Applied psychology for business, communication, & ambitious people

Understand people. Change minds. Build things that work.

I’ve spent decades studying what makes people pay attention, change their minds, make decisions, and take action. Now I apply that understanding to business, media, sales, leadership, and performance.

What I’m working on.

My work moves through three arenas: helping companies perform better, publishing useful ideas, and testing what works in front of live audiences.

Zavant Enterprises
Business

Systems, sales, persuasion, positioning, and what actually changes performance inside a company.

Writing · Video · Books
Media

Ideas, essays, videos, books, and experiments for people who think for a living.

Mentalism · Keynotes
Stage

Mentalism, keynotes, audience psychology, and the live laboratory that produced the rest of the work.

The Next Book

Business lessons that can help you make more money doing something you love. Learned from 15,000 performances I did working at a magic shop at Universal Studios. Told in the form of parables with the takeaways spelled out in the end.

the GNOMON

Ancient Greek for "one who knows."

The Gnomon is my email series about life, business, and success from the perspective of someone who has walked his own path, made his own way, and lived beyond the realm of possibility for 30+ years. If you are a founder, entrepreneur, consultant, or content creator, then these are the most powerful ideas you've ever seen.

who I help

2 perfect fits

The same work, (sharper branding, marketing, and sales) ideal for two kinds of people.

For companies

Win larger market share and land bigger opportunities.

Your product is strong. The market decides on the story around it. I sharpen how you're positioned, promoted, and sold, so the bigger deals and the bigger rooms start choosing you.

How we work: as your fractional executive, embedded to lead branding, marketing, and sales.
For consultants & independent experts

Land more clients and get paid what you're worth.

You have the expertise. What's missing is the messaging that makes the right buyers recognise it fast. I help you build it, so you stop competing on price and start getting chosen.

How we work: a high-touch cohort, or 1:1 advisory.
how I can help

Better persuasion & communication, at every level of your business.

"Branding. Marketing. Sales. Access. Media. Leverage. One person can help with all of that?" Fair to be skeptical. Here's the answer: every element of business runs on the same engine, how people actually make up their mind about something. The fancy term for that is applied psychology, and it moves at every level of a business. Here's our path, from foundations to compounding leverage.

Positioning & branding

Build your structure. Get clear on who you are, who you're for, and why you're the obvious choice. Your center line, so your value is obvious before you say a word.

Marketing & promotion

Bridge to the market. Connect your message to what your buyers already pay attention to. That's the direct line from what you do to the people who need it.

Access & referability

Open the rooms that matter. When you can't go straight at the buyer, you create enough interest that they come to you. Get talked about when you're not in the room, in a good way.

Sales & reading the room

Win the live exchange. The conversation is where it's decided. Read the person in front of you, handle the moment, and move the deal forward without pressure.

Media, stagecraft & tools

Extend your reach. Master the tools that multiply your presence beyond the room: speaking, video, publishing, and AI systems that do the work of a team.

Leverage & advisory

Build the leverage. Small input, large effect. Architect the systems and high-leverage moves that keep working when you're not in the room.

Get In Touch

Let's chat about what you are building and see if it makes sense to dig in deeper.
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