Brian Brushwood

Social Engineering: How to Scam Your Way into Anything

Founder, Scam School

Why you should listen to him:

Brian Brushwood has spent the last 12 years touring nationally with his award-winning “bizarre magic” show. He’s lectured and performed at more than 1,000 colleges and universities, headlined three times at Universal Orlando, appeared twice on “The Tonight Show,” as well as made dozens of appearances on FOX, NBC, CNN, the Food Network and more.

His popular podcast Scam School, “the only show dedicated to social engineering at the bar and on the street,” is now downloaded over 1 million times each month, and was named a “top video podcast” by iTunes in 2008 and 2009. His new comedy series NSFW was named a “top audio podcast” of 2010.

Just last month, his book “Cheats, Cons, Swindles and Tricks: 57 ways to Scam a free drink” hit the top 100 of all Amazon kindle books, and the book has remained #1 in Magic since.

Find Brian on Twitter @shwood or Facebook or visit his website http://shwood.com

Email Brian at Brian@shwood.com

Fun Fact:

Soaking wet and wearing only a skirt, Brian Brushwood once talked a police officer out of arresting him for frolicking naked in a public fountain.

Watch His 2011 Presentation

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