Nick Nanton & JW Dicks
Chairperson, The Celebrity Branding Agency
Orlando, FL
An Emmy Award Winning Director and Producer, Nick Nanton, Esq., is known as The Celebrity Lawyer and Agent to top Celebrity Experts for his role in developing and marketing business and professional experts, through personal branding, media, marketing and PR to help them gain credibility and recognition for their accomplishments. Nick is recognized as the nation’s leading expert on personal branding as Fast Company Magazine’s Expert Blogger on the subject and lectures regularly on the topic at the University of Central Florida. His book Celebrity Branding You® has been selected as the textbook on personal branding at the University.
The CEO of The Dicks + Nanton Celebrity Branding Agency, Nick is an award winning director, producer and songwriter who has worked on everything from large scale events to television shows with the likes of Bill Cosby, President George H.W. Bush, Brian Tracy, Michael Gerber and many more.
Nick is recognized as one of the top thought-leaders in the business world and has co-authored 10 best-selling books, including the breakthrough hit Celebrity Branding You!®.
Nick serves as publisher of Celebrity Press™, a publishing company that produces and releases books by top Business Experts. CelebrityPress has published books by Brian Tracy, Mari Smith, Ron Legrand and many other celebrity experts and Nick has led the marketing and PR campaigns that have driven more than 300 authors to Best-Seller status. Nick has been seen in USA Today, The Wall St. Journal, Newsweek, Inc. Magazine, The New York Times, Entrepreneur® Magazine, FastCompany.com. and has appeared on ABC, NBC, CBS, and FOX television affiliates around the country speaking on subjects ranging from branding, marketing and law, to American Idol.
Nick is a member of the Florida Bar, holds a JD from the University of Florida Levin College of Law, as well as a BSBA in Finance from the University of Florida’s Warrington College of Business. Nick is a voting member of The National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences (NARAS, Home to The GRAMMYs), a member of The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (Home to the Emmy Awards) co-founder of the National Academy of Best-Selling Authors, a 6-time Telly Award winner, and spends his spare time working with Young Life, Downtown Credo Orlando, Florida Hospital and rooting for the Florida Gators with his wife Kristina and their three children, Brock, Bowen and Addison.
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JW Dicks, Esq. is an attorney, best-selling author, entrepreneur and business advisor to top Celebrity Experts. He has spent his entire 35-year career building successful businesses for himself and clients by creating business development and marketing campaigns that have produced sales of over a billion dollars in products and services. His professional versatility gives him a unique insight into his clients’ businesses to see untapped opportunities to capitalize on, allowing him to use his knowledge of how to structure and position their business to take advantage of them.
He is the Senior Partner of Dicks & Nanton P.A., a unique membership-based, legal and business consulting firm representing clients who want to expand their business. JW helps his clients position their business and personal brand to take advantage of new vertical income streams they haven’t tapped into, and shows them how to use associations, franchises, area-exclusive licensing, coaching programs, info-marketing, joint ventures, and multi-channel marketing to take advantage of them.
In addition to consulting and mentoring clients, JW is also a successful entrepreneur and America’s leading expert on personal branding for business development. He is co-founder of the Celebrity Branding Agency, representing clients who want to get major media coverage, marketing and PR, and position themselves as the leading expert in their field. His Best-Selling book, Celebrity Branding You!, is in its third edition and new editions are currently being published for specific industries. He also writes a monthly column for Fast Company Magazine’s Expert Blogg on personal branding, and has written hundreds of articles, blogs and special reports on the subject.
JW has led national conferences and conventions and has spoken to over 160,000 business leaders on branding, business joint ventures, capital formation, investing, and legal and business growth strategies. He is the Best Selling author of 22 business and legal books – including How to Start a Corporation and Operate in Any State (a 50 Volume set), Celebrity Branding You!, Power Principles for Success, Moonlight Investing, The Florida Investor, Mutual Fund Investing Strategies, The Small Business Legal Kit, The 100 Best Investments For Your Retirement, Financial CPR, Operation Financial Freedom, Game Changers, How to Buy and Sell Real Estate, Ignite Your Business Transform Your World, and more.
JW is the editor and publisher of The Celebrity Experts® Insider, delivered to clients in over 15 countries, and serves as the guide for entrepreneurs and professionals who are leading experts in their field. He has been called the “Expert to the Experts” and has appeared in USA Today, The Wall Street Journal, Newsweek, Inc. Magazine, The New York Times, Entrepreneur Magazine, and on ABC, NBC, CBS, and FOX television affiliates. Recently, JW was honored with an Emmy nomination as Executive Producer for the film, Jacob’s Turn.
