Orlando, Fla. – June 29, 2009 – JW Dicks, Esq., business strategist and co-founder of Dicks, Nanton & Glass’ Celebrity Branding Agency™, an Orlando-based branding and marketing agency, has been writing a series of popular blogs at his website http://www.JWDicksBlog.com . The blogs are timely and efficient tips for entrepreneurs and business owners, frequently about finding ways to deal with a changing economic environment.

The latest of these, entitled “The Entrepreneur’s Banking Crisis,” JW Dicks writes, “Banking has always been tough before for Entrepreneurs, but in this economy you need to be alert and take extra precautions.” The focus of the article is to give entrepreneurs some “new rules to follow to help their businesses keep flowing.”

The four main “rules” for entrepreneurs in the blog include, “Get more credit cards while you can in case one is cancelled, your interest rate substantially increases, or worse, your credit limit is frozen and lowers as you pay the card down,” “watch your merchant accounts carefully to make sure a unexpected reserve isn’t created, or stops processing,” “establish more than one merchant account in case any problems develop that prevent you from using it one month unexpectedly, ” and “consider lining up one or more investors who are prepared to step in and add additional guarantees, or even cash for a reserve, should you have a crisis.”

Some recent topics covered by JW Dicks at http://www.JWDicksBlog.com have included where to check your credit report for free, gaining competitive advantages using price points, reviews of consumer products and services, as well as political relevancies in today’s economic environment. In the blog entitled “ Beware of Bad Laws and Bad Names For Laws,” JW Dicks writes, “There are other new bills coming down the pipeline, which impact our business. I encourage you to look beyond their names and see what the real affect they will have on your business. If you like them, great – but if you don’t, let your Congressman or Senator know they need to make some changes. To do nothing is a mistake.”

To read articles and blogs written by JW Dicks, visit http://www.CelebrityBrandingAgency.com
and http://www.JWDicksBlog.com

About JW Dicks, Esq.:

JW Dicks, Esq. is an attorney, best-selling author, entrepreneur, business strategist and fortune hunter. He has spent his entire 35-year career building successful businesses for himself and consulting clients internationally. His professional versatility affords him a unique insight into his clients business along with the knowledge of how to structure and position it to take advantage of hidden opportunities and create new revenue streams.

He is the senior partner of Dicks & Nanton P.A, representing clients in the growth of their business using franchises, area exclusive licensing, coaching, idea licensing, info-marketing, social media, joint ventures, syndications and explosion marketing to accomplish their goals. JW Dicks has worked with a diverse set of clients ranging from an Inc. 500 fastest growing company with sales over $250 Million down to a small start up that made fishing lures. He loves the challenge and excitement of them all.
For more information, please visit http://www.DicksNanton.com

1. Get more credit cards. Yes, I know some people are advising against this because it could have an adverse affect on your credit score. I can argue about how that theory is wrong but your credit score isn’t the important point today, credit is. The problem is that banks are raising rates on credit cards on any excuse they can find. Additionally they are also freezing cap amounts and no longer extending credit. As you pay down the credit card your cap automatically lowers. This gives you no more credit and makes that card worthless to you. You need to get more credit cards when you can so you have options if problems with your others occur. New cards often have low teaser interest rates for 6 to 12 months. We all know this can work against you when you hit the time deadline but in the meantime you can transfer balances on cards you are having rate spikes with today. Deal with today’s problems and then work on cures for the future.

2. Watch your merchant accounts carefully. Banks have the right at any time to pull out money for a reserve if they feel they need to. If you are counting on that money for operations and all of a sudden it gets frozen you can be in big trouble. The best recourse against this is to build a relationship with someone at the bank who works in merchant services and the higher up you can go the better. The relationship isn’t a guarantee something won’t happen because most of the banks are tied in with card processors and don’t do the work themselves. Nevertheless you are better off with a bank advocate pleading your case then you are talking to the 800 number recording.

