Mississauga, Ontario
Schick, Edge, Banana Boat, Hawaiian Tropic, and Playtex are brands of Edgewell Personal Care – giants in the personal care industry. Their Canadian head office is located in Mississauga; that’s where you’ll find their marketing and sales department. In May of 2017, their team of 80 gathered at the Mississauga Hilton for a three-day sales conference featuring a dinner gala with entertainment by Magician Sam Pearce.
Four hours before the gala began, Sam and his technician started transforming the Hilton’s ballroom into a dinner theatre. Theatrical lighting, bright blue stage curtains, and a crystal clear sound system were set up to ensure guests had the best experience possible. By the time guests arrived for the cocktail reception, everything was set up, fine-tuned, and ready to go.
Cocktails started off with Sam breaking the ice by performing Mingle Magic. He greeted guests and welcomed them to the gala, then amazed them with his incredible sleight of hand, up close. Playing cards, coins, elastics and other borrowed objects did amazing things in the magician’s hands. One of Sam’s most talked-about tricks was causing a dinner fork to magically bend and twist beyond repair. These twisted forks became memorable keepsakes as Sam gave them to guests following his magical close-up performance.
As the cocktail hour wrapped up, guests found their seats for dinner. While instrumental jazz music played from Sam’s sound system, guests enjoyed a delicious dinner, courtesy of the Hilton. After dinner, it was showtime!
Sam started the 60-minute Hilarious Magic Act with a burst of energy that captured the guest’s attention and quickly drew them into the action. Sam really got everyone laughing when he invited audience volunteers and company executives on stage to take part in the show.
Guests soon became the stars of the show as they helped Sam pull off some impossibly amazing feats of magic. More than a magic show, Sam had guests laughing from start to finish with his non-offensive, completely clean humour.
The finale of the show involved some hilarious antics with one of the executives on the sales team. Once on stage, the executive helped Sam construct a makeshift see-saw, then climb on top and juggle three giant knives!
Testimonial from Edgewell Personal Care
