Thoughts From Meet the Business Magician
Kostya’s Blog
For executives, managers, and teams who need to stand out in today’s crowded marketplace, Kostya Kimlat shares proven techniques from 20+ years as a professional magician to help you read customers’ minds, manage perceptions, and create memorable moments. Plus, get exclusive behind-the-scenes content about his business journey and how he applies magical thinking to real-world business challenges.
The Executive’s Guide to Creating a Culture of Customer Astonishment
Learn how magician Kostya Kimlat’s perception principles can help executives create a culture of customer astonishment that drives loyalty and growth.
Why Financial Services Managers Need to Think Like Magicians
Equip your branch managers with magicians' people-reading skills to transform customer service and boost retention.
How to Win Over Any Stakeholder for Your Next Keynote Speaker
Discover how to win approval for a keynote speaker by tailoring your pitch to each stakeholder's personality type for maximum buy-in.
Transform Your Team into AI Champions
Learn a magician’s proven framework to transform AI skeptics into enthusiastic adopters using personality-based communication strategies.
How Attorneys Can Think Like A Magician™
Learn how attorneys can apply magicians’ perception principles to legal practice for better client relationships and practice management.
Creating Astonishing Customer Experiences for Transformative Business Growth
Learn how magician Kostya Kimlat can transform your business by teaching your team to create astonishing customer experiences that drive loyalty and growth.
Step-by-Step: How Any Business Can Astonish Their Customers
Go beyond “satisfaction” and aim for astonishment when taking care of your customers. Follow the three-step framework I use as a magician to deliver magic in your business.
Stop Competing With AI. Think Like A Magician™ Instead.
As AI masters knowledge work, discover why magicians’ skills in human connection and experience creation are becoming essential for business success in the age of artificial intelligence.
Why You Need To Teach Your Team To Think Like A Magician™
Transform how your team creates customer experiences by teaching them the psychological secrets magicians use to amaze their audiences.
Why Pro Athletes Are Obsessed With Magicians (And What CEOs Need To Learn From Both)
Athletes love magic because it mirrors elite performance: mastery through practice, reading people, and creating peak moments.
Why Anticipation Creates More Powerful Experiences Than Surprise
Discover why surprise isn't the key to creating extraordinary experiences for your customers - and what actually drives deeper engagement.
Transform Your Company Using The Magical ‘Power of Moments’
Learn how peak moments shape customer loyalty—transform routine service into memorable experiences using psychology secrets from the stage.
Watch: My Magic Show at Christner’s Prime Steak & Lobster
Have I done magic for you at Christner’s over the last 18 years?
I’m preparing for our next season of dinner shows and reflecting on this amazing partnership.
Since 2006, I've been performing magic at Christner's Prime Steak & Lobster, but this is the first time we’ve made a video about it!
What Every Tech Trade Show Booth Needs
Engage your audience and create lasting connections at tech trade shows with tailored magic and personalized interactions.
UCF Alum Turned Keynote Speaker & Magician
UCF’s Pegasus Magazine recently featured my motivational speaking and magician career in its magazine.
2023’s Magic Word: The Power of “Authentic”
Merriam-Webster’s 2023 word of the year, “authentic,” holds the key to business success. Magician and motivational speaker reveals secrets to genuine connection and thriving in a world of hype.
Sales Kickoff Speakers: A Guide
Looking for the perfect sales kickoff speaker? This guide explains how to find a top motivational keynote speaker for your sales kickoff event.
The Magician’s Formula: 4 Tools to Create Legendary Customer Experiences
Magicians are masters of customer perception. Learn their 4 techniques to get inside customers’ heads, exceed expectations, and create legendary service experiences.
How I Became a Virtual Magician Doing Online Magic Shows
From canceled gigs to Zoom magic shows — here’s my unexpected story to becoming a virtual magician.
How Hairstylists & Image Professionals Think Like Magicians
Magician and keynote speaker shares 3 tips from his presentation to 1000 stylists on how they can think like magicians to better understand clients, manage perceptions, and grow.