Welcome to Season 6 chapter 127 of the Kids Entertainer Podcast! Chad Jacobs aka Chef Banana from Missouri, USA. Today we talked about his journey and transition from a Restaurant manager to a Magician.

• Chad’s family used to own a restaurant that ran for 39 years
• Chad ran the restaurant for 12 years with his sister
• Chad always saw magic as his next career if the restaurant closes.
• Chef Banana was a result of a long brainstorming night with his wife
• Chad made sure he has good videos on his website
• The videos are professionally made
• Chad had a back injury that made him stay at the basement for 6 weeks
• He missed 75 shows because of this injury (but found a replacement performer for all of them in a clever way)
• Chad took the part of the routine that caused his injury out from his show

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Welcome to Season 6 chapter 121 of the Kids Entertainer Podcast! Kyle Groves who grew up in a family of entertainers shares how his journey began. Today we talked about Kyle’s journey as an entertainer, his shop with a museum and how he is growing financially.

• Kyle’s dad is a magician for 50 years now
• At 8 years old, Kyle already helped his dad as an assistant on his show
• They travelled all over the states to do the show with his dad
• After college, he came back to magic and won some awards as a close up magician
• Kyle then worked his way to become a stage magician
• Kyle has his own museum that started 7 years ago, from the collection of his dad’s magic souvenirs
• Kyle also owns a shop called The Party People and Theater Mystery
• Kyle continues to tour the states to do his shows
• Kyle took the KM Challenge and made a lot of money as a result
• Kyle invested in KM Challenge and in five weeks got the ‘Return of Investment’ of way over the tuition
• 147 shows in 3 months as a result of joining this coaching program with Zivi Kivi
• “KM Challenge is definitely worth getting involved in” – Kyle

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Welcome to Season 6 chapter 120 of the Kids Entertainer Podcast! Louise Wells, a professional full-time kids entertainer for 3 years now, is our guest in this episode. Louise took a part of the KM Challenge and today we talked about how her career evolves and how she got to where she is right now.

• Louise started as a casual entertainer for adult parties for the first 5 years of her career
• She found kids entertainment and fell in love with it
• Started with Kids Entertainer Academy with Ken Kelly helping her start her own business
• Louise started doing parties for free, just for pictures and feedback
• She does her make up for 2 minutes because and doesn’t want to arrive in the venue with the make up on
• Louise loves to do things on a bigger scale like big parties and shows
• She went through the Kivi Media Challenge and it gave her clarity and focus, and she achieved things quickly and effectively
• “It’s not about being the biggest business in the world, it’s about being the best” – Louise

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And since this is our 100th episode, we have a fantastic present for all of you, our listeners, as a thank you for being with us. What is it? Go on and click play to find out.

In Your Voice: Technology Trends in Business and What This Means for the Future of Kids Entertainment

What developments are on the horizon that can affect the future of children’s entertainment? – NJ Holtz

• Trends to be aware of: eLearning, eCourses and automation systems
• The uses of chatbots

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Hot Topic: Mentors

• The danger of not having a mentor
• Ideas for getting some mentorship

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We also discuss what upgrades you can add to your party offers to provide more value to your bookers and earn more in the process.

Last but not the least, we share our thoughts on an often-debated topic among kids and family entertainers: do you really need backdrops?

In Your Voice: Party Package Upgrades

Which party package upgrades do your clients choose most often? – Regina “Silly Sparkles”

• Defining your core offer
• Brainstorming for upsells that suit your core offer
• The beauty of tiered pricing

Tips from the Vault: Warm-Up Routines

• The importance and purpose of warm-ups
• Ideas and resources for warm-up routines

Hot Topic: Do You Need Backdrops?

• Pros and cons of having backdrops
• Don’ts when designing your backdrop

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We discuss this rather tricky topic here and offer strategies that have worked for us.

We also offer fantastic party game ideas for kids that even the older children will love, as well as steps you can take to move from a non-performing into a performing act.

In Your Voice: How Do You Go into Performing?

How do you transition from line twisting into performing? – Melissa Sherk

• Simple steps you can take to ease yourself into performing
• Resources that can help you

Tips from the Vault: Ideas for Games for Children Ages 8+

• The importance of framing the game to the children
• 3 fantastic non-elimination games you can try

a. Danger Pass the Parcel

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b. Comedy Musical Chairs

c. Comedy Musical Statues

Hot Topic: When Customers Ask for Discounts

• The problem with giving discounts
• Tips on how to structure your offer to discourage clients asking for discounts
• What to give in place of discounts

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And because we always strive to give you as much value as we can, we also discuss how to deal with undercutting, and also whether one website or several specialized websites are for you.

In Your Voice: Specialized Websites or One Website?

Is it best to have a singular website that promotes all your services, or a singular website for each of your services? – Keith Tusing

• Pros and cons of having one website vs. having several specialized websites
• Things to consider when deciding whether to have a single or multiple websites

Tips from the Vault: How to Ask for Deposits

• Benefits of asking for deposits for your children’s shows
• Hassle-free ways to ask for payments

Hot Topic: How to Deal with Undercutting

• The right attitude towards the issue of undercutting
• Your Unique Selling Proposition (USP) and how you can get bookings even if you charge more than your competitors

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It’s an important question as the answer will allow us to run our business in a more informed way. And we give you the best answer we know, based from our own experiences, in this episode.

In Your Voice: How to Know if Your Business is Growing

What should we measure to know if our business is growing? – Steve Wickenton

• The importance of measuring and keeping track
• Tools and tips you can apply right now to measure the performance of your business

Tips from the Vault: Answer Phone Message

• Why you need a good answering machine/voicemail message
• The anatomy of a great answer phone message

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Hot Topic: Who is the Boss—the Booker or the Audience?

• What you can do to please both the booker and the birthday child

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