According to Magic Magazine, Max Maven is one of the 100 most influential magicians of the 20th century! He is accredited with over 1700 published items. He was asked why he keeps writing and why does he keep creating more when he has done so much? He explained, "It keeps me stimulated. The creative process, at least for me, is never the same, but by pushing to continue producing I stay actively creative."

Max Maven has been an advisor to over a hundred television shows. As a consultant he has worked with David Copperfield, Siegfried & Roy, Doug Henning, Penn & Teller, Lance Burton, and many others. He has also directed revue shows for several major American gambling casinos. He has appeared on hundreds of television and radio programs, top talk shows and variety specials around the world including the Best of Magic series and The World's Greatest Magic.

In 2000, he received the "Best Mentalist" prize. He has also received multiple awards from the Society of American Magicians and the International Brotherhood of Magicians. In 1988 he was presented with the Tenkai Prize, the highest award in Japanese magic; this was the first time this honor was ever given to a foreign artist. Max was also named Lecturer of the Year by the Academy of Magical Arts at the Magic Castle in Hollywood.

Max Maven uses advanced (and highly unorthodox) psychological principles and techniques to discern the thoughts of total strangers. The late Orson Wells wrote that Maven had the most original mind in magic. As a consultant, he has worked for David Copperfield, Penn & Teller, Siegfried & Roy and Doug Henning. Maven creates customized "Maximize" seminars on mental efficiency and non-verbal communication for numerous corporations.

Having known Max for many years I can tell you that he is not only one of the most unsurpassed performers in our field but also one of the kindest. Many years ago when the IBM Convention was in Long Beach, California I was trying to sell a gentleman from Japan some magical apparatus. His English was extremely poor and my Japanese was worse. Max was walking by our booth and noticed the difficulties we were having. He excused himself from the person he was talking with and came over to our booth. He introduced himself in perfect Japanese to the gentleman from Japan and told me he would help me, help this gentleman. Twenty minutes later he helped me sell this man $800.00 worth of magic. I wanted to give him a commission or take him out to lunch. All he said was that it was his pleasure to be of assistance. Max, who is very famous, is not the type of superstar that will not have time for you. He will make you feel that you are someone who he really cares about. That is because he really does.