3. Establish more than one merchant account. Banks always want all your business but today you simply cannot afford to do that or you may wind up with an account you can’t use and it will take more than 30 days to get a new one. In the mean time you can’t take new charges on your old merchant account so you lose lots of cash flow. Having a back up is an answer and use both of the accounts for some of the processing each month so you always know they are working. Even then alarms will go off when the account all of a sudden has more money running through it then the banks computers think is normal but at least you should be able to explain that you are now using them for all of your processing so that’s why the spike.

4. Consider lining up one or more investors who are prepared to step in should you have a crisis. If your merchant account does get a reserve requirement slapped against it you will eventually get the money so you could use that reserve for a private loan. I am not saying this is easy but think about this and other resources before a problem occurs gives you more time to act because you know what you need to do and who you might call to help.

It is a good idea because there are frequently mistakes in them that lower your credit score and as we all know, credit is tightening. Go to the web site I have listed, and you can order free from one, or all three at the same time. If you order one now, you can then order from the other two over the course of 12 months so you can view your credit more often. Order all three at once and you’re done for 12 months, which I don’t think is as good.

http://www.annualcreditreport.com

Senator Kennedy and Rep. Rosa DeLauro are pushing the “Healthy Families Act”. Who could object to a wonderful name like that?

The bill requires any firm who has 15 employees to provide a minimum of 7 days of paid sick leave. I have no problem with that and have always had sick leave days in my companies. My preference is that you don’t come in when you are sick and spread whatever you have to everyone else. The problem with this law comes in the form of detail. The bill allows you to take the leave anytime and in the smallest increment the employer tracks payroll, and no notice is required. This kind of language would allow an employee to show up consistently late with no advanced notice, ultimately causing all sorts of problems with real staffing issues, especially in shift positions. An employer would have no retribution for such tardiness and disruption to everyone else.

There are other new bills coming down the pipeline, which impact our business. I encourage you to look beyond their names and see what the real affect they will have on your business. If you like them, great – but if you don’t, let your Congressman or Senator know they need to make some changes. To do nothing is a mistake.

During this recession and economic pullback, price can have an appeal and if you can compete on that level than you should point it out loudly and even make it a competitive advantage.

A couple of interesting examples and how value can be successfully marketed is Validas (www.myvalidas.com) and InchWorm Shoes (www.inchwormshoes.com).

Validas offers to shave an average of 22% off your mobile phone bill by letting them analyze what you are currently paying and making some suggested changes. You can upload your bill and pay $5 for a report that shows a breakdown of usage, compares carriers, and makes other suggestions for saving money.

InchWorm Shoes is a clever example of problem solving. We all know the cost of shoes and for kids how fast they outgrow them. Inchworm Shoes has a special technology that allows you to increase the size of your child’s shoe by pushing a button and pulling on the toe. Shoes can grow in half size increments and can expand up to three sizes… now if they could just do that for men’s pants I’d save a ton.

Keep thinking about the benefits your products and services have and remember …price can be a successful one.

I’ve been putting together “The Ultimate Business Celebrity Mastermind” – an elite Mastermind group for some of my top clients, where we’ll travel around the country together and experience some things that usually only entertainment celebrities get to experience while also working with each other to build everyone’s businesses using a wide array of strategies that are working right now across multiple industries. As part of the package, I’m also including some really special Celebrity Events, two of which have been locked down for a white, the Grammys in L.A and the Kentucky Derby. Pretty cool, right?

The problem was that these events were so cool that, when it came to putting together the third and final Celebrity Event for the year, I wanted to make sure it could hold its own and didn’t look like a weak excuse for a celebrity event!

Since I do live in Orlando, and since I actually do have a family I like to see occasionally, I thought it would be nice to set up one of the events here. And there is a bunch of cool stuff to do in Orlando that is a great mix of business and entertainment, so I contacted a venue that I thought might work for this new Mastermind group.

