2026 Festive Brunch

Yan Markson is a mentalist, magician, speaker, and pragmatic optimist with a passion for perception and mindset. He bridges entertainment and education to show how the stories we tell shape what we notice, how we decide, and ultimately, what we achieve.

His goal? To engage, entertain, and inspire people to see the world differently – to make you laugh, smile, think, learn, and grow. He designs every experience to be interactive and human-centred, mixing high-energy stagecraft with practical insights you can use the very next day.

Over the past decade, Yan has performed mentalism at more than 1,000 corporate events, conferences, galas, VIP gatherings, and fundraisers across North America. He loves suspending reality and giving audiences the gift of awe, wonder, and disbelief – with a healthy dose of optimism and motivation. The result is a memorable shared moment that opens the door to real learning and lasting mindset shifts.

Ultimately, we’re either telling stories to impact others or shaping our own perception with the stories we tell ourselves. Either way, stories make us human.