Santa Barbara Magician Entertainer

If you are having a private event and want to make it extra fun, get sleight of hand magician Rich Ferguson. Here's a video highlighting the benefits of letting a skilled entertainer like "The Ice Breaker" loose at your event! From Santa Barbara, Santa Ynez and San Luis Obispo to nation wide, Rich Ferguson will be the hit of the party using wit, sleight of hand, mentalism and comedy. Although Rich works worldwide, certain Central Coast deals can be found on our show information page.



Make your party unique, exciting and memorable! It's takes a very specialized type of entertainer to be able to be dropped into any type of party, bring people together and add tons of excitement without being the center of attention. I'll help make your event a jaw dropping-success!

Get a Real Pro with Experience! From entertainment awards and best selling products to the most demanding corporate client, I have the experience, skill and confidence you're looking for.

Entertainer to the Stars - For the best entertainers on television to VIP events for celebrities, athletes and CEO's, you can trust that I'll make a positive and surprising impact that even the most skeptical guests will talk about for years.

My philosophy is simple. It's not about "magic tricks", but what I can do to make your event fun and memorable.

Anyone can do a magic trick, but YOU need someone to add true value to your event and that you can trust to make you and your event look good.

Please visit www.TheIceBreaker.com, watch endless performance clips and testimonials and see how easy it is to add me to your next event!

Thanks for sharing the magic! E-mail Rich Official Website Local: 805-234-7469 National: 877-RICH-FUN

Holiday Gift for Men

Having a hard time finding a fun holiday gift for the boys or men in your life?

Look no further! Good for anyone, but especially single guys, Tricks to Pick Up Chicks is a great holiday gift for men for under $20!

It's loaded with Bar Bets, Magic Tricks, Scams, Pranks, Lines, Body Language and more for entertaining friends or impressing "the ladies" without being a total geek!

There's something in it for everyone. It helps build social confidence in teens, helps showcase your personality at parties and helps break the ice with girls anytime, anywhere.  It's been a top selling book on Amazon for a reason.  Here's a simple clip showcasing the sections to the book:



Here's the breakdown of the chapters:


• Chapter 1 - “Quickies”
Tricks, ice-breakers and pick up lines that can be done to instantly get the attention of any dream-girl.

• Chapter 2 - “One Night Stands"
Full blown magic tricks, bar bets and scams to meet girls, make you stand out and make them want more.

• Chapter 3 - “Threesomes”
Gain an advantage by secretly using your “wingman” to trick, scam or set-up your target!

• Chapter 4 - Body Language
Learn how to read body language, gestures and expressions so you know exactly what she is really thinking!

• Chapter 5 - Rules of the Game
Become aware of the dating rules that separate the men from the boys. Learn the do’s and don’ts of the dating game.

This book makes a great gift and is available NOW at Amazon.com

If you want to check out the entire book first, you can view it's website at http://www.DatingTricksRevealed.com

Record Setter Book of World Records

Having several World Records is something everyone should have! You do not have to be the fastest runner, solve the Rubik's Cube the fastest or roll a coin on your knuckles the fastest...  If you don't happen to have that type of skill, make something else up! Record Setter accepts anything as long as it is quantifiable, beatable and you show video proof.

Here's s clip of me on FOX News demonstrating one of my records.

I had blast this week at Record Setter's Live Book Tour. My particular appearance was when they hit L.A. At each city, 10 guests demonstrated their unique talents. Some were mainstream and competitive while others were wacky and fun. Although I had a massive fumble, I broke one of my previous records by one with 62 rolls with my finger ring. Other participants included Jeff Rubin from College Humor beating level one in Mario Brothers while naming over 45 Mario games(I'm a new huge fan of his!)! Another contestant, a writer for the Colbert Report, ate the most bologna "faces" as she bit out the eyes and mouths from a stack of bologna in a minute! The most unusual had to be Joselyn Hughes, writer for Tosh.0 with her most "bitch slaps" (or "backhands" as she had to call it with kids in the audience) of random food items tossed at her in a minute. Many other "celebrity" guests demonstrated some wacky skills that night!

With the Founders Dan and Corey after the live event. (Dan is very tall!)

Want to get a cool book as a gift? Check out this link: The RecordSetter Book of World Records. It will take you to Amazon where you might find a nice discount on the book! Speaking of books, I'll plug my magic book while I'm at it: Tricks to Pick Up Chicks: Magic Tricks, Lines, Bets, Scams and Psychology

As always, please consider bringing me in for your next exclusive private party or corporate event! Hiring "The Ice Breaker" to interact with your special guests makes your event unique, fun and memorable!