But, again, since the Grammy night has bumped everything up a few levels, I wanted to make sure this place could deliver something special on their end. So I called my usual contact, who transferred my call to a really knowledgeable colleague. I was very upfront and said I needed something with the “Wow” factor to really make this work – and that she was, in effect, competing with Las Vegas, which was my other choice for a Celebrity Event site.

Anyway, she was very, very helpful and indicated she would work with me on making the event happen and at a magnitude that I’d be happy with. She’d email me contact details and we could go from there. Awesome.

Except this is where the problem started. She never sent the email. Instead, a week or so later, she called and left a voicemail with another colleague on the line – again, it sounded like these folks were all over this and ready to make it happen. She ended the message by saying I should call her back at a phone number with a very long extension attached to it, which in corporate America is not very unusual. What I usually do is just call back the number on caller ID and ask for the person I’d like to speak with instead of using the extension, mostly because I’m often driving or traveling when I return calls and I don’t have the best circumstances to stop and take notes! I looked at my iPhone for the caller ID – because, normally, I just hit the button that instantly calls back the person who left a message – and the number pops up on my screen as “Not Disclosed.”

A private number. In the words of many a comic book character, “What th-!”
I thought about the business associate I have in New Zealand. I can even push the callback button to get him on the line! And, at that moment, I didn’t have time to listen to her message again, write down a whole long of string numbers that probably would have taken two or three tries to get right and call the person back.

And so I kept the message, and kept meaning to find a time to call them back when I could write down the number.

In the meantime, I had continued to explore the Vegas option, which looked better and better as time went on. If she called back or sent me the email with her contact info in it, I would certainly still give the Orlando venue a fair shake, but my time was wearing thin! As I was working on the logistics of a vegas trip that would be both educational and entertaining, I hit the motherload! I was able to connect through a friend with Tony Hsieh, the billionaire CEO of Zappo’s, the online shoe selling phenomenon, and he agreed to host our Mastermind group at the Zappo’s facility in Vegas and do an in depth brainstorm and Q & A, revealing some of the secrets that made him the mogul he is today. That’s Grammy-caliber to business people and exactly the kind of event I was looking for. Orlando, sadly, was left on the outside looking in.

Don’t get me wrong – this venue is not about to go under because they didn’t host our Mastermind group. But they did end up missing out on tens of thousands of dollars worth of business – because they didn’t make it easy for me to get back in touch with them.
Which is surprising – on almost all counts, because the staff at this venue excels at customer service, they’ve always been great in the past. But the private phone number mistake is just the kind of little mistake a big company like that might not ever notice and correct.

When it comes to our own businesses, I think the mantra needs to be, as I said at the beginning of this piece, “Let’s Get Small.” We all think our own customer service is top quality, but are all our systems really seamless? Are we really making it as easy as possible for our clients and customers to connect and do business with us? Are sales phone calls being handled correctly by the people answering them? Or, worst of all, are calls from interested prospects just getting lost or unanswered?

Yes, the Orlando venue made a mistake. Let’s not make the same one with our own operations. Otherwise, after we’ve lost a big client, we might end up like they did, wondering why the phone isn’t ringing!

Orlando, Fla. – May 26, 2009 – Nick Nanton, Esq., The Celebrity Lawyer and co-founder of the Celebrity Branding Agency™, a franchisor of independently owned and operated Media, Marketing & PR agencies across the country, launched America’s PremierExperts™ organization to honor an exclusive group of celebrity experts who are dedicated to spreading knowledge and awareness in their field of expertise and making significant contributions to their industry and the marketplace as a whole.

America’s PremierExperts™, the television show, was filmed in February in Los Angeles, California. The television show, which is co-produced by Nick Nanton, Esq. and JW Dicks, Esq., serves as a comprehensive profile of America’s leading experts. The individuals showcased on the show are forward-thinking business owners, entrepreneurs, professional speakers, authors and corporate CEOs who are pioneers in their market that will share their secrets of success with the audience.

