Christopher Howell

Magic Circle Magician, Coach and Innovation Catalyst

Be dazzled by an interactive speech by Christopher Howell and see how he leads each person to discover how to transcend what blocks them from their innovative self. As if, by magic.

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Christopher Howell Speaker

Christopher Howell created the fun Project Illusions talks and workshops to move audiences beyond their limits. The goal: to show how creativity is the key to inspired innovation and change management. Anyone can learn this skill to help them thrive with change and uncertainty to reap countless benefits.

His training as a coach is combined with his unique background as a magician and education in diverse creative fields. Christopher’s creative qualifications include a BA in Theatre Arts (Richmond University, London) and classical singer training (Accademia Filarmonica, Bologna). He holds a Diploma in Life Coaching from Newcastle College.

Originally from the United States, he works mostly between Europe and North America for both Project Illusions and his entertainment career…

Christopher Howell Magician

Christopher is a professional magician which means his sessions guarantee to engage your audience. A parallel career to his talks and workshops, he performs magic and consults on special projects. He is the co-producer of the magic variety show Norvil & Josephine. Christopher is a member of The Magic Circle and his credits include international television appearances plus shows at The Magic Castle in Hollywood and The Wintergarten in Berlin.

He has collaborated with theatre companies including Punchdrunk. Christopher has trained with master practitioners Ira Seidenstein, Jeff McBride and Eugene Burger.

Christopher also supports the charity Breathe Arts Health Research which teaches magic as occupational therapy for children with hemiplegia.

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Innovation and Creativity

Interactive Talks And Workshops

The World Economic Forum has named creativity one of the top three most important skills to invest in for this decade. It’s an essential ingredient for any organization that wants to survive and – even better – thrive in the uncertain conditions that surround us. Bottom lines can make it seem that our access to creativity is limited but it’s precisely when there are limitations that creativity can step in to save us. In teaching how to escape comfort zone behaviour and think in new ways, Christopher uses his skills in magic and the arts to illustrate how anyone can innovate and boldly make steps into fresh creative terrain.

Due to the universal relevance of innovation and creativity, Christopher’s talks have also been programmed to compliment conferences focusing on the following themes:
– Leadership
– Management
– Motivation and Inspiration
– Business Growth
– Organisational Skills
– Peak Performance
– Change
– Personal Development
– Resilience
– Strategy

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Employee Engagement

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English

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Christopher transformed our global sales conference into a truly special experience. He has an extraordinary skill using magic to bring the narrative of the conference to life. He immediately clicked with the audience capturing the imagination of each participant. The presentation was deeply inspirational, uniquely relevant and enthralling on all accounts. Christopher’s magic touch left us all awe-inspired gifting us an unforgettable time.

Christoph Gerth

Commercial Director, JI Experience

Delegates were extremely pleased by the presentation as it wasn’t just about fixing professional problems that sometimes seem insurmountable, but it was about how to tap into creativity in all activities of your week to be more grounded and resourceful. Then to tap into that creative resource pool when you need to do it at work.

Maria Papacosta

Managing Agent, KPMG event

Christopher rose to the challenge of providing an energetic keynote after lunch for our week of UK conferences. He met with us several weeks before our conference to craft a presentation using his magic skills that took on board our objectives and messages for the day and expressed them in an entertaining way. ‍The feedback from our delegates about Christopher's spot was positive and it added a fun and memorable element to a day that otherwise would have just been full of hard work. It was a pleasure working with him and we highly recommend his presentations.

MR. C. Daplyn

Blueprint Partners, Volkswagen UK

Christopher was a blast of fresh air, delivering a powerful and thought-provoking workshop which not only challenged us to think in new and innovative ways, but also gave us plenty of tips and techniques to help us apply the lessons to our business and personal lives. All this, while keeping the group entranced and thoroughly entertained. One of the most effective, original and enjoyable sessions I have ever experienced.

Katharine Davidson, OBE

Director Of Strategy, Linklaters LLP

What we experienced was far more than a masterful illusion. Christopher’s session was extremely thought-provoking in a very positive way. The surprise was that he engaged the issues at both deeply philosophical and temporal levels simultaneously. I was very impressed by the way he engaged the group. He did not ‘act’ in front of us; he pulled us into a world which we created together. I have no hesitation in recommending him to other organizations.

Dr. C. Luebkeman

Director For The Department Of Foresight And Innovation, Arup

Thank you so much for your excellent and very inspiring workshop. You delivered everything we hoped for and more. With such a diverse group as ours, it is often hard to please everyone but what you did was spot on – a perfect balance of entertainment, drama (how apt for us!), education and inspiration. The feedback that I have heard is all very positive. (You demonstrated) how to do something slightly outside of most people’s comfort zones and highlighted what can be achieved by looking at things differently.

Zoe Brown

Head Of Legal And Business Affairs, BBC Drama, Films & Acquisitions

Thank you so much for contributing to the success of the event. It was great having you as a speaker at the conference in Istanbul. Your session was very interesting and thought-provoking. The exercises not only were intriguing but they also clearly illustrated that “things are not always what they seem”. All too often we don’t stop and think about a solution in the right frame of mind. I would also like to comment on your professionalism which I really appreciated.

M. Klopfer

Event Organiser, Meritum Finance

As a magician we can imagine that Christopher is able to bring wonder and joy to a multitude of audiences, however he took that joy even further by being able to weave in a narrative of inspiration and motivation, and creativity for us. As a corporate demography these are traits that we often demand but don’t really allow ourselves to explore. Opening our eyes to this was literally magic.

David Barber

Chairman, PPMA

Christopher's unique approach to unpacking and landing key principles in a way that is engaging, magical and entertaining, elevated our summit to be the best event of the year.

Gavin Taylor

Industry Manager, Auto UK, Google UK