Thanks for sharing the magic! E-mail Rich Official Website Local: 805-234-7469 National: 877-RICH-FUN

Motivational Speaker for At Risk Youth

My motivational speaking program for "at risk" youth has been years in the making. I'm so excited to have a full length program that truly connects with kids. The "Rich: Real & Radical" presentation is broken down here so you can understand the value it may have for your school, academy or "at risk" youth group. Keep in mind that I'm available nationally and the program is best suited for teens or preteens.

The motivational speaking program starts off with me demonstrating some magic effects using nothing more than common sense and observation - which is a main topic in the program. Then the kids guess truths and false about me. The results are surprising enough to keep kids engaged the rest of the program. I share openly my unique childhood struggles and difficulties making it to success.  We quickly turn the direction to "us" as a group.

Opening slide as kids takes seats

A main focus on the program is Overcoming Obstacles and inspiring kids to realize that they have a gift with street smarts that will allow them to do anything they set their mind to. The program is built upon a psychological NLP timeline. This engages kids with powerful and funny slides about common sense, smarts, goals, focus, negativity, distractions, stress, attitude, complaining, excuses, being present and much more. The psychological structure hooks kids from every situation, gets them to agree with or absorb everything they hear and see... Then they get hit with truths about themselves they accept which they would normally be defensive about. The gloves are off and the truths of reality reveal themselves. Trust, rapport and common ground is established early on and kids absorb my message because it is real to them without being lectured to. I believe struggle has given us the best tools in life to adapt, be observant and be fast on our toes. Quit frankly, as a magician and mentalist who know exactly what they are going through, I've "tricked" them into seeing the truth and possibilities. They leave motivated, inspired and believed in.

...Then they learn how they are was SMARTER than "other" kids...

I stay personally connected to them throughout

Popular culture and sports are used to make points

The home-run record holders also have the most STRIKEOUTS with 1,500!

Making a strong point about holding onto stress

One of my favorite sections used famous faces that you'd be shocked struggled in school or did not go to college, were social outcasts growing up, were abused and suffered growing up or were homeless as young adults. In addition, some celebrity friends are used to show how we can not judge a book by its cover and how complaining doesn't accomplish anything.

During full length programs, we talk about "statistics" and how we are only a statistic or products of our surrounding if we chose to be.  The pressure from statistics and social labels on kids who are struggling will be lifted.

Statistics are not about you but about everyone in general

Another fun and engaging section uses dozens of funny images to make points about common sense, observation, "smarts", possibilities and more. This takes the pressure off looking at ourselves for a moment until they are hooked and ready for some more "naked truths". A fun section about comparing yourself to others is a hit. Along the way, magic is used as analogies for paying attention and making decisions.

When the focus is turned back to us, they are ready for some tough love and more likely accept messages about balance, community, attitude and peer pressure. I do not focus on sex, drug, social misconduct and peer pressure. I believe it is a mistake to drill kids about pressures or problems they are well aware of. I, instead, focus on empowering them with the tools to make better and smarter common sense decisions for themselves.

In the end, they hopefully walk out "HUNGRY" for life. "Staying Hungry" is one of the main points and ties into several other sections. Many well known CEO's, celebrities and sports figured have been homeless, broke and hungry. They've overcome great odds and have stayed hungry and nothing stops them from achieving their goals - They also do not complain about their past. A shift in understanding the gift people who have struggled have is a subtle undertone to the entire program. Personally, I'd not trade "street smarts" for anything. It's an empowering message.  To finalize, the gloves come completely off and I'm an open book for real questions.

Helping kids see the light of a better life starts with someone who has been there but doesn't let struggles in the past define them, but lets struggles become the fuel for greater things. Please share this with groups you know of and I'd be honored to be their motivational speaker. Visit my official website about booking an appearance.

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As always, please consider bringing me in for your next exclusive private party or corporate event! Hiring "The Ice Breaker" to interact with your special guests makes your event unique, fun and memorable!

Thanks for sharing the magic! E-mail Rich! Official Website Local: 805-234-7469 National: 877-RICH-FUN

San Luis Obispo Magician Review

Interested in hiring a magician for a party in San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara or beyond?

Be sure to do your homework to ensure they will treat your guests with professionalism, put your event before the "magic"and have the experience required to make your event memorable and fun! Letting a magician loose at your party is about personality you can count on.

Tips to ensuring you hire the right magician or entertainer for your party:


• Be sure they specialize in what you are looking for. You do not want a children's magician accepting a job much better suited sleight of hand artist or visa versa. Hire the appropriate person for the job or everyone looses out.


• Beware of entertainers that jump on any event without any care or concern about your specific needs or event details. You know right away you have an amateur or unprofessional magician on the phone if they are whiling to take your money but are not interested in learning more about your event.


• Be sure they are a true professional with a business license, insurance and appropriate accreditation. 


• Check out their website and credentials to ensure they have the experience they are claiming to have. Do they have testimonials, promotional materials, interviews, awards or press to view?