The first episode of the “America’s PremierExperts™ television show recently premiered online at http://www.AmericasPremierExperts.com. The first episode features each expert revealing the one “big thing” viewers can do to continue to thrive in this changing economy. After the initial online release, the show will then be seen across the country on affiliates of ABC, CBS, NBC and FOX.

Nick Nanton, Esq., The Celebrity Lawyer and J.W. Dicks, Esq., The Business Celebrity Maker, launched America’s PremierExperts™, to honor highly motivated entrepreneurs, authors, speakers and professionals. J.W. Dicks, Esq. and Nick Nanton, Esq. are the authors of the best-selling book, “Celebrity Branding You™.”

Nick Nanton, Esq. said, “We are all very excited about the premiere of the new television show. The first episode is extremely relevant today, as our experts have given some great advice on how to excel in ANY economy.”

To find out more about America’s PremierExperts™ and Nick Nanton, please visit http://www.AmericasPremierExperts.com and http://www.CelebrityBrandingAgency.com

The Celebrity Branding Agency™:

The Celebrity Branding Agency™ is a Media, Marketing & PR agency that guarantees results and specializes in Celebrity Branding™ entrepreneurs, authors, speakers and professionals as celebrity experts in their field of business and helps them expand nationwide. JW Dicks, Esq. & Nick Nanton, Esq., attorneys by trade and entrepreneurs by choice, focus on helping their clients build fan bases that can be monetized through their unique blend of Media, Marketing & PR…Guaranteed™. For more information about The Celebrity Branding Agency™ visit http://www.CelebrityBrandingAgency.com

About Nick Nanton, Esq.:

Known as “The Celebrity Lawyer” for his role in promoting, marketing and creating Celebrity Experts across such diversified fields as entertainment, health and fitness, law, medicine, personal development, finance, and real estate, Nick represents many top Celebrity Experts and serves as the Producer of America’s PremierExperts™ television show. He also produces The Next Big Thing™ radio show, designed to recognize the top Celebrity Experts and bring their solutions to consumers and media outlets alike.

Nick is the co-author of the best-selling book, Celebrity Branding You™ and serves as editor and publisher of Celebrity Press™, a publishing company that produces and releases books by top Celebrity Experts. Nick and his longtime business and law partner, JW Dicks, Esq., use their proprietary Celebrity Branding® process to help entrepreneurs, professionals, CEOs, authors and professional speakers realize their dreams of becoming Celebrity Experts, create multiple revenue streams through IDEA Marketing™, and ultimately grow their organizations based on their teachings and systems.

The CEO of the Celebrity Branding Agency™, Nick, along with partners JW Dicks, Esq. and Lindsay Glass, develop online fan bases for their clients through CelebritySites.com, while coaching those who desire to reach Celebrity Expert status through their unique Ultimate Celebrity Branding Experience™ program.

Nick’s impressive path of professional accomplishments has not just set industry standards, but has propelled him into the national spotlight. Nick has been named “Best of the Bar” and has even been referred to as “One of Orlando’s Top 10 Young and Powerful.” Prior to his days as an attorney, Nick spent more than a decade immersed in the entertainment industry. As an award-winning songwriter and television producer, he has worked on projects and negotiated deals from large-scale events to reality television shows—involving celebrities from a wide array of genres including President George H.W. Bush, Bill Cosby, Bill Rancic, season one winner of NBC’s hit TV show “The Apprentice”, Don Shula of the Miami Dolphins, Legendary College Basketball Coach Bobby Knight and Rock ‘n Roll Hall of Famer, Multi-Platinum Recording Artist/Songwriter and Drummer for Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Stan Lynch, among others.

