May 1, 2001: The Day I Became A Teen Magician & The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

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the photo above is of me
at age 14
doing a magic trick
for my friend maxx.

i was a freshman in high school
when the local newspaper
wrote about how i was being scouted
by the tonight show with jay leno
as one of the youngest teen magicians
in … Read this post

ORGASMS: Jake Sasseville’s New Negotiating Technique

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(photo cred: Violet Blue)

i dont consider myself
to have a ton of sex appeal
upon first blush.

however, i learned in my early days
of hustling and selling
that sex appeal has nothing more to do
than your internal state of mind.

i’ll never forget the time
that i … Read this post

How To Get The Most Powerful Publicist in the World to Work For You (Hint: Write a Blank Check)

Jake Sasseville, Yvette Noel-Schure, and Caitlin Engel at Yvette's 50th Birthday Party 2011

behind any successful entertainer,
comedian, musician…
there is a puppeteer.
a magic-maker.

it’s the quiet and consistent whisper
(it can also turn into a rowdy roar)
of someone pulling the strings
to make someone unknown,
known,
and someone famous,
infamous.

that person is a publicist.

for Beyoncé, Jessica Simpson,
Will … Read this post

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