Nick Nanton, Esq., personal branding expert and co-founder of Dicks and Nanton Celebrity Branding Agency, has recently signed a publishing deal between nationally recognized speaker and best-selling author, Dr. Ivan Misner, and CelebrityPress® – a leading business and marketing book publisher.

Orlando, Fla. – December 28, 2010 – Personal branding expert, Nick Nanton, Esq., The Celebrity Lawyer and Agent to Celebrity Experts, has joined with noted business networking expert, best-selling author and speaker, Dr. Ivan Misner, to publish a new book titled Building the Ultimate Network.  Dr. Ivan Misner is the Founder & Chairman of BNI, the world’s largest business networking organization. Nick Nanton, Esq. along with business partner, JW Dicks, Esq., recently signed a publishing deal with Dr. Misner to release the book under their CelebrityPress™ imprint. Dr. Misner will be joining several leading entrepreneurs from across the world to co-write the book, part of the CelebrityPress® Viral Books™ initiative.

Building the Ultimate Network will be a collaborative effort of Entrepreneurs and Professionals all around the world revealing their top secrets on building a profitable network of people and relationships, both online and offline.  CelebrityPress® is currently in the process of selecting additional authors for the book, due to be released in 2011.

Called the “Father of Modern Networking” by CNN and the “Networking Guru” by Entrepreneur magazine, Dr. Ivan Misner is considered one of the world’s leading experts on business networking and has been a keynote speaker for major corporations and associations throughout the world. He has been featured in the L.A. Times, Wall Street Journal, and New York Times, as well as numerous TV and radio shows including CNN, CNBC, and the BBC in London.

Dr. Misner is a monthly columnist for Entrepreneur.com and is the Senior Partner for the Referral Institute – a referral training company with trainers around the world. In addition, he has taught business management and social capital courses at several universities throughout the United States.

Nick Nanton, Esq. is known as The Celebrity Lawyer and Agent to Celebrity Experts for his role in developing and marketing business and professional experts into Celebrity Experts in their field, through personal branding, to help them gain credibility and recognition for their accomplishments. Nick’s expertise on branding and marketing has been sought out and featured in the Los Angeles Times, Orlando Sentinel, The Chicago Tribune, The California Chronicle, DailyMe.com, FastCompany.com, CNN.com, USA Today, Newsweek and the Wall Street Journal, among others.

To learn more about Nick Nanton please visit http://www.NickNanton.com and http://www.DicksNantonAgency.com

To learn more about CelebrityPress™, please visit http://www.CelebrityPressPublishing.com

To learn more about Dr. Ivan Misner, please visit his website at http://www.IvanMisner.com

About Celebrity Press®:

Celebrity Press® is a business book publisher that publishes books from thought leaders around the world. Celebrity Press® specializes in helping it’s authors grow their businesses through book publishing. Celebrity Press™ has published books alongside Brian Tracy, Ron Legrand, Mari Smith, Kelly O’Neil, Alexis Martin Neely and many other of the biggest experts across diverse fields.

If you’d like to learn more about Celebrity Press™ or to see if we’re a good fit for your book project, please visit http://www.celebritypresspublishing.com/contact-us

About Nick Nanton, Esq.:

Nick Nanton, Esq. is known as The Celebrity Lawyer and Agent to the top Celebrity Experts for his role in developing and marketing business and professional experts, through personal branding, 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.

Nick is an award winning songwriter and television producer and 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 8 best-selling books, including the breakthrough hit Celebrity Branding You!®.

Nick serves as editor and 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 100 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 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), co-founder of the National Academy of Best-Selling Authors, a 4-time Telly Award winner, and spends his spare time working with Young Life, Florida Hospital and rooting for the Florida Gators with his wife Kristina, and their two sons, Brock and Bowen.

To learn more about Nick Nanton, visit http://www.NickNanton.com