Through his experience with celebrities, Nick has “cracked the celebrity code” allowing him to propel his clients to celebrity status in their business niche, increasing their profits and locking out their competition.
With a reputation as an energetic speaker and author, Nick’s work entails the Dicks & Nanton Business Law Library, as well as the educational courses 7 Secrets to Making Real Money with Your Music (co-authored with Bob Baker, author of the Guerilla Music Guide to Music & Marketing), Celebrity Franchising You™ and Blueprint to Millions.

Nick has been featured in USA Today, The New York Times, Entrepreneur® Magazine, and many more national publications on subjects ranging from branding, marketing and law, to American Idol.
Nick currently serves as Managing Director at the Law Firm of Dicks & Nanton P.A., 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 prestigious Warrington College of Business.

Prior to founding the Dicks & Nanton companies, Nick served as CEO of Cinemark Music Group LLC, a subsidiary of Cinemark USA, Inc., one of the largest motion picture exhibitors in North America with 3,288 screens in 33 States and Internationally. He is the past Chairman of the Orange County Bar Association’s Entertainment Law Committee, serves on the Executive Council of the Entertainment, Arts and Sports Law Section of the Florida Bar, the Board of the Florida Hospital Foundation and is a member of Florida Blue Key – Florida’s Oldest and Most Prestigious Leadership Honorary.

Nick is a member of The National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences (NARAS, Home to The GRAMMYs) and casts a vote on the annual GRAMMY® Awards and spends his spare time rooting for the Florida Gators with his wife Kristina, and their two sons, Brock and Bowen. For more information about Nanton visit http://www.NickNanton.com.

About America’s PremierExperts™ LLC:

America’s PremierExperts™ is an organization that recognizes celebrity experts in their field of business and offers business owners, entrepreneurs, professional speakers, authors, professionals and corporate CEOs exclusive, invitation-only, opportunities for further exposure and growth in the marketplace. JW Dicks, Esq. & Nick Nanton, Esq., attorneys by trade and entrepreneurs by choice, founded America’s PremierExperts™ and The Ultimate Celebrity Branding Experience™ to honor entrepreneurs, CEOs, authors, professional speakers and business people who are dedicated to spreading knowledge and awareness in their field of expertise and making significant contributions to their industry and the marketplace as a whole. For more information about America’s PremierExperts™ LLC visit www.AmericasPremierExperts.com.

Orlando, Fla. – May 26, 2009 – JW Dicks, Esq., business strategist and co-founder of Dicks, Nanton & Glass’ Celebrity Branding Agency™, an Orlando-based branding and marketing agency, recently launched America’s PremierExperts™, an organization that honors an exclusive group of celebrity experts who are dedicated to spreading knowledge and awareness in their field of expertise and making significant contributions to their industry and the marketplace as a whole.

America’s PremierExperts™, the television show, was filmed in February in Los Angeles, California. The television show, which is co-produced by JW Dicks, Esq. and Nick Nanton, Esq., serves as a comprehensive profile of America’s leading experts. The individuals showcased on the show are forward-thinking business owners, entrepreneurs, professional speakers, authors and corporate CEOs who are pioneers in their market that will share their secrets of success with the audience.

The first episode of the “America’s PremierExperts™ television show recently premiered online at http://www.AmericasPremierExperts.com. The first episode features each expert revealing the one “big thing” that viewers can do to continue to thrive in this changing economy. After the initial online release, the show will then be seen across the country on affiliates of ABC, CBS, NBC and FOX.

J.W. Dicks, Esq., The Business Celebrity Maker and Nick Nanton, Esq., The Celebrity Lawyer, launched America’s PremierExperts™, to honor highly motivated entrepreneurs, authors, speakers and professionals. J.W. Dicks, Esq. and Nick Nanton, Esq. are the authors of the best-selling book, “Celebrity Branding You™.”

JW Dicks, Esq. said, “We are all extremely proud of the way the television show has come together. The group of experts that are featured on the show are second to none, and the show will be a great way to impart their knowledge to consumers, as well as the business community.”

