Actuaries in the Wild

13/04/2024

With the weather getting warmer, I put on my shorts for the first time yesterday. Somehow, my shorts shrunk since last summer.

20/06/2023

Actuaries in the Wild highlights actuaries who have ventured from their desks to explore their passions beyond the traditional Actuarial Realm. Jon Forster is an actuary that is a former MMA fighter. He wrestled in college at Rutgers before starting his career at Rutgers. With the demands of his job and exams, Jon said he was out of shape. As a result, he decided to pursue a career in MMA fighting. Hear more about his path from wrestler to actuary to MMA fighter and how he is applying that to his current actuarial career.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9cf0QKxFNAk&ab_channel=ActuariesintheWild

23/03/2023

Actuaries in the Wild highlights actuaries who have ventured from their desks to explore their passions beyond the traditional Actuarial Realm. Bart Huby is a Pension Actuary, but he is also an avid football (soccer for those in the states) fan. He started a football analytics platform called TransferLab. Hear more about what TransferLab is doing and what makes Bart Huby an Actuarial in the Wild in the latest episode.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Za2gJXOG-JQ&ab_channel=ActuariesintheWild

19/01/2023

It has been quite a busy time lately which also meant that recording and releasing a new episode of the podcast took a while. But I have finally finished Episode 7.

Actuaries in the Wild highlights actuaries who have ventured from their desks to explore their passions beyond the traditional Actuarial Realm. Chelsea Adler is an Actuarial Social Media Influencer and shares her content on a blog at inspiringactuaries.com, her YouTube Channel at and on TikTok. She also talked about the role of her faith has played in sharing about the actuarial career.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yk7B8LbcmOI&ab_channel=ActuariesintheWild

Actuaries in the Wild highlights actuaries who have ventured from their desks to explore their passions beyond the traditional Actuarial Realm. Chelsea Adle...

04/12/2022

Episode 6 of Actuaries in the Wild is now available.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JS_2bvmzpfw&ab_channel=ActuariesintheWild

Kim Stoddard is a volleyball coach at Scarborough High School in Maine. During her 5 years as head coach, she has won a State Championship and has advanced to the State Semifinals every season. And her job as a volleyball coach led her to her first actuarial job.

Actuaries in the Wild highlights actuaries who have ventured from their desks to explore their passions beyond the traditional Actuarial Realm. Kim Stoddard...

26/11/2022

Episode 5 of Actuaries in the Wild is now available.

https://youtu.be/YHUzz5MlhcU

Melissa Huenefeldt has run 19 marathons in 12 states plus many other races. She started running with her sister in 2014. We talked about how she got started and how she has combined this with another one of her passions: her love of craft beers.

Actuaries in the Wild highlights actuaries who have ventured from their desks to explore their passions beyond the traditional Actuarial Realm. Melissa Huen...

02/11/2022

Episode 4 of Actuaries in the Wild is now available.

https://youtu.be/woe-LHxpTOw

Michelle Sheppard is an actuary who also started her own business called Balience Wellness. As part of Balience Wellness, Michelle is a wellness coach and yoga instructor. She also conducts workshops and is a keynote speaker on wellness. Michelle talks about what led her to start this company and the benefits of having a wellness coach.

You can also find Actuaries in the Wild on Spotify, Amazon Music App and Google Podcast App.

Actuaries in the Wild highlights actuaries who have ventured from their desks to explore their passions beyond the traditional Actuarial Realm. Michelle She...

22/09/2022

A classic actuarial joke asks how you can tell the difference between an introverted and an extroverted actuary. The punchline is that the extroverted actuary looks at your shoes instead of his (or her) own shoes.

While humorous, actuaries have a reputation as someone who just sits at their desk and crunches numbers. And when we are not working, we are studying for exams.

Actuaries in the Wild was created to show the non-actuarial pursuits of actuaries beyond our day-to-day actuarial jobs. Coming soon, the Actuaries in the Wild podcast will feature actuaries who have ventured outside (whether figuratively or literally) of the traditional actuarial workplace.

If you are one of those actuaries that have ventured out into the Wild, message me. I would like to feature your story on the podcast.