Meet Nick Nanton
From small-town dreamer to
Emmy Award- winning director
Nick grew up not with a safety net, but with a relentless curiosity and the belief that possibility was something you created, not something you waited for. That belief carried him from law school to launching the Celebrity Branding® Agency, and eventually to founding DNA® Films—a studio that has now produced 60+ films and earned 22 Emmy Awards. It didn’t happen because conditions were perfect. It happened because again and again, Nick bet big on what mattered. And when it worked? He doubled down.
Awards & Milestones
2011
Emmy® Award – Director
Jacob’s Turn
2013
Emmy® Award – Director
Esperanza
2015
Emmy® Award – Director
Visioneer: The Peter Diamandis Story
2018
Emmy® Award – Director
A New Leash on Life: The K9s for Warriors Story
Rudy Ruettiger: The Walk On
Game Changer: The Dan Sullivan Story
2018
Telly® Award
The Soul of Success: The Jack Canfield Story
Maximum Achievement: The Brian Tracy Story
2020
Emmy® Award – Topical
Dreamer
2020
Emmy® Award
Folds of Honor
2022
Desertscape International Film Festival – Making A DIFFerence Award
It’s Happening Right Here
2024
Telly® Awards
Tactical Empathy
The Iron Cowboy: Conquer 100
2024
Emmy® Award
The Iron Cowboy: Conquer 100
2024
International Documentary Association Awards Shortlist
BRISA
2025
Emmy® Award
Florida’s Finest