To find out more about America’s PremierExperts™ visit http://www.AmericasPremierExperts.com and to read articles and blogs written by JW Dicks, Esq. visit http://www.CelebrityBrandingAgency.com

About JW Dicks, Esq.:

JW Dicks, Esq. is an attorney, best selling author, entrepreneur and business strategist. He has spent his entire 35-year career building successful businesses for himself and his clients bringing his golden touch to the marketing and sales of over $500 million of products and services. His professional versatility affords him a unique insight into the opportunities available for today’s business owners along with the knowledge of how to structure and position a business to take advantage of them.

He is the senior partner of Dicks & Nanton P.A.: The Business Growth Lawyers™, representing clients in the growth of their business using franchises, area exclusive licensing, coaching, idea licensing, info-marketing, joint ventures, syndications and explosion marketing to accomplish their goals. JW Dicks has worked with a diverse set of clients ranging from an Inc. 500 fastest growing company with sales over $250 Million, public companies, down to a small start up that made fishing lures. He loves the challenge and excitement of them all.

In addition to coaching and consulting with clients nationwide, JW Dicks is also a successful entrepreneur. He has built his own businesses, with annual sales over $35 Million, developed real estate in excess of $200 Million and both created, and sold intellectual property rights for as much as $1.8 Million.

JW Dicks has led national conferences and conventions and has spoken to over 150,000 business leaders on venture capital formation, syndication, investing, and business growth strategies. He is the best-selling author of numerous legal and financial books including the 50 Volume set, How to Start a Corporation and Operate in Any State, 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, and How to Buy and Sell Real Estate.

In addition to his Juris Doctorate degree, JW Dicks holds securities licenses, 22, 7, 65, and 24. He is also a registered securities principal, registered investment advisor, and real estate broker. Although technically proficient in several professions, his clients consider his greatest attributes to be his innate creativity, visionary focus and ability to design and implement multi-layered profit centers for companies and individuals seeking long-term financial growth and protection.

JW Dicks is a graduate of the University of Florida and George Mason College of Law. He is a member of the American Bar Association, NASD, National Association of Realtors, the Florida Bar and the Virginia Bar.

For more information, please visit http://www.CelebrityBrandingAgency.com

About America’s PremierExperts™ LLC:

America’s PremierExperts™ is an organization that recognizes celebrity experts in their field of business and offers business owners, entrepreneurs, professional speakers, authors, professionals and corporate CEOs exclusive, invitation-only, opportunities for further exposure and growth in the marketplace. JW Dicks, Esq. & Nick Nanton, Esq., attorneys by trade and entrepreneurs by choice, founded America’s PremierExperts™ and The Ultimate Celebrity Branding Experience™ to honor entrepreneurs, CEOs, authors, professional speakers and business people who are dedicated to spreading knowledge and awareness in their field of expertise and making significant contributions to their industry and the marketplace as a whole. For more information about America’s PremierExperts™ LLC visit www.AmericasPremierExperts.com.

Orlando, Fla. – May 15, 2009 – Nick Nanton, Esq., The Celebrity Lawyer and co-founder of Dicks, Nanton & Glass’ Celebrity Branding Agency™, an Orlando-based branding and marketing agency, recently launched America’s PremierExperts™, an organization that honors an exclusive group of celebrity experts who are dedicated to spreading knowledge and awareness in their field of expertise and making significant contributions to their industry and the marketplace as a whole.

America’s PremierExperts™, the television show, was filmed in February in Los Angeles, California. The television show, which was co-produced by Nick Nanton, Esq. and JW Dicks, Esq., serves as a comprehensive profile of America’s leading experts. The individuals showcased on the show are forward-thinking business owners, entrepreneurs, professional speakers, authors and corporate CEOs who are pioneers in their market that will share their secrets of success with the audience.

