Frequently Asked Questions

His clients include some of the largest companies in the world, such as Johnson & Johnson, State Farm, Merck, JLL, and Radisson Hotel. He also has clients that are the equivalent of Fortune 500 size companies, but are out of country. For example, Luxottica and Heidelberg Materials hired Jesse as a magician/mentalist.

Jesse tends to perform at hotels, convention centers, country clubs, private dining rooms at restaurants, and inside of company buildings.

Examples of venues Jesse performed at include Pennsylvania Convention Center, The Madison Hotel Morristown, Chateau Grande Hotel (East Brunswick), Delaware Park Casino, Hard Rock Hotel - Atlantic City, Grand Cascades Lodge at Crystal Springs Resort, Philadelphia Downton Marriott, Radisson Hotel, Renaissance Allentown Hotel, DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel in King of Prussia (The Alloy), and White Manor Country Club.

If you need to determine if your venue is a fit for Jesse's services, contact him using this form.

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Yes.

Jesse was featured on TV shows such as The Morning Show on FOX News.

• Business casual.
• Business formal wearing all black (to add an air of mystique).
• Casual when specifically requested to.
• If there is a venue dress code for traditional business formal, this can be met.

If you are wondering whether he can dress differently to match your event vision, contact Jesse to discuss your needs.

Agencies often have non-disclosure agreements that disallow the release of this information. Talent agencies often white-label the promotional materials of talent, so it is extremely difficult to identify Jesse's talent agencies. Destination management companies, third-party full-service meeting/event planning companies, entertainment agencies, speakers bureaus, ad managers, and team building companies have all promoted Jesse, but nobody exclusively represents him. The most likely people to be familiar with his agencies are clients who booked him through agencies.

Jesse's LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/jessedameron

Over 13 years professionally and many years before that as a paraprofessional/hobbyist. There is a photograph of Jesse performing for a group of people on his 10th birthday. He did it on and off during his teen years, then became fully immersed again in his late teens / 20s.

At first, it was about the strong reactions, suspense, and mystery. That's still a huge part of it, but over time, he became fascinated by using entertainment as a tool to deliver messages. A message can be about the power of words to connect people, the benefits of shifting focus to the present moment, or a custom message.

Yes. It positions him as a better resource to analyze his clients' event, strategize, and achieve event-related goals. Click here to see the certificate.

• ILEA award

• MMM award

• Jesse has commented that John Edward, the TV psychic, was an influence. Jesse disagreed with the ethics of psychic mediumship, but comments favorably about the presentational style of John Edward.
• Jesse was influenced by his theater mentor, Phil Ballantine.

One psychological trick is accomplished by using words that steer the direction of conversations. People are unaware of the impact the words are having.

• Adding elements of music: Jesse is working on adding elements of music into shows. He tends toward cinematic and adventurous music.
• Adding new messages: He is always developing new messages into his presentations. Every additional message, even a very concise message, can reframe an entire mentalism demonstration to symbolize a deeper meaning.

Since a young age, he was fascinated by entertainment related to the mind. He studied a British hypnotist in his 20s.

No.

Yes. Jesse regularly does global and national events. European companies such as Henkel Corporation, Heidelberg Materials, and Luxottica hired Jesse.

Yes. Jesse does events for trade associations and professional societies. This includes all geographic scopes of association meetings/events: International, national, regional, statewide, and local.

The level of interaction in Jesse's presentations is found in immersive entertainment vendors and murder mystery vendors, not other magicians/mentalists. If Jesse is unavailable for your event, seek out an immersive VR gaming vendor or murder mystery vendor.

For events in Philadelphia and New Jersey, the #1 alternative/competitor to Jesse's mentalism/magician service is MVP Interactive, a Philadelphia-based company that provides interactive VR gaming experiences to both areas. Their Virtual Reality experiences are interactive enough to compete with the level of interaction offered by Jesse. Sandbox VR also offers interactive entertainment in Philadelphia and New Jersey. A demo video on Sandbox VR's website shows their entertainment in action at corporate events and social events.

If Jesse is unavailable for your event and you need an alternative outside of the Philadelphia/NJ area, other possible options are below.

• David Blaine is a corporate magician. While David's tricks are not identical to Jesse's, and the level of interaction is not equal, David and Jesse are both known to do corporate events as a magician.
• John Edward does mind reading on stage for entertainment. Moreover, John Edward's delivery is extremely interactive, which is normally a unique feature Jesse offers. John Edward is one of Jesse's influences.
• United Talent Agency competes with Jesse's entertainment agencies. If United Talent Agency and one of Jesse's entertainment booking agencies send proposals to the same prospect (potential buyer), United Talent Agency could divert the deal away from Jesse.
• Mel Robbins is well-known for delivering inspirational messages. Jesse intersperses inspirational messages in his shows. A potential buyer who is primarily interested in Jesse's inspirational messages, may discover keynote programs by Mel Robbins and hire her.
• Chris Rock was originally known for movie roles and publicity for television. In more recent years, Chris Rock's main focus became live events. This created overlap between the event types Jesse does and the event types Chris Rock does.
• Four Seasons Hotel Miami offers their own team building programs, as well as the hotel to stay in. National-level retreat organizers who plans corporate retreats can hire Four Seasons Hotel Miami for team building, which can divert sales from Jesse. Jesse also lost sales to other resort/hotel venues that offer their own team building programs.

