Pick Up Artist Profiles
Pick Up Artists (or PUAs) are men who have dedicated themselves to developing the skills to be good with women. Really good. Below are profiles of some of the top Pick Up Artists in the seduction community, many of whom have started or coach for pickup companies dedicated to teaching guys how to improve their game.
See also our list of Female Gurus.
PUA Profiles:
60 years of challenge
View Full ProfileAchilles (Arash Dibazar)
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Real Name: Arash Dibazar |
Age: 43 | |
Affiliation: Seductive Instinct | |
Bio: A master martial artist and life coach, Arash is an up-and-coming PUA from the Bay Area of San Francisco |
AFC Adam (Adam Lyons)
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Real Name: Adam Lyons |
Age: 40 | |
Affiliation: PUA Training | |
Bio: Voted the top PUA of 2009, "AFC" Adam Lyons is one of the most well known British pick up artists and an instructor for PUA Training. |
Alex (RSD)
View Full ProfileAsian Playboy (J.T. Tran)
View Full ProfileBadBoy (Daniel Messe)
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Real Name: Daniel Messe |
Age: 43 | |
Affiliation: Bad Boy Lifestyle | |
Bio: A well known pickup instructor from Croatia, and founder of the Bad Boy Lifestyle pickup company. |
Beckster
View Full ProfileBobby Rio
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Real Name: Bobby Rio |
Age: | |
Affiliation: TSB Mag | |
Bio: Bobby Rio has authored or contributed to an impressive list of over ten publications, and is one of the founders of TSB Magazine |
Brad Branson
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View Full ProfileBraddock (Nick Braddock)
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Real Name: Nick Braddock |
Age: | |
Affiliation: Love Systems | |
Bio: Braddock is one of the younger instructors for Love Systems, and is known for his college game and phone & text game. He was also featured on the Tyra Banks show, alongside Savoy. |
Brent Smith
View Full ProfileCajun (Derek)
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Real Name: Derek Cajun |
Age: | |
Affiliation: Love Systems | |
Bio: A Canadian PUA and instructor for Love Systems, Cajun is most well known for winning in the Canadian reality TV show, Keys to the VIP. |
Captain Jack
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View Full ProfileChris Orleans
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Real Name: Chris Orleans |
Age: | |
Affiliation: Chris Orleans | |
Bio: Chris is a seduction coach with over 4 years of coaching experience. He began his work as a master instructor for Vin DiCarlo, and now runs his own coaching business where he offers personalized, one-on-one coaching to students. |
Ciaran
View Full ProfileDaniel Madeira
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Real Name: Daniel P. |
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Affiliation: Daniel Madeira | |
Bio: A PUA instructor based out of Brazil, South America |
David DeAngelo (Eben Pagan)
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Real Name: Eben Pagan |
Age: 49 | |
Affiliation: Double Your Dating | |
Bio: David Deangelo is one of the most successful "gurus" in the pickup industry, and one of the first to turn pickup into a business. His ebook, Double Your Dating, is one of the most popular introductory texts to pickup out there. |
David Deida
View Full ProfileDavid M
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Real Name: David M |
Age: | |
Affiliation: Inside Internet Dating | |
Bio: David M is an expert on online dating and online game, and was featured in David Deangelo's Insider Internet Dating program. |
David Shade
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View Full ProfileDiscovery (Shaun Michael)
View Full ProfileDJ Fuji (Darren Fuji)
View Full ProfileDoc Holliday
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View Full ProfileEl Topo (Steve Mayeda)
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View Full ProfileGambler (Richard La Ruina)
View Full ProfileGareth Jones
View Full ProfileHerbal (Tynan)
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Real Name: Tynan |
Age: | |
Affiliation: Better Than Your Boyfriend | |
Bio: Tynan, aka Herbal grew to fame as one of the main protagonists of Neil Strauss' tell-all novel, The Game. He is the author of the book Make Her Chase You and runs a website on lifestyle development. |
Hypnotica (Eric Von Sydow)
View Full ProfileJason Capital
View Full ProfileJdog (Justin Marks)
View Full ProfileJlaix (Jeffy Allen)
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Real Name: Jeffrey Allen |
Age: | |
Affiliation: Real Social Dynamics | |
Bio: Jeffy is an executive coach for Real Social Dynamics teaching out of San Francisco, as well as a writer and amateur comedian. |
Joe D.
