We Are Actuaries

About We Are Actuaries

Welcome to the We Are Actuaries Podcast, where you’ll meet leaders who use their actuarial powers to solve a range of problems and make a real difference.

Publisher

Julia Lessing

Category

business · business · business

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

18 Oct 2022

Latest episode

20 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

96 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   20 Oct 2026

   Academic Actuaries with Simon Guthrie and Martin Mulcare

   Tell us what you thought of this episode! What would you change in the actuarial syllabus? It’s the question that lands every time someone says the syllabus hasn’t changed much since they studied. Simon Guthrie’s answer is refreshingly honest - and it might change how you think about preparing the next generation. In this episode, guest host Martin Mulcare talks with Simon, Senior Lecturer at Macquarie University. Simon’s path wasn’t a straight line. He went from PwC consulting to...

2. 

   6 Oct 2026

   Academic Actuaries with Dr Fei Huang and Martin Mulcare

   Tell us what you thought of this episode! This interview is part of the “Academic Actuaries” mini-series with guest host Martin Mulcare. You can also listen to the interview on the We Are Actuaries podcast episode number 94. Martin Mulcare asks Dr Fei Huang to share reflections from her experience as an actuary in academia. In this interview, Fei: Reframes the "AI will take entry-level jobs" narrative as a redefinition of what those jobs require, not their disappearance Introduce...

3. 

   22 Sept 2026

   From Actuary to Serial AI Start-up Founder with Sam Zheng

   Tell us what you thought of this episode! Here's what I've learned interviewing founders: the ones who eventually build something worthwhile rarely started with a five-year plan. Sam Zheng, my guest today, certainly didn't! He trained as a pricing actuary at Suncorp and Zurich, moved into consulting at Quantium and then, in his words, "for some reason," started building AI companies. Ten years and two start-ups later (plus a 2026 Actuary of the Year award), he's still not entirely sure what t...

Who has been a guest on We Are Actuaries

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Barry Leung
• Kevin Cattaway
• Alissa Holz

Reach and audience

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YouTube views

44,700

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

1 ratings

Spotify

4.6 / 5

10 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 56 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

68

Social presence

0

YouTube

76

Engagement

32

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