The first episode of the America’s PremierExperts™ television show has been picked up to be aired on CBS affiliate WREG in Memphis, Tenn. The episode was recently premiered online at http://www.AmericasPremierExperts.com. The first episode features 20 of the best business minds in the country revealing the one “big thing” viewers can do to continue to thrive in this changing economy.

The show will air on WREG (CBS affiliate) in Memphis, Tenn. on Saturday, May 16th.

J.W. Dicks, Esq., The Business Celebrity Maker and Nick Nanton, Esq., The Celebrity Lawyer, launched America’s PremierExperts™, to honor highly motivated entrepreneurs, authors, speakers and professionals. J.W. Dicks, Esq. and Nick Nanton, Esq. are the authors of the best-selling book, “Celebrity Branding You™.”

Nick Nanton, Esq. said, “We are all very excited about the premiere of the new television show. The first episode is extremely relevant today, as our experts have given some great advice on how to excel in ANY economy.”

To find out more about America’s PremierExperts™ visit http://www.AmericasPremierExperts.com and to read articles and blogs written by JW Dicks, Esq. visit http://www.CelebrityBrandingAgency.com

About Dicks Nanton & Glass Celebrity Branding Agency™:

Dicks Nanton & Glass Celebrity Branding Agency™ is a marketing, media and branding agency that specializes in Celebrity Branding™ entrepreneurs, authors, speakers and professionals as experts in their field of business and helps them expand nationwide. JW Dicks, Esq. & Nick Nanton, Esq., attorneys by trade and entrepreneurs by choice, focus on helping their clients expand and make more money using specific proprietary systems including Franchises, Exclusive Marketing Licenses™, Online Marketing Platforms™ and other creative business strategies. For more information about Dicks Nanton & Glass Celebrity Branding Agency™ visit http://www.CelebrityBrandingAgency.com

About Nick Nanton, Esq.:

Nick Nanton, Esq. is a music attorney with more than a decade of experience in the entertainment industry. He is an award-winning songwriter and producer, and spent much of his career as an artist manager. Nanton has been a member of The National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences since 2001 and casts a vote on the Annual GRAMMY® Awards. Nanton is the managing partner of the law firm Dicks & Nanton, PA. For more information about Nanton visit http://www.DicksNantonLaw.com or http://www.NickNanton.com.

About America’s PremierExperts™ LLC:

America’s PremierExperts™ is an organization that recognizes celebrity experts in their field of business and offers business owners, entrepreneurs, professional speakers, authors, professionals and corporate CEOs exclusive, invitation-only, opportunities for further exposure and growth in the marketplace. JW Dicks, Esq. & Nick Nanton, Esq., attorneys by trade and entrepreneurs by choice, founded America’s PremierExperts™ and The Ultimate Celebrity Branding Experience™ to honor entrepreneurs, CEOs, authors, professional speakers and business people who are dedicated to spreading knowledge and awareness in their field of expertise and making significant contributions to their industry and the marketplace as a whole. For more information about America’s PremierExperts™ LLC visit www.AmericasPremierExperts.com.

Orlando, Fla. – May 15, 2009 – JW Dicks, Esq., business strategist and co-founder of Dicks, Nanton & Glass’ Celebrity Branding Agency™, an Orlando-based branding and marketing agency, recently launched America’s PremierExperts™, an organization that honors an exclusive group of celebrity experts who are dedicated to spreading knowledge and awareness in their field of expertise and making significant contributions to their industry and the marketplace as a whole.

America’s PremierExperts™, the television show, was filmed in February in Los Angeles, California. The television show, which is co-produced by JW Dicks, Esq. and Nick Nanton, Esq., serves as a comprehensive profile of America’s leading experts. The individuals showcased on the show are forward-thinking business owners, entrepreneurs, professional speakers, authors and corporate CEOs who are pioneers in their market that will share their secrets of success with the audience.

