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DTP North Dallas, TX (ON ZOOM)

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Date and Time

Wednesday, January 8, 2025, 12:00 PM until 1:00 PM Central Time (US & Canada) (UTC-06:00)

Location

TX
USA

Videoconference information will be provided in an email once payment is received.

Event Contact(s)

John Snell: DTP - Chapter Leader
972-523-3381 (p)
972-523-3381 (c)

Registration Info

Registration is required

About this event

Welcome to DTP: North Dallas, TX

PLEASE NOTE: THIS MEETING IS ON ZOOM

Welcome to the Divorce Transition Professionals (DTP)

DTP was founded in 2017. Our primary Mission Statement that still holds true today is:

Making Divorce Just a Little Bit Easier™

We believe that this can be accomplished by bringing together amazing professionals all of whom have expertise in the divorce landscape and all of whom understand what it means to collaborate.

At each chapter meeting we bring you a top-notch speaker or program, providing on-going education, and an opportunity to network and collaborate with some of the best divorce professionals in your community. Our meetings are typically an hour. We respect that you are a busy professional and are sure to provide a compelling, productive meeting, the ultimate results of which will meet our goal of supporting folks as they go through divorce and in growing your business, concurrently.

This event is completely free to all FIRST-TIME attendees. It is an opportunity to learn more about the Divorce Transition Professionals. If you are a professional with divorce expertise, please check us out.

There is nothing like DTP!

This Month's Program

Pamela Cass
Business Coach, Speaker, Instructor, and Podcaster

"Goal Setting for Success: Simple Steps to Gain Clarity, Achieve More, and Reduce Overwhelm"

Are you juggling client demands, case deadlines, and personal commitments but struggling to make progress on your goals? This 20-minute virtual session will help you discover how to set clear, actionable goals that align with your professional and personal priorities.

In this short presentation, you'll learn:
✅Why goal setting matters—and how it can increase your focus, productivity, and success.
✅ The provenSMARTER Framework for creating goals that are clear, achievable, and motivating.
✅ Simple strategies toovercome common barriers like overwhelm, lack of time, and perfectionism.
✅ A quickinteractive activity to start setting your own goals during the session.

What You’ll Walk Away With:

Practical tips to set goals you can actually achieve.
A plan to take small, consistent actions toward your success.
Renewed clarity and motivation to finish strong and thrive in 2024.

Interactive + Action-Oriented:
This isn’t just another session. Come ready to reflect, participate, and leave with two goals—a professional goal and a personal one—that you can start working on immediately.

Pamela’s life is a testament to the extraordinary power of resilience and determination.
Diagnosed with dyslexia at age seven, she mastered the art of perseverance early on. Her
path was further shaped by surviving a 23-year abusive marriage and a courageous battle
with cancer, emerging stronger and more committed than ever to empowering others.
As a seasoned business coach and instructor, Pamela’s mission is to help individuals and
organizations transform challenges into opportunities for growth and success. Her
coaching philosophy emphasizes resilience as the foundation for achievement, turning
adversity into a powerful catalyst for progress.
Pamela co-hosts the acclaimed podcast Reignite Resilience, where she shares compelling
stories of individuals who have triumphed over adversity. Through these conversations, she
inspires her audience to embrace life's hurdles as steppingstones to remarkable
accomplishments.
Her extensive education and professional credentials underscore her expertise and
dedication:
• Bachelor of Science
• Master’s in Management
• Certified Dale Carnegie Instructor (2001-2002)
• Certified Ninja and Staver Coach/Instructor
• National Association of Realtors Instructor
• Ninja Mastery Instructor
Pamela’s leadership experience includes serving as the 2018 President of the Fort Collins
Board of Realtors and as the 2023 Vice President of Member Services for the Colorado
Association of Realtors. As a member of both the National Speakers Association and the
Colorado Speakers Association, she continues to inspire audiences with her message of
hope, perseverance, and growth.
Pamela’s personal philosophy is simple yet profound: every challenge in life is a
preparation for greatness. Her passion lies in guiding others to build lives of resilience,
where obstacles are transformed into opportunities for extraordinary success.

DTP North Dallas, TX - Chapter Leader

John Snell
VIP Mortgage, Inc.

Phone: (972) 523-3381
eMail: john@texasdivorcelender.com

Experience

John Snell has been a residential mortgage loan originator since 1993. He founded and operated Integra Mortgage, Inc. from 1997-2009, twice earning a spot on the Dallas Business Journal’s coveted Book of Lists under the Largest Residential Mortgage Lenders category. After the 2008 real estate market collapse, John reinvented his mortgage practice, which he describes as more of a “boutique” operation, with himself and a small support staff.

John is a past president of the Dallas/Fort Worth Association of Mortgage Brokers and was one of the first lenders in Texas to obtain the Certified Divorce Lending Professional (CDLP®) designation issued by the Divorce Lending Association in 2014. He has written and taught CLE courses on divorce/mortgage issues and is trained in Collaborative Law.

John dedicates 75% of his mortgage practice to helping divorcing individuals and couples with their home loan and credit needs. He is known not only for his empathy in working with divorcing clients, but also his skill in closing loans efficiently and on time.

Education

M.B.A. - University of Michigan, real estate/finance concentration

M. Architecture - University of Michigan

B.S. Architecture - University of Michigan

Licensing/Certification

National Residential Mortgage Loan Originator (RMLO) #281517

Certified Divorce Lending Professional (CDLP®) since 2014

Continuing Legal Education (courses created/approved by the Texas Bar CLE)

The Use of a Reverse Mortgage as a Strategic Tool in Settling Gray Divorce

Cases, 2024 - Collin County Bar Association Family Law Section

Owelty Liens and Creative Financing Options with Homestead in the Context of

Divorce, 2022 - Dallas Bar Association Family Law Section

Post-Divorce Mortgage Qualifying for the Stay-at-Home Parent, 2019

Divorce and the Marital Home, 2014

Collaborative Divorce

Collaborative Law Spring Conference 2024, 2023, 2022, 2020, 2019, 2015-2017

Collaborative Law Basic Training -2015 , Course Director Melinda Eitzen

Member - Collaborative Divorce Texas

Personal

John and his wife, Cherie, have been married for 35 years. They have two adult children, Hannah, a civil engineer, and Parker, a music educator. In his spare time, John enjoys college football and classic rock concerts.

DTP President & Founder

Neil Palache
The Wealth Creator Company For Women

Tel: (818) 606-7327
eMail: neil@thewealthcreatorcompany.com

Neil Palache is dedicated to empowering women as is shown by his involvement in many community and business organizations such as the National Association of Women Business Owners Ventura County, Women’s Economic Ventures and the International Women’s Festivals Santa Barbara. He has also started several groups such as the Money Mastermind for Women™ and the Divorce Transition Professionals™. Neil has been married to Stacie since 1987, has three beautiful children and lives and works in Westlake Village, California.