Gerry McCambridge has been traveling the world and amazing audiences for over 25 years. He took his love for magic, and mixed it with the observational skills he learned from his father, a New York City Detective, to create the character of “The Mentalist” which is now a show that plays regularly in Las Vegas where he now lives.
I saw him perform in Las Vegas recently and was able to chat with him one-on-one after the show because a friend happened to know him.
He’s an incredibly interesting yet quietly intense guy, with a warm smile, great sense of humor and an easy-going relaxed energy that puts you at ease immediately. Gerry has an uncanny way of getting into your head — literally — and into getting you to share personal information willingly, a gift that only some of the best personal coaches have.
He uses part magic, part intuition and part common sense – in other words, he looks for patterns that are likely to happen based on the fact that a large percentage of the time, they either DO happen or ARE LIKE THAT.
The latter can translate into him guessing people’s names, ages, cities they come from in a way that only suggests that he’s either performing magic or the man can really read your mind.
His ability to uncover stories, personal secrets and more is almost eerie but in a way that entertains not spooks. He also happens to be charming, personable and very forthcoming.
Gerry appeared on countless radio and TV talk shows including “Late Night with David Letterman,” “The Today Show,” “The Vegas Show,” “Soap Talk,” “Real Life” and “The Best Damn Sports Show Period.”
Renee Blodgett is the founder of We Blog the World. The site combines the magic of an online culture and travel magazine with a global blog network and has contributors from every continent in the world. Having lived in 10 countries and explored nearly 80, she is an avid traveler, and a lover, observer and participant in cultural diversity.
She is also the CEO and founder of Magic Sauce Media, a new media services consultancy focused on viral marketing, social media, branding, events and PR. For over 20 years, she has helped companies from 12 countries get traction in the market. Known for her global and organic approach to product and corporate launches, Renee practices what she pitches and as an active user of social media, she helps clients navigate digital waters from around the world. Renee has been blogging for over 16 years and regularly writes on her personal blog Down the Avenue, Huffington Post, BlogHer, We Blog the World and other sites. She was ranked #12 Social Media Influencer by Forbes Magazine and is listed as a new media influencer and game changer on various sites and books on the new media revolution. In 2013, she was listed as the 6th most influential woman in social media by Forbes Magazine on a Top 20 List.
Her passion for art, storytelling and photography led to the launch of Magic Sauce Photography, which is a visual extension of her writing, the result of which has led to producing six photo books: Galapagos Islands, London, South Africa, Rome, Urbanization and Ecuador.
Renee is also the co-founder of Traveling Geeks, an initiative that brings entrepreneurs, thought leaders, bloggers, creators, curators and influencers to other countries to share and learn from peers, governments, corporations, and the general public in order to educate, share, evaluate, and promote innovative technologies.
