A corporate magician whose client list reads like the S&P 500. Twenty-five years performing stage shows, close-up magic, and keynotes for the Kansas City Chiefs, Hallmark, Pfizer, T-Mobile, LinkedIn, the Federal Reserve, John Deere, and hundreds of other Fortune 500 clients. Available nationwide, based in Kansas City.
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Most magicians work weddings and birthday parties. Scott Henderson works the annual meeting at a publicly-traded company, the sales kickoff for a thousand reps, the Super Bowl ticket reveal on live television, the hospitality suite at the Bellagio during the biggest trade show of the year.
The work is Fortune 500 corporate entertainment, which has to do something kids' birthday magic doesn't. It has to hold the attention of executives who can smell shtick from across the room. It has to tie into the message the CEO just delivered. It has to play to a ballroom of 800 without losing the intimacy that makes magic work. And it has to end with the room standing up, not politely applauding.
Scott has been doing this work for twenty-five years. The client list is specific and verifiable: the Kansas City Chiefs (including the on-air Super Bowl LIX ticket reveal in 2025 on KSHB 41), Hallmark, Pfizer, T-Mobile, LinkedIn, the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, John Deere, Northrop Grumman, Garmin, Cerner/Oracle, and hundreds of others. Some are one-off engagements. Many are repeat engagements; Scott is booked back year after year, which is the single strongest signal that corporate entertainment actually worked the first time.
The bookings span stage shows (30–60 minute features), close-up and strolling magic (hospitality suites, cocktail hours, trade show booths), and keynote speeches where a magic routine serves as the demonstration of an idea. Scott travels nationwide. Recent work includes Las Vegas trade shows, Chicago leadership offsites, and corporate events coast to coast. He is based in Kansas City.
A 30 to 60-minute feature for an annual meeting, sales kickoff, client appreciation dinner, or awards evening. Calibrated to the room, the message, and the time slot. Works for audiences of 50 to 1,500. More on corporate stage shows →
Table-side and group magic at cocktail hours, hospitality suites, and VIP events. Scott moves through the room, stops at groups of 3–5, delivers a few minutes of close sleight-of-hand, moves on. Turns cocktail hour into the conversation starter for the rest of the night. More on close-up magic →
Booth magic that stops attendees in the aisle, delivers a scripted product message, and collects qualified leads. Performed at Bellagio conventions, McCormick Place, CES, and industry-specific shows. Measured by badge scans, not applause. More on trade shows →
A keynote speech on creativity, innovation, or real connection, proved by a magic demonstration the room can't explain afterward. An optional workshop has the team learn the effect themselves. More on keynotes →
Every engagement begins with a conversation. You tell Scott about the evening: the audience, the tone, the outcome you're trying to land. What reference material the room will find funny. Whether there's a retiring executive whose thirty-year tenure deserves a callback. A product launch you want written into the closing illusion. A sales number the CFO wants celebrated.
Scott is happy to tailor a show to any event. In twenty-five years of corporate work, though, chances are he's done something close to your ask before — ESOP reveals, milestone anniversaries, on-camera surprises, sales numbers worked into a closing illusion, product launches. Most briefs have a precedent in the file. The custom part is sharpening it for your room, not inventing it from scratch.
Those details get worked into the show before the night arrives. Most of the job happens before Scott walks on stage.
What the venue needs to provide. Very little. A defined performance area and an outlet within fifty feet of the stage. Scott brings his own props, his own lighting where needed, and a full professional wireless microphone and PA system. A venue mic is optional, never required. His PA is also available for the client's use during the evening if you want it for music, announcements, or another speaker. He arrives early, works the room before the show, and leaves you free to focus on the hundred other things a corporate event has running.
Audience range. Twenty people in a boardroom, a thousand in a hotel ballroom, or any number in between. For very large rooms, confidence monitors or a house camera feed are standard, and most venues that size already run them.
