Its funny how one’s path when met with passion can lead you to meet the most amazing people. I recall sitting down with Gabriela, an amazing lady, who had been following and watching my growth and stubborn determination to succeed from afar.
She mentioned to me that she always admired me for my passion and hard work but due to her exclusivity in working with another Magician, she could not assist further than encouragement and positive energy.
I truly respect that about her – her loyalty and honour. A rare thing these days.
Many years later, as God would have it, we were able to join forces due to her previous partnership having ended abruptly.
We got to chatting over a coffee, a meeting that I’ll never forget.
We sat down and ordered our drinks and as it goes, if I’m blessed then I like to return the blessings. I shared an effect with our waitress and it instantly brightened up her day.
Gabriela looks at me and says, “So Russell I know what you do and how good you are, but that’s not what I’m interested in. Tell me your story.” I did. This would be the first time that I would share my story with anyone other than family and friends. It started when I was a young child, born with Epilepsy, Asthma and many other challenges. Later, I would discover that I was also Dyslexic and labelled as “ineducable”.
I was told that I would never live a normal life, that I wouldn’t be able to work, to drive, etc. Even more so later in life, I found out that I was also living with a mild form of Tourette’s.
I become aware and with that awareness, I found self-responsibility and determination.
The dyslexia forced me to look for other ways and tools to educate myself and through this process, I discovered that I don’t fit the type that the Education and Medical industries seem to easily throw around in search of labelling.
It wasn’t long before I found myself on stage, sharing my stories as an entertainer, MC and motivational speaker, using Mentalism to help people understand how their perception of themselves, their lives and environment ultimately influence and govern their very existence.
To help them overcome their obstacles – mental, physical or psychological – and truly become the incredible people they are destined to be.
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His show brings out awe that I haven’t experienced since being a child.
The Hottest Mentalist South Africa has ever seen!
Russell can count himself among the greats, up their with the likes of Penn & Teller
Russell got us all stumped! speechless
You and your team displayed absolute professionalism and put on a show that will not be forgotten, impressing a calibre of people that are used to the highest standards.
Nothing short of absolutely phenomenal! Profoundly mind blowing ability to alter your physiological experience.
The Hottest Mentalist South Africa has ever seen!
What a fantastic Illusionist! Without a doubt, one of South Africa’s top performers.
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A motivational talk can shift thinking.
The Glass Walker Team Build locks that shift into behaviour.
When inspiration is immediately followed by embodied action, something rare happens inside a team:
belief becomes conviction, and conviction becomes culture.
Most motivational talks end with applause.
This experience ends with action.
The Glass Walker Team Build is a carefully designed psychological and physical experience that allows teams to apply the message immediately, while emotions are high and barriers are exposed.
Participants don’t just hear about:
Courage under pressure
Trust and leadership
Breaking mental limits
Collective responsibility
They experience it together.
The Glass Walker experience activates three critical drivers of lasting change:
People remember what they feel, not what they’re told.
Walking across broken glass creates a moment the brain categorises as “significant,” anchoring the keynote message at a neurological level.
When leaders and team members step forward together, hierarchy dissolves.
Trust accelerates.
Silence breaks.
Ownership rises.
This is where real alignment happens.
Belief isn’t motivational—it’s experiential.
When individuals do what they previously believed was impossible, their internal narrative changes:
“If I can do this… what else have I been holding back from?”
That question carries directly into performance, communication, and leadership.
Organisations that combine the motivational talk with the Glass Walker Team Build consistently report:
Higher message retention
Stronger emotional buy-in
Increased post-event momentum
Deeper team connection
A measurable shift in confidence and accountability
This isn’t an add-on for entertainment.
It’s a strategic accelerator for leadership development, culture transformation, and team performance.
The keynote opens the mind.
The Glass Walker proves the message is true.
Together, they create:
Transformation instead of inspiration
Alignment instead of motivation
Action instead of intention
That’s why the impact isn’t doubled.
It’s multiplied.
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