Brian Brushwood is a well-known magician, author, and lecturer at Bizarre Magic, Inc. who has leveraged his social media influence and award-winning new media programs to establish a strong presence in the industry. He studied at The University of Texas at Austin, where he pursued a Bachelor's degree in Plan II honors. Brushwood has a Klout score of 83 and 1.7 million followers on Google Plus, ranking #85 in the world. His popular Scam School program was named "top video podcast" in 2008 and 2009, and it continues to garner over 2 million views per month. Besides, he has also worked as a QA tester at Rockwell Semiconductors and as a guru at Dell.