Tired of dull conferences and recycled messages from speakers trying to sell more books?

Don't waste your time longing for tea breaks to escape the monotony. It's time to break the cycle and change your thinking for your next event!

Meet Wolfgang - an energetic, innovative, and memorable speaker who adds incredible value and a profound return on investment to your meeting, conference, or event.

Experience the power and wonder as he walks on stage, weaving tasteful humour into authentic keynotes and shows aligned with YOUR event theme.

Wolfgang, a leading pioneer with authentic passion, is not just a speaker; he's a life-changer who challenges, manipulates, and beguiles cognitive functioning, leaving audiences with practical, sustainable tools.

Transform your events with a true creative visionary and professor of hope who has enchanted audiences worldwide.

THE GERMAN WITH THE SOUTH AFRICAN ACCENT...

Wolfgang, a dreamer since childhood, envisioned a life as a magician and professional ice skater. Despite his teenage focus on tricks over school, destiny intervened during his role as 'Abracaban, the Wicked Magician' in Aladdin on Ice. A chance comment from a spectator set him on a path he couldn't have foreseen, when a young girl said to him, “You do what people dream about doing.”

Against his parents' wishes for a university degree, Wolfgang pursued his entertainment dreams in Europe, facing challenges like sleeping at stations and competing in pub talent shows. British television beckoned, leading to a global journey as an magician and cruise director on ocean liners.

Amidst hosting dinners and earning degrees in Communication & Psychology, he ventured into expeditions in the Arctic & Antarctic.

Returning to Cape Town, Wolfgang's entrepreneurial spirit thrived, launching his own production company and television shows. Corporate executives soon sought his insights, blending magic tricks with key messages in a unique style that resonated with the business world.

Later in life he continued his academic studies with Postgraduate degrees in business in Leading Innovation and Change, specialising in logical thinking and inspiration.

After a hugely successful global career in Europe, Wolfgang retired young and moved back to Cape Town. That lasted 1 year! His ‘triple A’ personality took over and he launched the Institute of Magical Research (Pty) Ltd, exploring the use of prestidigitation as a medium for corporate communication, focusing on the EMEA English-speaking business market.

Today he still captivates audiences at company events with his blend of magic, logic, and inspiration. With a belief in 'practicing what you preach,' he emphasises becoming a 'go-giver' as you mature, evident in his vast YouTube channel ' ‘inspiringtheworld‘ - a specialist who truly 'walks his talk' and creates magical moments for all.

2015 – TEDx speaker: Discover Your Magic.

2015 – Founder of the PSASA Million Rand Table at the April Convention in Cape Town.

2015 – Masters degree in Business in Leading Innovation and Change

2014 – Opening and owner of Africa’s FIRST close-up magic boutique 5-star conference venue in Cape Town, The Magic Manor.

2013 – FIRST African magician to have original effects published in Vanish – the newest international magic magazine.

2012 /13 & 14 Exclusive member of the German Speakers Association ‘One Million Dollar Table’.

2012 – Awarded the CSP (Certified Speaking Professional) designation by the National Speakers Association of America and the Global Speakers Federation in Indianapolis USA. Awarded to less than 800 professional speakers globally and seen as the doctorate of the speaking profession.

2010 – Voted as one of the Top 100 Speakers in Europe by Speakers Excellence.

2009 – 2011 The FIRST and only consecutive 2-term National President of the Professional Speakers Association of SA. First speaker to combine magic with messaging in the corporate conference market globally since 2000.

2007 Television personality with the most viewership and TV shows of any magician ever in Africa. Holding the title of the most successful magician in the history of the African continent to date with over 200+ TV shows.

2006 - Next prime time 60 min Illusion series, Master Magician Wolfgang Riebe on Saturday nights on SABC2. Highest budget magic TV series ever shot in Africa.

2004/5 - Second 13 part season prime-time TV series, Abracadabra on Saturday nights on SABC2.

2003/4 - First 13 part season prime-time TV series, Abracadabra on Saturday nights on SABC2.

2000 - 2003 - Begining of South African TV career on various popular programs with over 165 TV appearances and numerous series on Craz-e on ETV.

2001 – Produced the world’s FIRST magic music video.

2000 - Published 1st Best- Selling Book

2000 – Ph.D in Communication

1999 – FIRST African magician to be contracted to perform & lecture at the Magic Castle in Hollywood followed be repeat appearances in later years.

1996 – Awarded lifetime honorary membership to the Indian Magician’s Academy

1996 – Masters in Communication

1994 - 1995 - Published his first magazine The Magician for South African magicians.

1993 – BA in Communication & Psychology

1992 – FIRST African magician to be honoured with cover story on the UK’s Abra magic magazine with a triple triad of original effects.

1990 – Launch of topic specific world FIRST teach-in videos for magicians world-wide.

1990 - FIRST South African magician to appear regularly on BBC, LWT & HTV.

1989 - FIRST South African magician to work in London's West End and Leeds City Variety Hall.

1989 - FIRST South African magician to perform and lecture at the London Magic Circle.

1983 - Gold Medalist ice Figure Skater - various shows on ice as principle skater & magician

1982 - Launch of Presto Magic Studio

1976 – 1988 – 12 Years of original contributions the the UK magic magazine, Magigram.