JW’s business address is Orlando, FL and his play address is at his beach house where he spends as much time as he can with Linda, his wife of 39 years, their family, and two Yorkies. His major hobby is fishing, although the fish are rumored to be safe.
Nick's News Feed
The GOP Primary Proves Personal Branding Isn't Optional The strength of a politician’s personal brand can be the difference between winning and losing an election. As a business owner or a professional, here are three key takeaways.
Updated Wed Feb 8, 2012
What LeBron James Can Teach Us About Personal Branding LeBron James' personal branding nightmare is packed with lessons for creating a powerful personal brand.
Updated Tue Jan 3, 2012
Netflix And The Power Of Perception As the brand-bruised Netflix admitted in a recent shareholder letter, perception matters. Here's how your company can avoid a similarly dramatic fall from grace.
Updated Wed Nov 30, 2011
Keys To Personal Branding Success, Part Two While no two branding campaigns are exactly the same, the reality is that virtually no branding campaign will succeed if it is lacking in any of these elements.
Updated Fri Oct 28, 2011
Keys To Personal Branding Success, Part One What does it take to execute a successful personal branding campaign? Start with these three key elements.
Updated Fri Oct 21, 2011
Having Fun With Your Personal Brand Your audience will identify branding that feels forced and artificial, and is going to be more attracted to a brand that is genuine, vibrant, and fun. So how can you infuse your personal brand with fun?
Updated Tue Oct 18, 2011
Time For A Checkup: Is Your Personal Brand Healthy? Rather than sharing tips to build a stronger personal brand, it's time to assess its current state with this checklist.
Updated Wed Oct 12, 2011
Personal Branding: Why You Need To Start Giving Speeches Public speaking is an incredibly powerful way to brand yourself as an expert in your field. It’s a great way to increase your credibility, and it can even be a direct source of new business.
Updated Thu Oct 6, 2011
Text Message Marketing Can Take Your Personal Brand To The Next Level Giving SMS text message marketing a try is a wonderful idea when you are trying to increase your engagement with your current customers or fans-- and can be another effective touchpoint in your personal brand development.
Updated Mon Oct 3, 2011
Swimming Upstream To Bolster Your Personal Brand The goal of every personal branding campaign is to help the individual stand out amidst the competition--so don't be afraid to stand out in the crowd.
Updated Wed Sep 28, 2011
In Personal Branding, Relationships Are Key Focusing on relationships is a great way to leverage the power your personal branding efforts. Unfortunately, many business owners are so busy running and marketing their business that they fail to take advantage of them.
Updated Fri Sep 23, 2011
3 Personal Branding Secrets Revealed By NFL Superstars NFL players aren’t only strong, fast, and talented--some of them are branding geniuses.
Updated Mon Sep 19, 2011
How To Effectively Tell Your Brand's Story On Twitter Twitter is a great place to engage with your audience and keep them up to date on all of your latest adventures, and it provides a fun, laid-back atmosphere--the perfect venue for building an interesting and dynamic brand. These three easy steps will help you make the most of your brand on Twitter.
Updated Wed Sep 14, 2011
Personal Branding: Have You Identified Your Niche? Often referred to as “finding your niche,” the process of identifying your target market is an all-important first step in any marketing and branding campaign. Here are several questions to ask in order to identify your ideal target market.
Updated Wed Sep 7, 2011
Three Reasons Your Brand Needs You On YouTube Today’s technology makes establishing a video identity achievable for every single business owner. YouTube and other video-based websites are dramatically growing in popularity every day, so don’t wait until it is too late to jump on this bandwagon.
Updated Thu Sep 1, 2011
Are You Making These Three Common Branding Mistakes? Mistakes are inevitable--what is important, as a business owner, is that you learn from your mistakes and that don't repeat them.
Updated Mon Aug 29, 2011
Personal Branding: When You Don't Know Where to Start Personal branding is an enjoyable and profitable pursuit. But for many people, getting started can be a challenge. Here are the items that should be first on your checklist.
Updated Mon Aug 22, 2011
The Basics Of Personal Branding Personal branding is not a difficult concept to grasp. Basically, you want to be known as an expert in your area of expertise, and you want to stand out in the minds of your audience.
Updated Thu Aug 18, 2011
The Devil Is In (The Tiniest) Details When Building Your Personal Brand While it is true that your personal appearance and the impression you have on those around you are both important, the reality is that personal branding is all about the details. Beware of these three "little things” that many business owners get wrong...often with disastrous consequences for their brand.
Updated Tue Aug 16, 2011
Don't Let Your Brand Go The Way Of Day-Old Bread The traits that once set you apart from others in your market will be imitated, and soon you will look just like everyone else. Fresh tips on keeping your brand from becoming stale.
Updated Fri Aug 12, 2011
