Los Angeles is one of the largest corporate and convention markets in the country, and it’s easy to see why. Between the sheer number of Fortune 500 regional offices, the entertainment and media industry concentrated downtown, and a convention center built to handle events of nearly any size, LA has the infrastructure most cities can only aim for. It’s worth planning around the realities of traffic and cost that come with a market this size, but that doesn’t make LA any less of a real market. It just means a mentalist and mind reader who can hold a room here needs to bring something worth the trip. John Pullum’s own ties to the entertainment industry run through this city too. He’s hosted or appeared on more than two dozen Discovery Channel shows, including the series More Than Human, and he hosted the game show Thrill Rides Put to the Test. That same on-camera experience carries over into the way he reads and works a room live.
Working the Los Angeles Convention Center and Beyond
The Los Angeles Convention Center sits in the heart of Downtown LA, right next to LA Live, with more than seven hundred thousand square feet of exhibition space and dozens of meeting rooms built for everything from a tight regional sales meeting to a citywide trade show. Corporate entertainment in Los Angeles also regularly happens well outside the convention center itself, in hotel ballrooms in Century City, at properties near the airport for teams flying in and out same-day, and in Beverly Hills and Santa Monica for smaller executive gatherings. Mentalist John Pullum has built his corporate mentalism and mind reading show to work across all of those formats, whether it’s a general session in front of a packed exhibition hall floor or a tighter, more intimate leadership dinner.
Getting Around Without Fighting Traffic All Day
LA’s traffic reputation is well earned, but planners working downtown have a workaround that a lot of out-of-towners don’t realize exists. The Metro A and E light rail lines both stop at Pico Station, one block from the Los Angeles Convention Center, which means attendees staying near Downtown or along the Expo Line corridor toward Santa Monica can skip the rental car entirely for getting to and from the venue. For events that stretch across multiple properties, that kind of access is worth building into the itinerary rather than assuming everyone will just drive.
Sales Conferences in a City Built for Big Swings
Los Angeles is a natural fit for sales conference entertainment, especially for companies who want their conference to feel like an event rather than just a meeting. John has performed corporate mentalism and mind reading shows for both large general sessions and smaller executive off-sites, and he tailors the show around a company’s specific sales goals for that year rather than running the same set regardless of the room. Planners here have plenty of options: a magician, a juggler, a comedian, a motivational keynote speaker. But a mentalist and mind reader is something most corporate audiences in Los Angeles haven’t experienced before.
Beyond the Ballroom
For attendees who bring family along or want to extend the trip, Los Angeles offers more after-hours options than almost any other city on this list. The Getty Center and its gardens overlook the city from the hills above Brentwood, the Griffith Observatory pairs a planetarium with sweeping views of the Hollywood sign, and the California Science Center in Exposition Park draws families with kids curious about space and science. Hollywood Boulevard and the Walk of Fame are also just a short drive from downtown, an easy add-on for anyone who wants a classic LA photo op before or after the event. None of that changes what the show itself is built for, a room full of professionals looking for something sharper than a stiff banquet program, but it’s worth knowing the city offers plenty to do once the badge comes off.
Weighing LA Against Other Markets
Companies that find LA’s costs a stretch often look at Kansas City or Phoenix instead, both offer a genuinely large convention center and none of the traffic or premium pricing LA carries. Both are well-suited to a mentalist and mind reader show, the difference is really about budget and scale rather than one being a better fit than the other.
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