Our February Member Spotlight shines on Nichole Moore!

How long have you or your company been an AAPL member?

Over 10 years!

What have you found to be most beneficial from AAPL membership?

AAPL provides a healthy and valuable mix of education, industry influence and it has opened up new opportunities for partnerships.

What, if anything, would you like to contribute to fellow AAPL members and the private lending industry?

Industry-specific trainings, webinars, and continuing legal education that help fellow members hone their underwriting, compliance, deal structuring, and papering loans.

What is your favorite AAPL memory?

My favorite AAPL memory was attending my first conference and doing so as a course instructor! I never imagined having that opportunity, not only to stretch myself but to teach all that I have been taught to newcomers in the industry. It was a full-circle moment.

Advice you’d give your younger self?

Opportunities are everywhere, bloom where you’re planted.

Find a mentor and be open to learning. There is a wealth of experience and wisdom in the industry. There is a lot that we don’t and there’s a lot that we think we know but don’t know. Lean into the possibility that you may not know the right answer. Just be teachable.

Accomplishment you’re particularly proud of?

That I traveled across the world and spent a week in Kathmandu Nepal, by myself. I literally just went on TripAdvisor, booked a bunch of tours and excursions and set off. I took traditional Thangka painting lessons with a Master Painter, had tea with a Buddhist priest at his temple, and biked the Kathmandu Valley. If you ever have doubts about the state of humanity, go there.

Your personal motto/words to live by?

Never launch a lifeboat of oversimplification into a sea of uncertainty. I learned this from one of my law school professors and it definitely applies today!

Favorite “down time” activity?

I played several instruments as a kid, and I really enjoy and appreciate live music. Any kind, anywhere… as long as it’s live there’s a really high probability that I will love it.

Favorite book/movie/other content, and why?

I like books that challenge my perspectives or just teach me something new about myself or the world: 1. Confessions of an Economic Hitman by Josh Perkins, and 2. The Lexus and the Olive Tree by Thomas Friedman, because both broadened my perspective of foreign policy and globalization, then 3. The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari by Robin Sharma and The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho, because it taught me “no matter where you go, there you are”. They both challenge the reader to introspect. I am fascinated with all things devoted to wisdom, fulfillment, and self-actualization.

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