Management
The management team of DCN provides tremendous depth and experience.
Chris Esposito, President/CEO
Chris Esposito is President and CEO of the Digital College Network. With more than 24 years of experience in marketing, sales and advertising with national and international companies, Chris is experienced in all aspects of marketing, sales, service and obtaining results for clients.
Chris has been involved in developing strategic plans for many new products and services, has hired and trained sales reps and sales managers, has developed training manuals and motivational videos, designed marketing programs for writing and producing television and radio commercials, and designed direct mail programs for a wide variety of clients.
Contact him at cesposito@dcnlive.com
Austin Forman, Board Member
Austin Forman, a native Floridian, was born and raised in Fort Lauderdale where he is now a well-respected real estate developer and community leader.
Austin’s path to success has involved a variety of business ventures from the cemetery business to the arts. As a young entrepreneur, Austin was instrumental in the development of what is now known as West Lawn Memorial Gardens. It was with the proceeds of this sale that he launched his real estate career. He has since managed numerous multi-million dollar real estate ventures.
Austin sits on the boards of many financial and arts organizations and is an avid deep-sea fisherman.
Mark "Dill" Driscoll, Managing Director/Experiential Marketing
Internationally recognized as an experiential marketing pioneer, Dill Driscoll has founded several of the industry’s breakthrough outfits, such as World Sports Promotions, McCann Event Marketing and Momentum Worldwide. Today he is chairman and founder of Ignition, a successful and well-known events marketing company in Atlanta.
Dill recently was named an Entrepreneur in Residence at the University of Georgia’s Terry School of Business.
Contact him at ddriscoll@dcnlive.com
Joel Katz, Advisor/Board Member
Joel Katz, former Chairman of the American Bar Association's Entertainment & Sports Law Section, is widely recognized as a leader in the field of entertainment law.
His clients include some of the world's most well-known entertainers, music producers, record companies, concert promoters and Fortune 500 companies.
More than 30 years ago, Joel founded Katz, Smith & Cohen, which became one of the country's largest music entertainment law firms. In 1998, Katz merged his practice with Greenberg Traurig.
John Bevilaqua, Executive Vice President/Marketing & Sales
John Bevilaqua has been involved in marketing and communications for more than 30 years. As Manager of Sports Programs for The Coca- Cola Company, John was involved in virtually all of The Coca-Cola Company sports sponsorships leading up to the 1984 Olympic Games. He also managed all internal programs for The Coca-Cola Company associated with the Los Angeles Games.
John was "loaned" to the Los Angeles Olympic Committee for two years where he served as Vice President of Communications until 1984. When he returned to Atlanta, John formed a marketing and communications agency that specialized in working with large corporations, especially those involved in sports and special events. A selection of clients includes: IBM, AT&T, EDS, York International, Coca- Cola Enterprises, Chase Manhattan Bank, BellSouth, City of Barcelona, Turner Broadcasting and 3M Corp.
Contact him at jbevilaqua@dcnlive.com
Miles Forman, Creative Director
As Creative Director, Miles Forman visits college campuses to create original programming for DCN that features students and faculty.
Miles, a native of Fort Lauderdale, attended the Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale and has worked on a wide variety of projects since graduating.
He got his start working on the film "Striptease", featuring Demi Moore. Shortly after, he traveled to New York to produce his first film, "The Ride". He then moved to Los Angeles, where he produced "See Dick Die", a horror film based on Jack Kevorkian.
It was during the filming of "See Dick Die" that he met Doug Deluca, a longtime producer of "Jimmy Kimmel's Man Show", "Crank Yankers" and "Jimmy Kimmel Live". Miles would remain in LA and work on a wide variety of projects from feature films to television programs.
In 2003, Miles began production on "Fatboy: The Movie", a documentary that tells the story of Miles' mission to lose more than 50 pounds. "Fatboy: The Movie" went on the festival circuit and brought home five awards and much national praise from festivals and critics alike.
