At the age of eight a relative bought Doug a magic set as a birthday present and he began performing traditional magic. However as he grew older he became uncomfortable with the necessary deception involved in magic, as a student of Psychology, he reasoned that by taking the framework of magic, and using such techniques as Neuro Linguistic Programming, the study of non-verbal communication and suggestion, he could perform miracles without having to either deceive with his methods or create a situation where performance became a challenge to work out “how did he do that” – all of the workings would be in the open yet still jaw dropping.
He has also given confidential advice to a number of Blue Chip clients on the use of suggestion in marketing and store design.