Episode 83: Actuaries in Esports
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My guest for Episode 83 is Andrew Ngai, FIAA, CERA, Director at Taylor Fry. The theme for the episode is ๐—”๐—ฐ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—˜๐˜€๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜๐˜€. Andrew and I explore the following topics:โฃ โœ… Participating in Esports as an actuary โœ… Applicability of the actuarial skillset in Esportsย  โœ… Developing a passion for Excel beyond everyday actuarial workย  โœ… Excel World Championships: qualification, training, and competitionย  โœ… Lessons from his competition experienceย  โœ… LAMBDA, LET, and TOCOL functions โœ… The benefits of using dynamic arrays โœ… VLOOKUP, INDEX MATCH, and XLOOKUP tradeoffs โœ… Assessing when a task is better handled outside of Excel โœ… Tips for early career actuaries to improve Excel skillsย  If you are interested in learning how to get the most out of Excel to add value in your work, you want to listen to this. My Website: maverickactuary.com
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