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On this episode, Daniel Chan joins us to talk about “persuasion and magic”. Dan is an internationally renowned, award-winning magician whose magic has taken him all over the world. He’s regarded as one of the nation’s top corporate magicians and performs at events for thought leaders and influencers worldwide.
Before Dan was a full-time magician, he was a pre-IPO Silicon Valley employee. He worked alongside Elon Musk and Peter Thiel at PayPal with a side hustle performing magic, pick-pocketing, and fire juggling. He had only vested 13 months of my stock options when he left to pursue his dream of performing magic, and in the process gave up approximately 3/4 of his stock options.
He is now regarded as Silicon Valley’s Favorite Magician, and with good reason. He has a trick that stumps top software engineers. He’ll take an iPhone from a volunteer, show the crowd it’s locked, and then hand it back to that person completely unlocked.
On this episode, Dan will be sharing his amazing story as well as offering some lessons on how to persuade better using the tricks magicians use.
You can learn more about Dan by visiting https://www.danchanmagic.com.
Featured Beer
On this episode, I’m having a Starless Swarzbier from Wise Acre Brewing Co. in Memphis, TN. For this beer, they use an old german technique for imparting darkness without extracting bitterness. Its called “mash capping” which consists of crushed roasted grain being spread upon the mash over the top just before the grain is rinsed. It’s dark brown, nearly black with a fluffy tan head. It has a flavor of roasted grain and chocolate with a slightly bitter finish.
Sean is having a Shiner Dark Cherry lager. This beer offers an aroma of dark chocolate, big cherry, with a bit of hazelnut coffee. The taste is sweet, ending in a light bitterness.
