Actuaries in the Wild

Episode 9 - Jon Forster

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.

Episode 8 - Bart Huby

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.

Episode 7 - Chelsea Adler

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 @ChelseaAdlerFCAS and on TikTok.  She also talked about the role of her faith has played in sharing about the actuarial career.

Episode 6 - Kim Stoddard

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

Episode 5 - Melissa Huenefeldt

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