Every corporate engagement is custom-quoted. Format, audience, runtime, production requirements, and travel all shape the proposal. Scott's corporate work ranges from intimate hospitality suites to full ballroom productions for audiences of 1,500+. A proposal follows within 24 hours of a short conversation.
Personal reply within twenty-four hours of inquiry, followed by a proposal. Holds are released in the order received.
Final figures depend on format, audience, travel, and custom content.
Scott also performs for adult private parties and milestone birthdays and children's birthdays. Different formats, same standard.
Twenty-five years of corporate stage magic, close-up magic, trade show booth activation, and keynotes for the Kansas City Chiefs, Hallmark, Pfizer, T-Mobile, LinkedIn, the Federal Reserve, John Deere, and hundreds of other Fortune 500 companies.
Clients book Scott back because the magic also does work. It pulls a room together at the annual meeting. It fills a booth at the trade show. It gives a sales kickoff a moment people will reference at the office on Monday. The useful measure isn't applause; it's the email the next morning that says "that landed exactly the way we needed it to."
A working corporate engagement, October 2025.
Twenty-five years of corporate work isn't built on better tricks. It's built on the manner of working: the conversation around the magic, the read of the room, the comfort of the people watching.
Clients re-book Scott year after year because of what shows up in moments like this one: a small group, a trick that gets repeated, attendees who came back later to see more.
A corporate trade show booth in Kansas City, October 2025.
Two things. First, the material is written for adults: no kids' routines, no corny patter, no gimmicky props. Second, the show understands that the audience is a captive corporate audience, which means the magic has to earn its runtime by reading the room, tying to the event's message, and leaving with a standing ovation. Corporate entertainment is a different job than kids' parties, and most magicians don't do both well.
Both. Scott is based in Kansas City and does substantial local work, but the majority of corporate bookings involve travel. Recent travel engagements include Las Vegas (Bellagio hospitality suites for John Deere), Chicago (corporate leadership offsites), coast-to-coast Fortune 500 work, and Super Bowl-adjacent events. Travel, lodging, and per-diem are itemized separately in proposals.
Annual meetings, sales kickoffs, client appreciation dinners, leadership retreats, trade show booths and hospitality suites, awards evenings, product launches, holiday parties, team-building programs, and keynote speaking engagements. If the event has a stage, a cocktail hour, or a hospitality suite, magic fits somewhere in the program.
A partial list: Kansas City Chiefs, Hallmark, Pfizer, T-Mobile, LinkedIn, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, John Deere, Northrop Grumman, Garmin, Cerner/Oracle, Hill's Pet Nutrition, AMC Theaters, Applebee's, H&R Block, BlueCross BlueShield, Nestlé Purina, Kiewit, Husch Blackwell, Kauffman Foundation, and many more. Scott is usually booked back to the same companies multiple times, which is the clearest signal that the work delivered.
Every engagement is custom-quoted based on format (stage, close-up, keynote), duration, audience size, production requirements, and travel. Corporate stage bookings generally range from several thousand to low five figures for custom engagements with significant production. Close-up and strolling engagements are typically less. Travel and per-diem are billed separately. The process is simple: a short conversation, a proposal within 24 hours.
Two signals. First, the track record: 150+ verified five-star Google reviews, 25 years, and published credits with publicly-verifiable Fortune 500 clients. Second, a 15-minute phone call with Scott himself. Scott doesn't route corporate inquiries through an agent or booking service; he takes the calls personally. If it's not a fit, he'll say so.
Both, though most corporate work has moved back to in-person since 2023. Virtual engagements are built for the camera (not a livestream of a stage show pointed at a webcam). Attendees use their own cards, their own phones, and their own props. Available for remote-first teams, global companies, and hybrid events. More on virtual shows →
The October–December window fills first: holiday parties, annual meetings, and year-end sales kickoffs. Most corporate clients book 3–6 months out. Short-notice inquiries are always worth a call. Cancellations happen, and Scott occasionally keeps time open.