Globally, MGN Events Ltd. in the United Kingdom sources vendors that are comparable to the level of interaction in Jesse presentations.

• If you want a stage show while guests are eating, Jesse is not a fit.
• If you have young children in the audience (under the age of 10), Jesse is not a fit.

• The business name "Element Magician & Mentalist" is inspired by the sci-fi/action/dystopia movie The Fifth Element. In the movie, the main character ("Leeloo" played by Milla Jojovich) demonstrates extraordinary abilities. The idea of Leloo's extraordinary abilities matches the idea of demonstrations of magic/mentalism.
• Jesse's presentations are built from elements: Elements of amazement, laughter, audience participation, and speaking messages that bring deeper meaning. In the future, there will likely be elements of music added to some of the presentations.
• An element just is. Jesse's character is not zany. He engages the audience conversationally, not like a contrived or rehearsed skit.

If there is a very large, safe margin of time between events in very close proximity, yes.

Common examples include:

• Repeat Clients: Past clients hire Jesse again. A buyer hires Jesse for multiple booking in a single agreement.
• Spin-off Bookings: Attendees who Jesse is hired to entertain, becomes clients who book Jesse for their own events.
• Referrals: People recommend Jesse to others in their network.

Yes. He donated to Philadelphia Theatre Company and Elijah's Promise.

Jesse only uses Vimeo/YouTube videos to embed the videos on web pages. Jesse never uses Vimeo/YouTube for publicity to YouTube/Vimeo users. To see videos, use his website here.

• Never have any hidden fees.
• Never cancel an event because a higher-paying offer comes along. It doesn't matter if someone offer 10X the price, a deal is a deal.
• Admit if an event is not a fit. For example, if a potential buyer wants to book a stage show while audience members are eating, Jesse is transparent about the negative impact it will have.
• When people from a different background have a non-English name, Jesse makes a good faith effort to repeat pronouncing a name until he gets it correct. This way, Jesse is not pronouncing someone's name wrong.
• When there are signs of any hearing impaired persons in the audience, Jesse make efforts to have audio speakers positioned close to them.
• Clarity, simplicity, and promptness are values for handling documents during the booking process.

• Jesse: JESS-ee (rhymes with messy)

• Dameron: DAM-er-un (rhymes with Cameron)

Note that Jesse does not care if you mispronounce his name. If you are concerned that you will mispronounce his name during a show introduction, there is no need to worry. It will not have any negative impact on the show if you mispronounce his name.

• DocuSign
• BoldSign

• PayPal Business (accepts standard credit cards and does not require a PayPal account)
• Stripe

Promptly.

Unfortunately, no. This risks losing money if a competing offer is declined and both deals fall through.

Main Contact Form (best): Click here.

Phone: 267-261-9930

Yes.

Yes.

If you have a meeting with a committee or a boss to seek approval from, you may want a price you can point to on a screen. You may also want, in writing, an explanation of the service for that price. We understand. For these situations, we generally send you a link to a web page instead of a proposal. If you're wondering why we use a web-based alternative to proposals, reasons are below.

• The most common format for a proposal in the corporate world is PDF format. The text in PDF files does not scale well on mobile. It is small and difficult to read.
• Videos are the best online resources for understanding live entertainment and team building. PDF format proposals can not embed a video from third-party video hosts such as a Vimeo or YouTube. PDF proposals require storing a video as part of the document itself, which dramatically inflates the size of the file. Most email providers do not allow attachments that large.
• The standard orientation of a proposal is "portrait," which is a tall and narrow rectangle. A desktop or laptop computer screen is a wide rectangle. When a tall, narrow rectangle (standard proposal) is placed inside of a wide rectangle (desktop/laptop screen), it is not an optimal fit. A better alternative to using a standard PDF proposal is a web page. A web page can be responsive, which means it automatically resizes to fit the screen it is viewed on.

We have several existing web pages that are dedicated to explaining Jesse's service options. Depending on your situation, we can either send a web page as it currently exists, or customize a new web page for your situation. Let us know your needs by using the contact form here.

Yes, but please tell us you need a W-9 Form when you start the booking process. We need to know this in advance to create invoices that correctly match the W-9 Form.

