ReThinking

Building confidence with mentalist Oz Pearlman

Dienstag, 2. Dezember 2025 · 33 min

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Oz Pearlman has been called the World’s Greatest Mentalist—he’s performed for some of the world’s top celebrities and made it to the finals on America’s Got Talent. In this episode, Oz joins Adam live at Authors@Wharton to show off his tricks and discuss the real skills behind his rise to success. The two reflect on Oz’s time working on Wall Street and the lessons he learned as a pizza parlor magician about gaining confidence, managing failure, and taking smart risks, and Oz wows the crowd by reading audience members’ minds.

Host & Guest
Adam Grant (Instagram: @adamgrant (instagram.com/adamgrant) | LinkedIn: @adammgrant (linkedin.com/in/adammgrant) | Website: adamgrant.net)
Oz Pearlman (Instagram: @ozthementalist (instagram.com/ozthementalist) | Website: ozpearlman.com)

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youtube.com/@ozthementalist

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ReThinking is produced by Cosmic Standard (cosmicstandard.fm). Our Senior Producer is Jessica Glazer, our Engineer is Aja Simpson, our Technical Director is Jacob Winik, and our Executive Producer is Eliza Smith.

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