Vinh Giang’s passion for magic and self-taught business skills lifted his family out of poverty and into a top tier income bracket. An award-winning entertainer, international speaker, and entrepreneur, he is the co-founder and director of the Encyclopedia of Magic, an online magic school that instructs over 41,000 students per year. Additionally, he is the CEO of Luminary Productions, where he coaches a select few businesses and leaders, teaching them how to compete on an emotional level.

Just six months short of completing a degree in accounting, Vinh decided to take a leap of faith and do the scariest thing he could imagine; he told his parents that he was giving up school to pursue a career as a magician and entrepreneur. Needless to say, his father was not happy that his son wanted “to be Harry Potter,” but after three years of hard work, Vinh’s magic tutorial website began to take off, winning him the prestigious South Australian Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award in 2013. The business has since joined forces with 52Kards, a leading U.S. based online magic school. Together the two organizations will instruct an estimated half a million students per year.

In recent years, Vinh’s speaking career has exploded due to his unique ability to seamlessly interweave the principles of magic, business, and success. Pre-pandemic, Vinh spent 80% of his time travelling from continent to continent performing and presenting one-of-a-kind business keynotes about building confidence, boosting presentation skills, facing fears, problem-solving, and pushing limits.

During the pandemic, Vinh turned his skillsets to creating online programs for many of his clients, specifically for the company's Learning Management System, with one of his key current clients being Microsoft where Vinh has created an internal communications program. Other key clients of note have been Facebook, Linkedin, Zoom, Merk and many many more.

In this episode, Vinh and I touch on his journey from being a MAGICIAN to becoming an International Keynote Speaker, his strong belief in that "life is a miracle" and we should not take it for granted.

 We also deep-dived into:

• The story of his family
• His thoughts on entrepreneurship and building a successful brand 
• How to overcome impostor syndrome 
• His definition of great communication
• Some tips & tricks on communications and becoming a better communicator 
• Self-Awareness and reflection  
• And managing Fear

Where to find Vinh Giang:

• LinkedIn
• https://www.vinhgiang.com/

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Books mentioned on this episode:

• How to Win Friends and Influence People - By Dale Carnegie
• The Magic of Thinking Big - By David J Schwartz
• The Almanack of Naval Ravikant - A Guide to Wealth and Happiness - By Eric Jorgenson