I.B.M. Member Profile

! Corporate Magic, Mentalism, & Consulting | Magician & Keynote Speaker Joe M. Turner | AMAZING In-Person & Online !

Leveraging the impact of the illusion arts to captivate, communicate, and connect with audiences around the world.

About Joe M. Turner, AIMC, CVP, IBM International President 2015-2016

Atlanta magician Joe M. Turner is a professional speaker and corporate entertainer based in Atlanta, Georgia. An escaped management consultant turned magician and mentalist, the "Chief Impossibility Officer" delivers relevant keynotes as well as creative and astonishing entertainment at conferences, trade shows, corporate events, and upscale private parties.

Joe has appeared at the Magic Castle in Hollywood, Monday Night Magic in New York, and at other venues across North America, Europe, South America, Asia, and Australia. He has been seen on Good Morning America, Nightline, CNN Headline News, CNN Chile, and numerous other local, national, and international broadcasts. He was a close-up performer in the Palladium Magic show at the London Palladium, and performed on Crystal Cruises as part of the acclaimed Magic Castle at Sea program, later known as Crystal Magicians at Sea. He has performed and lectured at numerous magical conferences and clubs, including the London Magic Circle; the British Ring Convention; P.C.A.M./3 of Clubs, S.E.A.M., the Middle Tennessee Creative Ministries Conference, S.C.A.M., Santiago, Chile; Buenos Aires, Argentina; Auckland, New Zealand; the Thailand Magic Extravaganza in Bangkok; the S.A.M. National Convention; and the I.B.M. International Convention.

Joe served as the 2015-2016 International President of the International Brotherhood of Magicians (IBM), of which he is also a Lifetime Member. He's also a Life Member of the Society of American Magicians, as well as a member of the Academy of Magical Arts, the Magic Circle (A.I.M.C.), and the National Speakers Association. He has been voted Greater Atlanta Magician of the Year three times (2000, 2010, 2013) and has won multiple awards for both close-up and stage performance. He won the Linking Ring Award of Excellence in 2020.

Joe's virtual shows were covered twice in the New York Times, once as part of a featured article about magicians during the COVID19 pandemic, and again with a specific, individual recommendation of his performance. He now delivers virtual shows, lectures, and hosts a variety of online meetings and events. Most recently, he presented a virtual, livestreamed TEDx talk at the inaugural TEDxDupreePark event.

Find Joe online at http://turnermagic.com, on Twitter at @turnermagic, and on Facebook at http://facebook.com/turnermagic. You can check out his Wikipedia page here.