JUSTIN KARCHER
Internationally Renowned Veteran MC Comic Auctioneer Interviewer
Justin Karcher definitely has the experience to keep his audiences entertained at club fundraisers, conferences, corporate events and even weddings! From the UK, Asia-Pacific and across Australia his humorous stories always get the crowd going. He has performed over 800 shows and helped clubs and charities across Australia, Asia-Pacific and the UK raise over $25 million!
Justin has worked with a range of celebrities, including international sports stars such as Sir Viv Richards, Allan Border, Sam Kekovich, Brian Lara, Glenn McGrath, Joe Bugner, David Boon, David Campese, Andrew and Matty Johns and Mal Meninga. Just to name a few!
Justin has lived and worked in Australia, PNG, Japan, UK, Canada, and the USA bringing over 20 years experience to The K Faktor in the Event Management, Talent Bureau and Marketing fields.
His involvement in charity work, sporting clubs both on committee and as a player match his abundance of energy and commitment to service.
With senior level involvement in the sports AFL, NRL and Cricket coupled with his experience working and living in 5 countries, Justin brings to the stage a wealth of knowledge in regards to sports administration, fundraising and marketing.
Having acted as Emcee, Comedian, Guest Speaker and Auctioneer at over 800 functions across 7 countries, Justin is the perfect adapter to any situation.
With more than 800 speaking engagements under his belt, Justin is a highly professional, yet easy going MC/Auctioneer/Comic. His high energy performances across Australia, the UK, Asia, the USA and PNG have earned him countless return bookings. Of note, Justin is seven-time host of the famed AFL Grand Final show in Bangkok, Thailand, a sell-out event which attracts in excess of five hundred people every year!
His versatile skill set as performer and businessman ensures he adapts well to any event. Justin not only facilitates and entertains an audience, he extracts maximum bids in the fundraising auctions. As well as these talents, he has walked Kokoda twice, (once with Ron Barassi for his 70th birthday…not much of a party!) and been held up 3 times at gun point in PNG. It’s all added to his life experience and ability to read an audience (even if he can’t identify a gunman!)
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WHY BOOK JK?
100+% return guaranteed
You get an MC/Interviewer/Comic/Auctioneer/Event Planner-Manager
He researches your organisation/audience to ensure he’s considered a ‘local’ at your event
20+ years experience with FUNdraising events
1000+ shows as an MC
“JK (Justin Karcher) gets it. He’s there to keep the event running smoothly, inject humour where needed, juggle the stakeholders to keep them happy and ensure that if everyone does their bit the event is a memorable one.
He’s also a clever exponent of identifying value, humour, research and engagement during the most important parts of a fundraising event – table bingo and the auction. I enjoy working with Karch and I hope you do too.”
Merv Hughes, Australian Cricketing Legend
“I’ve toured around Australia and the UK with Justin Karcher, clocking up over 60 shows. Not only has he been the promoter of these tours but the Emcee, Comic, Auctioneer and interviewed me.
Trust is of vital importance to me, and I trust Justin to not only look after me but the host venues we appear at to make sure they have profitable events. I’ve watched the audiences enjoy his work on stage
as have I, and wish him all the best in his future endeavours.”
Sir Vivian Richards
“We engaged Justin Karcher to be the Master of Ceremonies and Auctioneer for our 2019 Rondo Building Services The Kids Cancer Project Fundraising Race Day at the Gold Coast Turf Club.
We raised $63,822! JKs auctioning skills certainly helped to extract the maximum bids on the day.
I spoke to Justin on a few occasions leading up to the event which was very reassuring to know he had a genuine interest in the success of our day. A snag was hit about half way through our event when the race meeting we had sponsored was cancelled. After a quick chat with Justin we changed the format of the day and off he went to engage the audience in some ‘irregular’ fundraising activities, telling jokes, and keeping us engaged and laughing throughout the afternoon.
His Table Bingo game and the auction items he donated raised almost $3000 so we made a very tidy profit just off him for the day! Some of the raffle prizes he provided were also a crack up! Thanks again JK for helping us make it our best fundraiser to date.
Sarah McGeorge, Rondo Building Services Pty Ltd
“I’ve been at many functions, luncheons and dinners hosted by Justin.
They’re always organised perfectly and Justin hosts them with great humour, with his auctioning skills always delivering plenty of funds for the various causes.”
Matthew Johns, NRL and TV Entertainment Legend
“Justin Karcher runs a tight ship whilst always remaining relaxed and flexible. A great combination of characteristics. Testament to his abilities is the amount of money he has helped clubs and charities raise over the past 20 years (in excess of $25m), and the fact that I have let him manage a lot of my affairs the past 10 years after meeting him in PNG 15 years ago! Jay epitomises what Australia is all about: firm but fair, fun loving, philanthropic and having a sense of cheekiness. Book Justin, you know it makes sense.”
Sam Kekovich, Australia’s Lambassador
“In June of 2019 we engaged Justin Karcher (JK) to be our comedic auctioneer for a delicate cause, to raise funds for the children of a recently deceased friend. Not only did JK donate auction and raffle items to the night but he read the room and adapted his game plan (as we’ve had him MC our footy and cricket club gigs many times before!) to suit the audience and circumstances. Thanks to the generosity of some wonderful Hunter Valley locals and Justin’s skills we raised in excess of $30,000.
We’ve struck up a good working relationship and friendship with JK over the years and look forward to growing both into the future.”
Justin Peterkin – Austar Coal Mine Pty Ltd, Cessnock
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