Robert Fellows has toured the United States, Canada, and Australia with his captivating and inspiring presentations. He is a wellness and motivational speaker who promotes self-responsibility. Fellows holds a B.A. in philosophy from Lawrence University in Appleton, Wisconsin and a Master of Theological Studies degree from Harvard Divinity School. He is the author of Easily Fooled: New Insights and Techniques for Resisting Manipulation.
Fellows has given presentations to the Department of Defense, the White House staff, 3M, Motorola, Pacific Gas & Electric, Prudential, American Express, the Association for Worksite Health Promotion, the American Association of Counseling and Development, the Insurance Corporation of British Columbia, the West Australian Ministry of Sport & Recreation, and many other institutions. The United States Air Force contracted with Fellows to perform his full-evening show at nearly all of their bases in the United States. He has also been consulted as a trial expert on “manipulation and deception in groups” in several legal cases, and has published articles on social influence.
As an internationally recognized stage magician and illusionist, Robert Fellows uses the skills he has honed over fifty years as an entertainer to create educational presentations that are experiential and memorable. In addition to his own lecturing and performing, the National Wellness Institute has engaged him to lead full day seminars for health educators on how to deliver creative and engaging presentations.
Robert Fellows began his career with widespread media attention, having appeared on national television shows including “Phil Donahue,” “Leeza,” “The Home Show” (twice each), “David Letterman,” “The American Experience” on PBS, “Mysteries of Magic” on TLC, “Impossible Escapes,” “Masters of Illusion XV,” “Canada AM,” and “Good Morning Australia.” His work has been the subject of feature stories in numerous publications, including the Los Angeles Times, the Boston Globe, the Denver Post, the Wall Street Journal, and USA Today.
Having earned his divinity degree in the 1970’s, Fellows felt a delayed calling to ministry in 2005. He furthered his studies at United Theological Seminary in Minnesota, interned as a hospital chaplain, and was ordained as an authorized minister in the United Church of Christ in 2009. He served as Pastor and Teacher of Community Congregational Church (UCC) in Greenland NH until 2019. In 2019-20, Rev. Fellows served as the Bridge Interim Pastor of the Congregational Church of Henniker NH for 5 1/2 months, and in 2021 at the Federated Church of Marlborough NH for three months.
In addition, Fellows graduated from the Northeast School of Auctioneering in 2016, and is a licensed auctioneer. Specializing in charity auctions, Fellows combines his passion for helping good causes with his background as an entertainer.
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