ILEA MEMBER SPOTLIGHT! 📣Â
Meet Nick DiRoma.Â
The son of Capitol recording artist, Ron DiRoma, Nick’s original career path was surprisingly not in the entertainment industry but in the hospitality field. He graduated from Florida Culinary Institute in 1996 and was a rising star in the culinary world, cooking in renowned restaurants such as Cucina Del Arte in Palm Beach, FL & The Trillium at The Sagamore Hotel in Lake George, NY.
Open–heart surgery to replace his aortic valve in 1999 caused Nick to change career direction. He joined his Dad at Station Avenue Productions and worked as an intern learning the entertainment business. By now his father Ron had become a respected agent in the market, buying big–name entertainers for Casinos and Corporate Events. Despite great success at Station Avenue Productions, Nick wanted to work with the younger acts so he broke off to start his own agency.
In 2007, Nick started Impact Entertainment, an agency focused on providing entertainment for Colleges and Festivals. A recession and an inexperienced, unknown talent roster brought the agency to the brink of closure within a few years. In an effort to survive in an already saturated market, Impact was rebranded in 2010 to become Impact Colleges, an agency primarily focused on talent buying for the College & University market. From there, the agency thrived and grew from 1 client to 50, primarily from referrals. Nick’s motto was simple – Every client is the most important client. Impact Colleges was acquired by Degy Booking International / Degy Entertainment Entertainment in April 2015, providing Nick a global reach and the resources to better serve clients. In recent years, Nick has grown into a leading talent buyer in the Corporate & Private Events market, booking talent for annual meetings, conferences, galas and private events around the globe.
He lives in PA with his wife, Cristina, daughter Luciana and their furry friend Walter Cronkite.