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.

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.

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.

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.

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

Actuaries in the Wild highlights actuaries who have ventured from their desks to explore their passions beyond the traditional Actuarial Realm.  Josh Youdovin is an actuary that sings in a chorus in his synagogue in Atlanta.  He has been singing actively in synagogues in Hartford, Hoboken and Atlanta since 2012, but his love of music began in his youth when he began taking piano lessons.  Josh talks about his experiences singing different types of Jewish hymns in choirs and choruses (and even what the differences is between the two) along with a stint with an actuarial orchestra. Josh even wrote his own actuarial parody which he performed on the podcast.

Actuaries in the Wild highlights actuaries who have ventured from their desks to explore their passions beyond the traditional Actuarial Realm.  Aree Bly is a life coach who started a company called Alignment Ally.  She worked 25 years as an actuary before leaving her actuarial job to become a life coach.  Aree talks about how how she became a coach, how actuaries can find alignment in their careers, and why it is important to have allies.  She also talked about the 4 F's: Fear, Friction, Flow and Fun.  They can either impede you or help you as you pursue your passion.  If you want to find out more about Aree, you can find her at https://areebly.com/ or https://alignmentally.com/.  Also, you can follow Aree on LinkedIn.