About Robert Strong
Robert Strong has been voted San Francisco’s “Best Comedian” twice and “Best Magician” three times by the Bay Guardian. He is Google’s unofficial Chief Magic Officer and has been performing and teaching magic there since 2014 to spark creativity and improve executive presence. Most of his clients are Bay Area tech companies including Meta, Apple, AWS, Microsoft, Adobe, Cisco, Salesforce, LinkedIn, Lenovo, Samsung, HPE, & Dell Emc, but he also travels and performs for companies and organizations of all sizes.
He is proudly a performing member at the world-famous Magic Castle in Hollywood, and often invents magic tricks that are performed by other professional magicians.
He was the co-producer and host of Comedy Talks: Conversations with the Legends of Comedy and has performed for countless celebrities, including Neil Patrick Harris, Weird Al Yankovic, Robin Williams and many more here.
He has performed in 50 countries, all 50 states, and twice at the White House. He was a 10-year artist-in-residence at the Smithsonian, resident magician at TEDx San Francisco, resident magician at Singularity University, resident magician at SF Sketchfest, and he sits on the board of the non-profit Wonderfest.
In addition to keynote speaking, Robert is a world-renowned magician, trade show presenter, master of ceremonies, and bestselling author of Amaze & Delight: Secrets to Creating Magic in Business. Robert is also the founder and CEO of Speak About AI, a speakers bureau that represents some of the biggest names in AI/ML. See his TED Talk on magic and AI.
He speaks on The Neuroscience of Magic at The Commonwealth Club, at Stanford University, and more.
Combining comedy, magic, storytelling, and real practical business takeaways, Robert Strong will make your event so memorable that your team will talk about it for years! Listen to him on the Smart Meetings podcast here.
Companies who trust Robert Strong to entertain their executives, their teams, and their customers:
Awards & Achievements
Featured in Punch Magazine, March 2024
Featured in Gentry Magazine, August 2020
YELP REVIEWS
Adam C.
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I hired Robert to perform magic at my company, and since then, I think I've hired him four more times. Robert is one of the funniest magicians I've ever seen, his personality lights up a room. His material is fooling and amazing, and I know magic -- I see almost 100 magic shows a year. In a trade…
Jonathan P.
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Robert is a really nice guy, but that's not why you should hire him. Robert is a spectacular dancer, but that's still not why you should hire him. In fact, if you're just looking for a pretty good 5 star yelp rated magician, there are lots of those and you're probably in the wrong place here.
Sarah M.
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Social company events - like our holiday party - can be a bit challenging as everyone tends to stick with those they collaborate with at work. What impressed me was how Robert was able to engage the audience with humor and break up the cliques by incorporating magic tricks that required team work.
Mo F.
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Our entire family loves Robert! Even with shelter in place, Robert is able to leave us in awe and he's able to make it interactive from the comfort of our living room. Thanks for the easy tricks you've also taught us to impress our friends. :-) Highly recommend!.
dreamer s.
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Superb pivot of the Magic/Comedy live act to the work-from-home/connect-from-home-and-family environment to deliver safe virtual entertainment (and instruction!). A great time, well orchestrated without tech hiccups, very clean and suited for the kids handing out with the employees on the call …
Bryan P.
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I've seen Robert perform countless times in front of a variety of audiences and, simply put, there is no crowd he can't energize and delight. His seamless blend of information, comedy, and magic bring the entire room to life whether he's drawing in hundreds of people or broadcasting online.
GOOGLE REVIEWS
Alexandria Lintern
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Robert is phenomenal! Humorous, interactive, adapts both to live and virtual magic seamlessly. I thoroughly enjoyed the show! Great for adults and children!
Anna Botelho
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Need a fun event during covid19? Robert is an amazing magician, and performed a highly entertaining, interactive, and fun magic show all via video stream. If you are looking for an uplifting team building event or way to make your family event special, I would highly recommend Robert. He can both perform magic and/or teach simple tricks via video stream. Very creative and engaging, varied use of the video stream, chat, interaction with the 100+ people on the video call, very professional and fun.
Grace Popple
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Thoroughly enjoyed a virtual company event with 100 locations connected from home via Google Meet. Very clean fun, well-pitched to appeal to the individual employees and whole families with kids that were connected. Positive attitude and great management of the technology to keep us all engaged. Even taught us some secrets!
Rachel Ho
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Robert was my magic teacher as part of a series of 101 magic classes organized at my workplace. Robert's a fantastic teacher and I had so much fun. I thought I would do a terrible job at picking up magic tricks, and was concerned about not having enough time to practice them to make the classes worthwhile, but he broke things down very clearly and gave the class lots to work with. ...
Natasha Miller
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Robert Strong... from the first trick he did with cold hard cash for one of our clients... (blew me away), to pinch-hitting in a tux no less for a client's event when their magician missed a flight, this guy is a CLASS ACT! We've been working with him for a few years and he's just a pure professional. THANK YOU SO MUCH Robert!
Bryan Fisher
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I would give Robert Strong 100 Stars, if I could. He is that good. Ever the consummate professional, Robert tailors his wealth of entertaining experience to fulfill a conference organizer's wildest dreams. In a word, Robert is "Magical"! ...