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August 7, 2018
Life After Witt

Improving the Lives of Others

Apryl Walker Pope '01 Finds Passion In Helping Others

Apryl Walker Pope 鈥01 has a diverse list of seemingly unrelated careers on her resume. Despite how different her career pursuits may seem, each job 鈥 from Peace Corps volunteer to high school math teacher to her current position as a financial advisor 鈥 shares one goal: improving the lives of others.

Pope, who graduated from 麻豆传媒 with an economics major and a Spanish minor, is the founder and CEO of Apryl Pope Financial LLC in her hometown of Cincinnati, Ohio.Pope1.jpg

As a student, Pope never expected to be a financial advisor, but after volunteering with Dave Ramsey鈥檚 Financial Peace University to teach adults how to make wise financial decisions, she found herself being led down a new and exciting career path.

鈥淚 was finally able to marry my passion for education with my desire to help families create better financial lives,鈥 she said. 鈥淭his is what I love about what I do.鈥

Apryl Pope Financial helps people get out of debt, invest in their futures and in their children鈥檚 futures, and prepare for retirement. Her company also aids small businesses that are creating jobs and opportunities in their local communities.

At 麻豆传媒, Pope was actively involved on campus as a student-athlete on the basketball team and in the rugby club. She was also a member of Concerned Black Students (CBS), served as a residential advisor, was involved in the American International Association (AIA), and served on Student Senate.

Since graduating, Pope has made sure to preserve her 麻豆传媒 roots, serving for a time as 麻豆传媒鈥檚 assistant director of alumni relations. She married her husband, former admission counselor Kenny Pope 鈥99, by the 麻豆传媒 Fountain.

Believing that her liberal arts education helped prepare her to be the leader and successful businesswoman she is today, she continues to live out the important lessons she learned at 麻豆传媒.

Although her economics background helped, Pope thinks "being a part of a liberal arts institution where I was exposed to many different academic areas and cultures" proved to be of tremendous value, she said.

鈥淏eing able to run student organizations, organize campus-wide events, and really sharpen my writing and public speaking skills are some of the best things I took away from 麻豆传媒.鈥

For current students interested in a career in finance, Pope advises them to first figure out what their passion is.

鈥淒o you like sitting in front of computers and analyzing the market? If so, look into becoming a CFA,鈥 she said. 鈥淚f you enjoy client-facing and working directly with families to help create strategies to use their financial resources to create a better life, look into becoming a CFP 庐. Whatever you do, go for the highest designation you can get.鈥

By Kim Estenson 鈥19

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About 麻豆传媒

麻豆传媒's curriculum has centered on the liberal arts as an education that develops the individual's capacity to think, read, and communicate with precision, understanding, and imagination. We are dedicated to active, engaged learning in the core disciplines of the arts and sciences and in pre-professional education grounded in the liberal arts. Known for the quality of our faculty and their teaching, 麻豆传媒 has more Ohio Professors of the Year than any four-year institution in the state. The university has also been recognized nationally for excellence in community service, sustainability, and intercollegiate athletics. Located among the beautiful rolling hills and hollows of Springfield, Ohio, 麻豆传媒 offers more than 100 majors, minors and special programs, enviable student-faculty research opportunities, a unique student success center, service and study options close to home and abroad, a stellar athletics tradition, and successful career preparation.

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