Richard Saldan

Who is Richard Saldan?

Richard Saldan is an American magician, motivational speaker, and inspirational writer. He began receiving great praise in the training industries in 1997, when he created his seminar company, Motivational Magic. Since this time, more than 4,000 magicians in the United States have pursued and developed this relatively new performance art in the world of professional magic, generally termed motivational magic.

Saldan’s website lists 60 letters of commendation citing his skills as a professional speaker, with a varied client base including large corporations, law firms, financial firms, universities, professional associations, inner city schools and government agencies. Saldan’s posted commendations include receiving praise from employees of the two largest seminar organizations in the world today, Dale Carnegie and Anthony Robbins.

Early in his career, Saldan traveled the USA to study professional stage magic with celebrity experts in the field, such as Johnny Thompson, Rocco Silano, Jeff McBride, Mio Rodriguez, Martin Lewis, Haruo Shimada, Marc DeSouza, and Todd Robbins.

In 1990, Saldan became homeless and penniless for several months.