It happens to them.
Not at them. Every principle in the talk is something the room just experienced. A principle that happens to you is one you do not forget.
Keynote speaker · Mentalist · TEDx speaker
The Mind Decoded
Johnny Wu is a mentalist and keynote speaker. He shows rooms full of leaders the hidden psychology behind what they believe, what they choose and who they become. Then he proves it on stage, live, using their own minds.
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- TEDx speaker
- As seen on Netflix
- 100+ Fortune 500 companies
- 2,200+ five-star reviews
Trusted by the people who have seen every keynote.
Why it works
Your audience has heard every keynote. They have never felt one.
By the third speaker of the day the room is on its phones and the takeaways are gone by Monday. Johnny solves the one thing every agenda is fighting for: attention that sticks. He does not describe how minds get fooled. He fools the whole room at the same moment, then shows them exactly how it happened, and why the same thing is quietly running their focus, their goals and their days.
Written for your room.
Before he steps on stage, Johnny works your company's language, people and theme into the talk. It lands as: that was about us.
Tools they keep.
Simple frameworks the audience uses the next morning, not a quote they forget by lunch.
Signature interactive keynote experience
The Mind Decoded
The hidden psychology behind what we believe, choose, and become.
The most powerful forces in business are invisible: the beliefs we absorbed without checking, the choices we think we made freely, and the patterns we repeat until they become who we are. Johnny uses the tools of a mentalist to make those forces visible. A volunteer hears a voice in their head. The room makes choices that were never free. A mistake turns into a miracle. Then he decodes exactly how it happened, and where the same thing is running their work every day.
Believe
Where your beliefs really come from. The voices we let in shape our beliefs, our decisions and who we think we are. Johnny puts a voice inside a volunteer's head, then shows the room how to audit their own.
Choose
Why your free choices are not free. The room makes small choices that spell out a result decided before anyone moved. Influence feels like choice, and a simple framework catches the drift.
Become
How repetition writes who you are. A mistake on paper becomes the miracle. What you repeat, you become, and the finale proves it on stage.
The TEDx talk
Is your success just an illusion?
TEDxBeverlyGrove. Johnny opened holding the diploma his parents had waited his whole life to see, then fed it into a paper shredder. It is not a magic act. It is an argument about the rules most people live by without ever choosing them.
The story
A kid who could not speak English, on the Google stage.
Johnny landed in Toronto from Taiwan at twelve with no English and a lunchbox of dumplings. The kids gave him a nickname and not much else. Magic was the first language that worked. Two decades later he has performed for Google, Netflix, Amazon and Bulgari, read minds for Kris Jenner and Maye Musk, and put 700 Google executives in the palm of his hand at Google HQ. He still tells the lunchbox story first.
Reviews
What the room says after.
Real reviews, their words, unedited.
★★★★★
Google review
“I had the chance to see Johnny Wu speak on the TEDx stage, and honestly, he was incredible. His talk was deeply moving.”Jake JohnsonTEDx talk
★★★★★
Google review
“Johnny Wu was invited to our company all-hands and completely blew us away! The show was amazing, engaging and honestly just WILD to witness.”Jessica PanCompany all-hands
★★★★★
Yelp review
“Was lucky enough to attend a work event where Johnny Wu was the main act for the night. What an amazing performance he put on! Phenomenal stage presence, captivating tricks, and the ability to immerse everyone.”John A.Work event
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Ways to book Johnny
One keynote, three ways to run it.
Keynote
40 to 60 minutes, one arc, live demonstrations. Kickoffs, all-hands, leadership offsites, conferences, awards nights.
Virtual or hybrid keynote
Built for the camera during 2020 in a dedicated studio. Remote attendees get fooled right along with the room.
Keynote plus the show
Add a stage show or close-up magic for the reception through Omni Magic Entertainment. One booking, one contact.
FAQ
How is the keynote customized to our event?
Every booking starts with a discovery call about your audience, your theme and the outcome you want. Johnny then works your company's language and challenges into the talk, so the room hears its own situation reflected back, not a stock script.
Can Johnny do virtual or hybrid events?
Yes. During 2020 he built a dedicated studio and performed more than 50 virtual shows, including paid virtual keynotes for Fortune 500 companies. The demonstrations are designed to work through a camera.
What does he need on the A/V side?
A standard keynote setup: a wireless mic, a small table near the stage, and a line into the house sound. He locks specifics with your production team on the run-of-show call.
What room sizes does this work for?
From leadership offsites to full general sessions. His largest corporate room so far was a show for 700 executives at Google HQ. The demonstrations are built to read from the back row and on screen.
How far out should we book?
Johnny takes one keynote per date, so fall kickoffs and January meetings go first. Reach out as soon as your date is set. Shorter timelines are worth asking about; if the date is open, it is yours.
Does he travel?
Yes. Based in Los Angeles, Johnny speaks across the United States and internationally.
Your keynote deserves its own moment.
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