To mark the leadership transition of a BNI group in Annecy, Harry Covert appeared under a false identity as a mystery guest. An interactive mentalism show followed by close-up magic during lunch created a memorable shared experience for all the participants.
On 2th July 2026, a BNI group brought together around twenty business owners and entrepreneurs at the Chamber of Trades and Crafts in Annecy.
The meeting marked both the end of the season and the appointment of a new leadership team. To celebrate this important moment, the organisers wanted to offer the members an original experience that would create a strong and lasting shared memory.
Harry Covert therefore attended the meeting as a mystery guest, using a false identity. He joined the group as an apparently ordinary participant before revealing the real reason for his presence.
The meeting ended with a twenty-minute interactive mentalism show, followed by close-up magic during lunch.
A surprise integrated into the meeting
The aim was not simply to add entertainment at the end of the event. The entire performance was designed to create a genuine surprise while fitting naturally into the group’s programme.
For most of the meeting, Harry Covert presented himself as a regular guest. This false identity preserved the mystery until the beginning of the show and created an immediate reaction when his true role was revealed.
The twenty-minute performance was designed to maintain a lively pace while directly involving the members of the group.
The participants did not simply watch a mentalism demonstration. Their choices, reactions and conversations influenced the experience as it unfolded.
Each participant therefore became, in their own way, part of the show.
An experience that continued during lunch
After the collective performance, the experience continued with close-up magic during lunch.
Harry Covert moved between the different groups in a more informal and relaxed atmosphere. This second part of the performance extended the experience and offered more intimate moments adapted to the lunch setting.
Close-up magic is particularly well suited to professional meetings and networking events. It naturally creates conversation between participants while respecting the rhythm of the meal and the discussions already taking place.
In this setting, magic and mentalism brought together business owners and entrepreneurs from a wide variety of sectors around a shared experience.
Creating a lasting memory at the end of the season
The objective of the performance was to mark an important moment in the life of the group: the end of the season and the transition between the outgoing and incoming leadership teams.
Choosing a mystery guest transformed a professional meeting into an unexpected and participatory experience.
The surprise, the involvement of the participants and the combination of a stage performance with close-up magic created several levels of interaction throughout the event.
The experience was therefore much more than a series of demonstrations. The members participated together, reacted to the same moments and created a shared memory connected to this important day.
Client testimonial
“A performance for a professional networking group! Everything went extremely well with Harry, who knew how to engage the whole group and adapt to the programme. I highly recommend inviting him to your events.”
Entertainment designed for professional meetings and events
Interactive mentalism and close-up magic can be incorporated into many important moments in the life of a professional network:
leadership transitions;
end-of-season meetings;
group anniversaries;
professional lunches;
networking evenings;
welcoming new members;
events bringing together several groups or partners.
Each performance can be adapted to the number of participants, the event programme and the atmosphere the organisers wish to create.
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