of-hand illusions.

Robert’s clients include GE, Blue Cross, Sysco, 3M, AT&T, Subway, and hundreds more. His audiences have included international celebrities, political leaders, and Olympic athletes. He is the author of How to Identify, Master and Conquer Change™ and has appeared on ABC, CBS, NBC, and FOX.

On stage or among your guests, Robert Ian creates experiences that astound, amaze, and inspire. He gets people thinking, talking, laughing, remembering—and preparing for what’s next.