"Chief Impossibility Officer" Joe M. Turner leverages the impact, power, and fun of visual and psychological illusions to engage his audiences around ideas, events, and messages. He helps your group Rethink the Impossible! with motivating and relevant keynotes enhanced by unreal visual and psychological illusions.
"Joe, you're fantastic!"
- Ed McMahon, Television Legend
Instead of another 100-slide PowerPoint deck, your group experiences and actually participates in several unbelievable illusions that serve as the signposts along the presentation path. Want a message and an experience that is engaging, garners high evaluation marks, and sticks in the minds of your attendees after the conference? Joe delivers!
An Insightful, Experienced Professional
Joe combines real-world change management expertise with world-class showmanship to deliver unforgettable keynotes, seminars, and after-dinner programs at conferences worldwide.
"Easily one of the top five speakers we've had in twenty-five years of our convention."
-Ted Bravos, CEO and Co-Founder, International Tour Management Institute
Joe was a manager in the global change management consulting practice at Accenture, and later a Vice President of Associate Development in the Business Practices Integration division of Bank of America. Those years of experience in training, business communication, human performance development and change management initiatives at numerous Fortune 100 clients give Joe credibility and insight into the challenges that individuals, teams, and organizations face as they encounter changing environments.
Joe has been interviewed and featured in numerous television, radio and print appearances, including appearances on Good Morning America, Nightline, and CNN Headline News, as well as in the national NSA SPEAKER magazine.
"You were spectacular. We got overwhelmingingly positive feedback from all of our attendees."
- Tara Wilson, Conference Manager, Engineering and Construction Contracting Association
Among Joe's most requested presentations are Rethink the Impossible! (motivation, positive response to change, creative problem-solving) and Memory Mojo! (memory training for personal & professional productivity).
A Creative, Exciting Entertainer
As a performer, Joe's extensive musical theatre experience and multi-award-winning magical talents enable him to create unforgettable, high-impact presentations for his clients. A highly-trained mentalist and sleight-of-hand master, his amazing presentations and performances are relevant and fun!
"Hosting a group of colleagues from around the world posed a challenge. My perfect answer was Joe M.Turner, who brought magic and entertainment to this very diverse group."
- Anne Harriman, The Coca-Cola Company
Joe is a repeat performer at renowned entertainment venues, including regular appearances at the world-famous Magic Castle in Hollywood, California. Joe is one of an elite group of performers who is certified to perform in all three of their showrooms - close-up, parlor, and stage. He was also elected to membership in The Magic Circle in London, receiving the unusual distinction of an immediate elevation to an advanced degree (A.I.M.C. with Silver Star). For you, these credentials simply mean that Joe delivers a proven combination of world-class skills and multi-venue versatility to meet your group's specific needs.
Personal Notes
Joe M. Turner was raised in the South and though happy to be an "adopted" Georgian, he is a proud native of the great state of Mississippi. He graduated Summa Cum Laude from Mississippi State University in 1992 with a B.S. in Physics/Chemistry Education, completing significant additional coursework in astronomy, mathematics, music, and drama. He was one of the four original recipients of the University's most prestigious academic and leadership scholarship, and now serves as a member of the selection committee.
If Joe weren't speaking professionally, he would very likely be singing on a stage or conducting a pit orchestra in a musical theatre production somewhere in the world. He is occasionally called upon to perform in, accompany and/or conduct shows in Atlanta, most recently at a sold-out musical theatre extravaganza at the 2800-seat Cobb Energy Performing Arts Center.
Joe and his wife Rosemary have two children, two cats, and a very blessed life.