Experience

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  Beatbox

  • Beatbox Magicman

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  PromoMaxx, Inc.

  • Fun and Magic For The Corporate World - Driving Sales and Building Brand Relationships

    • 2004 - Present

    Virtual Magic Shows:∙Sales Meetings∙Conferences∙Team Building∙Happy Hours∙Virtual Trade Shows∙Monster Energy, Anheuser-Busch, Chipotle, Dell Technologies - just to name a few of the outstanding companies that are incorporating Rick Gerber's virtual magic show into their sales presentations or team building mix. From ten to a thousand people - everyone joins in on the fun and magic!It’s Virtually Amazing... No Mask Required!

  • Owner & Founder

    • 2004 - Present

    Running my own business and working with some of the world’s best known and most-valuable brands, I bring to the table a record of success by using magic as a tool to drive both brand awareness and product sales.Adept at building and managing long-term sales relationships. Ability to identify and seize profitable sales opportunities. Experience in leveraging brand positioning and competitive advantages to drive sales.Proven strength in driving sales by integrating and executing relevant messaging into memorable brand interactions. Highly respected for developing and implementing unique sell-in programs that generate sales at the manufacturer, distributor, retailer, and consumer level.Wide range of talents, skills, knowledge and depth of experience. Accomplished, dependable, levelheaded under pressure, excellent team player and team builder, nationally recognized, self-motivated and entertaining individual.

  • Corporate Magician – Magic for the Corporate World

    • Oct 1977 - Present

    Rick Gerber performs magic that creates memorable brand experiences while integrating sales messaging into his customized performances. All of his shows are designed to drive sales at all levels of the business chain - including parent companies, distributors, end users and consumers. From trade-shows and sales meetings to special events and banquet-shows, companies can count on Rick to deliver both fun and results through his magic.Making friends and driving sales - that’s what it’s all about!

  • Director / Producer

    • 2004 - Present

    Rick Gerber is an award winning Producer and Director - television, corporate events, live theater and video documentaries.

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  The Magic Castle®

  • Hollywood, California

  • Director - AMA Board Of Directors

    • Mar 2022 - Present
    • Hollywood, California

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  Professional Magician

  • Global

  • Magic For The Corporate World - Trade Shows, Hospitality, Sales Meetings

    • 1968 - Present
    • Global

    Starting as an eight-year-old street magician at Fisherman's Village in Marina del Rey, CA to the youngest person ever to perform at the world-famous Magic Castle in Hollywood, to one of the most respected corporate magicians in the world, Rick Gerber has what it takes to elevate every event into something memorable and astonishing!

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  Anheuser-Busch InBev

  • Global

  • Trade Show & Special Event Magician

    • 1979 - Present
    • Global

    As the Anheuser-Busch magician - representing Budweiser, Bud Light and Michelob ULTRA, Rick has performed more than 40,000 shows in over 40 countries – from trade shows, sales meetings and special events to VIP hospitality and promotions at some of the largest sporting events around the world.

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  The Magic Castle

  • Hollywood, CA

  • Youngest Person to Ever Perform at World Famous Magic Castle

    • 1968 - Present
    • Hollywood, CA

    At the age of 10, Rick starting performing at the Magic Castle in Hollywood, CA – an exclusive private club for the world’s greatest magicians. It was here, under the guidance of some the most respected magicians in the world, where he honed his craft as a master magician. In 1979 Rick became their youngest lifetime performing member.

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  MAGIC Live!

  • Las Vegas, NV

  • Director / Producer

    • 2001 - 2023
    • Las Vegas, NV

    MAGIC Live! is one of the worlds most exclusive and prestigious gathering of magicians in the world. The brainchild of MAGIC Magazine Publisher Stan Allan, Rick was brought in as part of Stan's elite creative team to help design, produce, and direct.See individual projects for more details.

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  NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory

  • Pasadena, California, United States

  • JPL Stage Manager / Voyager 1&2

    • Feb 1979 - Feb 1984
    • Pasadena, California, United States

    Stage Manager for famed astronomer and planetary scientist Carl Sagan during live telecasts as Voyager 1 and 2 encountered various planets in our solar system.

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  PBS - Los Angeles, CA

  • Greater Los Angeles Area

  • News Film Cameraman / Editor

    • 1974 - 1979
    • Greater Los Angeles Area

    Accepted into the esteemed PBS television production program, Student News, and learned all aspects of television news production from some of TV’s most respected news directors, film-cameramen, writers and producers of that time.During his tenure, Student News won three Emmys, beating out several respected local Los Angeles network news programs. In addition, Rick was also a major contributor (film editor) to three Emmy award-winning documentaries, and as a result, was offered a scholarship into the renowned American Film Institute.Rick was then hired on as the co-head of PBS’s film department for News and Public Affairs and to teach news film production and editing for the Student News program.

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  Lawrence Deutsch Design

  • Hollywood, CA

  • Production Assistant

    • 1975 - 1977
    • Hollywood, CA

    At the time, Lawrence Deutsch Design was the premier commercial multi-media design house in the world. Working with Fortune 100 companies, Rick learned how to seamlessly integrate several types of media together in order to sell and promote products – lessons he continues to carry with him today.

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  Fisherman's Village

  • Marina del Rey, CA

  • Street Magician

    • 1968 - 1975
    • Marina del Rey, CA

    At ten-years-old, under the guidance of his first magic mentor, Rick became a street magician at Fisherman’s Village, a popular tourist attraction in Marina del Rey, CA. At the ripe ol’ age of twelve, he opened "Tricky Ricky's Magic Shop" in Fisherman’s Village after convincing its management that they should give him free retail space because magic was such a tremendous draw to their local tourist attraction.

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  E.S.P. Media Lab (Exploring Sensory Perception)

  • Orvile Wright Jr. High

  • Lifetime of Acknowledgment's & Experience

    • 1971 - 1973
    • Orvile Wright Jr. High

    As a young filmmaker, Rick was admitted into Los Angeles City School’s prestigious E.S.P. (Exploring Sensory Perception) Media Lab at fourteen years old. It was the first time a class of this kind was ever offered in the USA and Rick was featured on NBC News and acknowledged for his exceptional film creativity. He capitalized on his E.S.P. experience by presenting seminars for L.A. City Teachers advising them on how to utilize film and multi-media in the classroom as a way to enhance the educational experience.