My guest for Episode 83 is Andrew Ngai, FIAA, CERA, Director at Taylor Fry.

The theme for the episode is 𝗔𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗘𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘀.

Andrew and I explore the following topics:⁣

✅ Participating in Esports as an actuary
✅ Applicability of the actuarial skillset in Esports 
✅ Developing a passion for Excel beyond everyday actuarial work 
✅ Excel World Championships: qualification, training, and competition 
✅ Lessons from his competition experience 
✅ LAMBDA, LET, and TOCOL functions
✅ The benefits of using dynamic arrays
✅ VLOOKUP, INDEX MATCH, and XLOOKUP tradeoffs
✅ Assessing when a task is better handled outside of Excel
✅ Tips for early career actuaries to improve Excel skills 

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