• Jesse's interactive stage show is approximately $5,000 for the non-custom version. Customization can be added for more money.
• The standard fee for the walk-around version at receptions & cocktail hours is usually $2,500 for 90-120 minutes, but varies based on the event.
• The team building programs are usually $1,600-5,000, but it depends on group size and which team building program is purchased.
• These are all just ballpark numbers to get a very rough idea. A consultation is needed to determine the cost for a specific event. Use this form to initiate a consultation.
• Quotes directly from Jesse are all-inclusive, meaning there is a single fee. If you go through an agency or other third-party company to book Jesse, that company may treat the "appearance fee" and "travel buyout" as separate fees.

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• Mastercard

• Discover

• American Express

• Diner's Club

• Zelle

• Venmo

• PayPal

• Direct bank-to-bank (ACH)

• Paper bank checks

• Money orders

The first step is to use his main contact form. If the event is a fit, a 50% retainer and electronic contract are required to secure the calendar date against other booking inquiries. The remaining 50% balance is due any time before the service begins.

If you discovered Jesse through an agency, yes. If you did not discover Jesse through an agency, probably not. Jesse works both direct and through agencies, but during peak times he delegates to third-party mangers and agencies. To directly contact Jesse, use this link.

The responses and paperwork usually come swiftly, and the full process is typically finalized in under 24 hours. You can start the booking process by using Jesse's contact form here.

If Jesse gets really sick and is forced to cancel, he will refund the client the deposited money in full. If the client wants Jesse to find a replacement after a cancelation, Jesse will make a good faith effort to find a replacement. All money is stored in separate accounts and never spent until after his services are delivered.

Yes. Jesse actually loves last-minute bookings! As long as there is availability, enough time to prepare supplies, and enough time to travel to the event. Sometimes, Jesse has extra supplies prepared and waiting just for these situations. Use this contact form to inquire about booking Jesse.

There's no policy that says you must book by a specific deadline. Instead, everything is evaluated on a case-by-case basis. Generally, you can take as long as you want, but if someone else submits a 50% retainer first, the calendar date will no longer be available. You can check Jesse's availability using Jesse's main contact form here.

Transparency is important to us. We have to be honest that you should never book the calendar date if your event date is uncertain. This is because Jesse has to turn down other offers to honor your calendar date, and he may already be booked on calendar date you reschedule to.

Recently, there was a power outage and a company that booked Jesse canceled. Jesse understood this cancelation was out of the client's control, so he was willing to credit the money towards a different calendar date. However, this only worked because the client ensured the rescheduled calendar date matched Jesse's availability. Rescheduling is never supposed to be part of an intentional booking plan.

Payments are non-refundable unless Jesse cancels, which would only happen by Act of God. If Jesse misses an event for any reason, you will be refunded in full. Jesse has never canceled an event for a higher-paying offer or more career-advancing opportunity. If you cancel the event before paying the full amount, the full amount is still due.

When Jesse is hired for events, it is extremely common for a stage show to start late. This is because dinner and speeches often run overtime. Jesse typically accommodates these situations by staying longer without charging extra. However, the only way to be certain is to discuss your concerns during the booking process and confirm flexibility.

A quote directly from Jesse includes any possible hotel stays. You only pay one fee and you do not need to worry about coordinating a hotel for him.

Theater-style seating is most optimal, but most events have "rounds of 8" (rounded tables). It is understood that this can be very challenging for event organizers to change, so Jesse adapts. With that said, there are a few tips that help.

1. You don't want podiums or objects obstructing the view of the stage area.
2. It is not recommended to have people seated behind the stage or directly to the side of the stage.

3. Avoid empty space that spreads the audience out far.

Yes.

Yes.

If you have A/V staff, Jesse has a Technical Rider for them to follow. For local events, he can supply a combination of audio equipment from brands such as Sennheiser, Shure, Countryman, and Bose.

• Headset mic for Jesse.
• Handheld mic for audience members called to stage.
• Everything wireless (to avoid tripping hazards) and tested in advance for feedback/interference.

There is flexibility to work with A/V for alternate options. That's just a starting point if it happens to work. You can contact Jesse to discuss A/V possibilities.

Yes.

No. Jesse does not have any special lighting requirements. However, if you are in control of lighting and you're hoping for guidance, here is a basic model.

• Dim the lights on the audience and increase the brightness on the performance area / stage.
• Wash lights are preferred over spotlights (but not required).

If you need more in-depth guidance than that, visit this resource: https://www.learnstagelighting.com/blog?tag=lighting

You can use the music track available for free here: https://pixabay.com/music/main-title-honor-and-sword-main-11222/

Yes. He uses a table that is 6 feet wide, often referred to as a "6-footer."

10′ x 12′ and free of all cords, cables, podiums, and any other obstructions

No riser or platform is needed for under 200 people. When the group size is 200+ people, a small riser is very helpful (but not mandatory).