Barrie Leslie Konicov

Barrie Leslie Konicov (born c. 1939, died 2018, aged 79) was a United States hypnotist, author, and one-time Libertarian candidate for the United States Congress. He was the President and chief hypnotherapist of Potentials Unlimited. At one time Konicov sold approximately a million self-hypnosis tapes a year. Konicov received an 87-month prison sentence. The Atlantic magazine named Konicov fourth on its list of the ten biggest tax scofflaws of the 20th century. with few credentials but a degree in marketing and three weekend courses in hypnosis at Ethical Hypnosis Training Center in South Orange, New Jersey, Konicov since created over 200 programs. Konicov stated he began training other hypnotherapists in 1981. Konicov's daughter Stephanie became the marketing director, eventually selling recordings as diverse as self-help for thumbsucking and housekeeping in the business section of The New York Times. by 1990, Konicov's recordings were selling at a million units a year through vendors like Barnes & Noble.

From Libertarian to scofflaw Running as a Libertarian, Konicov made a 1994 bid for the Michigan district 3 seat in the U.S. House of Representatives. Incumbent Republican Vernon Ehlers won in a landslide; Konicov placed third, receiving less than 2% of the vote.