▁and ▁Bor is , ▁had ▁earned ▁master ' s ▁degrees ▁in ▁engineering ▁in ▁the ▁Soviet ▁Union . ▁Bor is ▁had ▁received ▁two ▁such ▁degrees ▁and ▁held ▁multiple ▁engineering ▁pat ents . ▁According ▁to ▁Kim lat , ▁"... ▁that ▁didn ' t ▁matter ▁when ▁we ▁got ▁here . ▁So ▁they ▁just ▁started ▁all ▁over ." ▁ ▁Kim lat ▁first ▁became ▁interested ▁in ▁magic ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁ 1 2 ▁years ▁old ▁from ▁watching ▁The ▁World ' s ▁Great est ▁Magic ▁on ▁television . ▁At ▁age ▁ 1 4 , ▁he ▁was ▁regularly ▁working ▁in ▁restaur ants ▁and ▁at ▁private ▁events ▁as ▁a ▁sle ight - of - hand ▁mag ician . ▁ ▁By ▁age ▁ 1 8 , ▁after ▁gradu ating ▁Winter ▁Park ▁High ▁School , ▁Kim lat ▁had ▁written ▁his ▁first ▁book ▁of ▁magic ▁and ▁tou red ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁lect uring ▁to ▁other ▁mag icians . ▁ ▁He ▁attended ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Central ▁Florida , ▁where ▁he ▁studied ▁philosophy , ▁psych ology , ▁and ▁literature . ▁Kim lat ▁graduated ▁with ▁an ▁hon ors ▁degree , ▁after ▁comple ting ▁a ▁th esis ▁on ▁the ▁connection ▁between ▁philosophy ▁and ▁magic . ▁ ▁Business ▁High light s ▁ ▁Kim lat ▁is ▁the ▁CE O ▁of ▁Event ▁Magic ▁International ▁L LC , ▁including ▁sub - br ands ▁See ▁Magic ▁Live , ▁R estaur ant ▁Magic ▁Business , ▁and ▁Think Mag ic . ▁ ▁Business es ▁ ▁Ke yn ote ▁Spe aking ▁ ▁Kim lat ▁travel s ▁the ▁country ▁deliver ing ▁corpor ate ▁and ▁sales ▁train ings