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View Full ProfileJohnny Wolf
View Full ProfileJordan Harbinger
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Real Name: Jordan Harbinger |
Age: 40 | |
Affiliation: The Art of Charm | |
Bio: Jordan Habinger is the co-creator of the Pickup Podcast and the founder of the New York based pickup company, The Art of Charm. He also hosts Game On, a radio show about pickup and dating on Sirius XM radio. |
Juggler (Wayne Elise)
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Real Name: Wayne Elise |
Age: 52 | |
Affiliation: Charisma Arts | |
Bio: Wayne Elise (aka "Juggler") is the founder of Charisma Arts and a master of conversational game. |
Julian Fox
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View Full ProfileKezia Noble
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Real Name: Kezia Noble |
Age: 37 | |
Affiliation: PUA Training | |
Bio: Kezia Noble is one of the top female pickup instructors in the industry, working with PUA Training to teach guys natural game. |
Kosmo (Alvaro)
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Real Name: Alvaro Orlando (Kosmo) |
Age: | |
Affiliation: VH1 The Pick Up Artist Season 1, Venusian Arts | |
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Lance Mason (Lance Allen)
View Full ProfileLovedrop (Chris Odom)
View Full ProfileLoverboy
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View Full ProfileMarni Kinrys
View Full ProfileMatthew Hussey
View Full ProfileMehow (Michal Pospieszalski)
View Full ProfileMiss Jaiya
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View Full ProfileMystery (Erik Von Markovik)
View Full ProfileNatural Tim (Timothy Marc)
View Full ProfileNick Savoy
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View Full ProfilePapa (Nick Kho)
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Real Name: Nick Kho |
Age: 41 | |
Affiliation: Real Social Dynamics | |
Bio: Nick Kho, aka Papa, is the co-founder of Real Social Dynamics, as well as a successful businessman and party organizer. |
Paul Janka
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View Full ProfileRoss Jeffries (Paul Jeffrey Ross)
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Real Name: Paul Jeffrey Ross |
Age: 62 | |
Affiliation: Speed Seduction | |
Bio: Ross Jeffries is one of the founders of the seduction community, having created the alt.seduction.fast usenet group, and one of the first pickup related ebooks. |
Ryan Jaunzemis
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View Full ProfileSeven (Pietro G.)
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Real Name: Pietro G. |
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Affiliation: Seven Impact | |
Bio: One of the top Italian PUAs and chief instructor and co-founder of Seven Impact (formerly Project Milano). |
Sickboy
View Full ProfileSinn (Jonathan Lee)
View Full ProfileSpeer
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Affiliation: The Speer Method | |
Bio: Speer is a second level coach in terms of fame. Those who know him speak very highly of his techniques and skill. |
Stephen Nash
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View Full ProfileSteve Piccus
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Real Name: Steve Piccus |
Age: | |
Affiliation: Radical Hypnotherapy | |
Bio: Steve Piccus is a trained hypnotist and sex guru, and author of the White Tiger Tantra. |
Style (Neil Strauss)
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Real Name: Neil Strauss |
Age: 51 | |
Affiliation: Stylelife Academy | |
Bio: Neil Straus, aka "Style", is the author of The Game and the founder of the Stylelife Academy. |
Swinggcat (Joshua Lubens)
View Full ProfileThundercat (Joseph Matthews)
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Real Name: Joseph Matthews |
Age: | |
Affiliation: Thundercat's Seduction Lair | |
Bio: Thundercat is a pickup artist well known in the seduction for his popular website, Thundercat's Seduction Lair, where every year he posts a list of the top 10 pick up artists. |
Todd Valentine (RSD)
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View Full ProfileTokyoPUA (Ray Devans)
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Real Name: Ray Devans |
Age: | |
Affiliation: Fast Seduction | |
Bio: TokyoPUA is a well known pickup artist from Japan, and co-founder of Fast Seduction. |