The first episode of the “America’s PremierExperts™ television show has been picked up to be aired on CBS affiliate WREG in Memphis, Tenn. The episode was recently premiered online at http://www.AmericasPremierExperts.com. The first episode features 20 of the best business minds in the country revealing the one “big thing” that viewers can do to continue to thrive in this changing economy.

The show will air on WREG (CBS affiliate) in Memphis, Tenn. on Saturday, May 16th.

J.W. Dicks, Esq., The Business Celebrity Maker and Nick Nanton, Esq., The Celebrity Lawyer, launched America’s PremierExperts™, to honor highly motivated entrepreneurs, authors, speakers and professionals. J.W. Dicks, Esq. and Nick Nanton, Esq. are the authors of the best-selling book, “Celebrity Branding You™.”

JW Dicks, Esq. said, “We are all extremely proud of the way the television show has come together. The group of experts that are featured on the show are second to none, and the show will be a great way to impart their knowledge to consumers, as well as the business community.”

To find out more about America’s PremierExperts™ visit http://www.AmericasPremierExperts.com and to read articles and blogs written by JW Dicks, Esq. visit http://www.CelebrityBrandingAgency.com

About JW Dicks, Esq.:

JW Dicks, Esq. is an attorney, best selling author, entrepreneur and business strategist. He has spent his entire 35-year career building successful businesses for himself and his clients bringing his golden touch to the marketing and sales of over $500 million of products and services. His professional versatility affords him a unique insight into the opportunities available for today’s business owners along with the knowledge of how to structure and position a business to take advantage of them.

He is the senior partner of Dicks & Nanton P.A.: The Business Growth Lawyers™, representing clients in the growth of their business using franchises, area exclusive licensing, coaching, idea licensing, info-marketing, joint ventures, syndications and explosion marketing to accomplish their goals. JW Dicks has worked with a diverse set of clients ranging from an Inc. 500 fastest growing company with sales over $250 Million, public companies, down to a small start up that made fishing lures. He loves the challenge and excitement of them all.

In addition to coaching and consulting with clients nationwide, JW Dicks is also a successful entrepreneur. He has built his own businesses, with annual sales over $35 Million, developed real estate in excess of $200 Million and both created, and sold intellectual property rights for as much as $1.8 Million.

JW Dicks has led national conferences and conventions and has spoken to over 150,000 business leaders on venture capital formation, syndication, investing, and business growth strategies. He is the best-selling author of numerous legal and financial books including the 50 Volume set, How to Start a Corporation and Operate in Any State, 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, and How to Buy and Sell Real Estate.

In addition to his Juris Doctorate degree, JW Dicks holds securities licenses, 22, 7, 65, and 24. He is also a registered securities principal, registered investment advisor, and real estate broker. Although technically proficient in several professions, his clients consider his greatest attributes to be his innate creativity, visionary focus and ability to design and implement multi-layered profit centers for companies and individuals seeking long-term financial growth and protection.

JW Dicks is a graduate of the University of Florida and George Mason College of Law. He is a member of the American Bar Association, NASD, National Association of Realtors, the Florida Bar and the Virginia Bar.
For more information, please visit http://www.CelebrityBrandingAgency.com

About America’s PremierExperts™ LLC:

America’s PremierExperts™ is an organization that recognizes celebrity experts in their field of business and offers business owners, entrepreneurs, professional speakers, authors, professionals and corporate CEOs exclusive, invitation-only, opportunities for further exposure and growth in the marketplace. JW Dicks, Esq. & Nick Nanton, Esq., attorneys by trade and entrepreneurs by choice, founded America’s PremierExperts™ and The Ultimate Celebrity Branding Experience™ to honor entrepreneurs, CEOs, authors, professional speakers and business people who are dedicated to spreading knowledge and awareness in their field of expertise and making significant contributions to their industry and the marketplace as a whole. For more information about America’s PremierExperts™ LLC visit www.AmericasPremierExperts.com.