The management team of DCN provides tremendous depth and experience.
Chris Esposito, President/CEO
Chris Esposito is President and CEO of the Digital College Network. With more than 24 years of experience in marketing, sales and advertising with national and international companies, Chris is experienced in all aspects of marketing, sales, service and obtaining results for clients.
Chris has been involved in developing strategic plans for many new products and services, has hired and trained sales reps and sales managers, has developed training manuals and motivational videos, designed marketing programs for writing and producing television and radio commercials, and designed direct mail programs for a wide variety of clients.
Contact him at cesposito@dcnlive.com
Austin Forman, Board Member
Austin Forman, a native Floridian, was born and raised in Fort Lauderdale where he is now a well-respected real estate developer and community leader.
Austin’s path to success has involved a variety of business ventures from the cemetery business to the arts. As a young entrepreneur, Austin was instrumental in the development of what is now known as West Lawn Memorial Gardens. It was with the proceeds of this sale that he launched his real estate career. He has since managed numerous multi-million dollar real estate ventures.
Austin sits on the boards of many financial and arts organizations and is an avid deep-sea fisherman.
Mark "Dill" Driscoll, Managing Director/Experiential Marketing
Internationally recognized as an experiential marketing pioneer, Dill Driscoll has founded several of the industry’s breakthrough outfits, such as World Sports Promotions, McCann Event Marketing and Momentum Worldwide. Today he is chairman and founder of Ignition, a successful and well-known events marketing company in Atlanta.
Dill recently was named an Entrepreneur in Residence at the University of Georgia’s Terry School of Business.
Contact him at ddriscoll@dcnlive.com
Joel Katz, Advisor/Board Member
Joel Katz, former Chairman of the American Bar Association's Entertainment & Sports Law Section, is widely recognized as a leader in the field of entertainment law.
His clients include some of the world's most well-known entertainers, music producers, record companies, concert promoters and Fortune 500 companies.
More than 30 years ago, Joel founded Katz, Smith & Cohen, which became one of the country's largest music entertainment law firms. In 1998, Katz merged his practice with Greenberg Traurig.
John Bevilaqua, Executive Vice President/Marketing & Sales
John Bevilaqua has been involved in marketing and communications for more than 30 years. As Manager of Sports Programs for The Coca- Cola Company, John was involved in virtually all of The Coca-Cola Company sports sponsorships leading up to the 1984 Olympic Games. He also managed all internal programs for The Coca-Cola Company associated with the Los Angeles Games.
John was "loaned" to the Los Angeles Olympic Committee for two years where he served as Vice President of Communications until 1984. When he returned to Atlanta, John formed a marketing and communications agency that specialized in working with large corporations, especially those involved in sports and special events. A selection of clients includes: IBM, AT&T, EDS, York International, Coca- Cola Enterprises, Chase Manhattan Bank, BellSouth, City of Barcelona, Turner Broadcasting and 3M Corp.
Contact him at jbevilaqua@dcnlive.com
Miles Forman, Creative Director
As Creative Director, Miles Forman visits college campuses to create original programming for DCN that features students and faculty.
Miles, a native of Fort Lauderdale, attended the Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale and has worked on a wide variety of projects since graduating.
He got his start working on the film "Striptease", featuring Demi Moore. Shortly after, he traveled to New York to produce his first film, "The Ride". He then moved to Los Angeles, where he produced "See Dick Die", a horror film based on Jack Kevorkian.
It was during the filming of "See Dick Die" that he met Doug Deluca, a longtime producer of "Jimmy Kimmel's Man Show", "Crank Yankers" and "Jimmy Kimmel Live". Miles would remain in LA and work on a wide variety of projects from feature films to television programs.
In 2003, Miles began production on "Fatboy: The Movie", a documentary that tells the story of Miles' mission to lose more than 50 pounds. "Fatboy: The Movie" went on the festival circuit and brought home five awards and much national praise from festivals and critics alike.