He is the best selling author of “Have Laptop Will Travel (Memoirs Of A Digital Nomad),” which became number one in seven countries. Phil operates a family office focused on owning and managing a commercial real estate portfolio. His passion projects include fitness, music & songwriting.

His music instrumentals are currently featured in television, movies, and radio via Universal Records. Phil is a PADI Divemaster with 700 logged scuba dives in 18 water columns around the world.

A best selling author in seven countries, Palm Beach local Philip Nicozisis presents his memoir: “Have Laptop will travel (Memoirs Of A Digital Nomad).” Readers are calling this the male version of “Eat Pray Love.” Nico joins a band of 48 location-independent professionals for a year of life-changing cultural experiences, spending 12 months in 12 cities on 4 continents. The author learns to love each city, imperfections and all, as he runs his commercial real estate business from his smart phone and laptop. His worldview about what these places are “really like” will make you laugh a lot, cringe a little, and think more deeply about humanity, politics, history, economics, vegan nutrition, and daily life in far-off places.

Ten percent of the gross proceeds from book sales will directly go to www.WildFlowerHomeShop.com, a shelter for young mothers in Thailand.

An accomplished songwriter, performer, studio musician, and producer, Phil Nico gained notoriety in the arena rock band Slate. Discovered in 2004 by KC and the Sunshine Band co founder Rick Finch, Phil Nico wrote many of the band’s top tracks including Sweet and Delicious.

Listen to the music and you will be quickly pick up on the melting pot of pop rock influences: Kiss, Cheap Trick, Lenny Kravirz, Foo Fighters. Let’s call it, “Don’t Bore Us, Get To The Chorus” Rock N Roll ! The track “Mausoleum” will happily haunt you. “Sweet and Delicious” will make you want to get up and dance. And then there’s everything in between found in the depth of Nico’s original music catalogue.

Phil Nico has performed on 1000 stages and shared the stage with Lynyrd Skynyrd, Ted Nugent, members of Bad Company, Molly Hatchet and others. From 2008 – 2010, Nico performed in the classic rock cover band, Miss Dympsey’s Class, performing weekly.

In 2005, Nico built a recording studio, where he writes, performs, and produces the tracks. Nico collaborates with session drummer Brian McCrae in Colorado, but otherwise performs the percussion, bass, guitars, keyboards, and vocals.

These original tracks can be found on itunes.com and reverbnation.com.