Dan Nieto, from Southlake Texas, has spent 25 years as a Mortgage Executive. In that time, he has been a successful loan originator, branch manager, Chief Talent Officer, President of Sales, and Bank Owner. Dan has led many teams and has built some of the mortgage industries largest companies like American Home Mortgage and Prospect Mortgage. Dan currently serves as SVP of Growth for Neighborhood Loans. In 2023 Dan Started The Powerhouse Investing Group (P.I.G.) where he has helped 6 companies raise 5.6 million dollars with 90 investors in 20 states and 3 countries.

Dan graduated from California State University of Chico with a bachelor's degree in journalism and a minor in Criminal Justice. In 1999 he was the #2 collegian journalist of the Year from the William Randolph Hurst foundation and in 2000 he was voted the #2 collegian writer of the year from the Eugene Pulliam Foundation. Both were paid scholarships and one of these awards resulted in a post graduate full-time role as sportswriter for the Arizona Republic. Dan co-founded the Live Moore- Love Moore cancer foundation in 2010 after his friend and mentor Mike Moore succumbed to liver cancer.  When Dan isn't with his family, he has spent over a decade practicing Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. He is a Black Belt under Pedro Rocha representing 413 Jiu Jitsu. He started competing in 2021 and has won 44 tournaments including a World Championship, 3x Pan American Championship and 8x American National Championship. Dan finished 2023 and 2024 Ranked #1 in the World in Gi and No Gi in two weight classes, Super Heavyweight and Ultra Heavyweight. If Dan has any spare time, you can catch him on his YouTube Page where he runs the "Powerhouse Podcast", or enjoying drinking Golden Eagle Vodka and Strong Coffee.