• Do they have established, public prices and types of shows on their site or do they make it up depending on your feedback? Beware of services lacking an established, industry price structure or competitive public price. (Of course, prices may vary depending on what you require.)


• Have your guests or friends heard of this entertainer and can they vouch for the character or quality of service? Is this entertainer an authority in their field? You certainly get what you pay for when it comes to entertainment.


Magician Rich Ferguson takes care of all of these concerns...

Hear what some well known people from the central coast are saying about Magician Rich Ferguson, AKA "The Ice Breaker". Many more qualified reviews can be found on our official site.









Living in San Luis Obispo and being a full time entertainer and magician has it's "tricks". However, I'm blessed to live on the central coast and have such wonderful people in my life.

As always, please consider bringing me in for your next exclusive private party or corporate event! Hiring "The Ice Breaker" to interact with your special guests makes your event unique, fun and memorable!

Thanks for sharing the magic! E-mail Rich! Official Website Local: 805-234-7469 National: 877-RICH-FUN

Magic Tricks Revealed Scam School

Everyone should know a good magic trick or two, right? Well, for most, there's no way they are going to "master" years of sleight of hand magic. The typical person is looking for a magic trick or "bar bet" that looks awesome but does not take much skill or time to set up. These two impromptu magic effects shared on an episode of Scam School are the ticket and are taken right from my best selling "dating magic" book Tricks to Pick Up Chicks available at Amazon.

The first effect explained is using an everyday toothpick! Show how two solid objects pass through each other! Even knowing the secret, it looks cool! The second magic trick revealed is a great betting trick using a playing card or business card. Cut a hole in a card and literally stretch the card large enough to fit a person through it! Enjoy messing with people's head and getting lots of free drinks!



As always, please consider bringing me in for your next exclusive private party or corporate event! Hiring "The Ice Breaker" to interact with your special guests makes your event unique, fun and memorable!

Thanks for sharing the magic! E-mail Rich! Official Website Local: 805-234-7469 National: 877-RICH-FUN

In Session One on One Training

In-Session One on One Training for Magic, Sales, Marketing yourself and more is available world wide simply using your webcam and Skype! If you are a magician, mentalist, business person, presenter, salesperson or anyone wanting to take your product pitch, small business or magic performance to a new level, contact me for one on one training. I'm available world-wide using the comfort and safety of our own homes or offices.



It was a wonderful platform that Ellusionist provided teachers and students and it is sad to see their "In-Session" system go. It made scheduling easy. However, there is no reason we can't connect and arrange a date on our own. It's quite simple. Using Paypal or credit card, our computers and webcams, the sky is the limit. All you have to do is take the step to contact me and set up a time we can session.

A 1.5 hour session is $150.

Please watch this Video Testimonial of one of my past Satisfied Customers from the other side of the world.




I'll be teaching you everything from magic, mentalism to even marketing yourself as an entertainer!  ...And if you are not a magician, there's a good chance you're looking for techniques for sales or cool tricks or ice-breakers to help you in your job. Whatever it is, I can help you.

If you are new to magic or been studying for years, my unique blend of magic WITH mentalism will open your eyes to untapped potential!  I look forward to teaching you in an intimate and safe environment during our one on one sessions…

What do you want to session about?

We can session on psychology and mentalism-mixed with magic or not. You know from my DVDs that I don't hold much back when it comes to psychological subtleties, framing, set ups or outs.

Perhaps, you want to dive into some up-close magic. I can teach you some clever sleights like this… … or unorthodoxed variations of classics to twists on common moves.

Maybe you want me to share some secrets to creating your own material… and most importantly material that's fun to do and is MEMORABLE so people want you back again and again…

You might want to have a session devoted to taking something you already know and tweaking it to make it mind-blowing. I pride myself in my ability to strategize and be resourceful with what I have in front of me. Some of my greatest effects (from the perspective of my spectators) came from boring tricks I've seen and thought "Man, if that was only tweaked and dressed up a little, that could be awesome…"

Do you want to session on the secrets of business, marketing and getting bookings! I think most would agree that I'm one of the most successful in the industry when it comes to this subject. I'd be more than happy to save you time, money and the major mistakes that entertainers (and business of all sorts for that matter) often make. If you are interested in making the jump from hobbiest to professional, we need to talk.

I've been heavily involved with products, marketing and performing full time since the late 90's and I have a great idea of what it takes to design effects for different types of clients and venues, how to get bookings and how to use what you have for high impact. From magicians and poker players to businessmen and presenters, I've consulted all around the world. I hope I can help you too.

If you are looking for these types of reactions, enjoyment as a performer and recognition as a business, lets session. I'm here in your corner and ready to attack it with you.

Thanks for sharing the magic! E-mail Rich! Official Website Local: 805-234-7469 National: 877-RICH-FUN