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When meeting Patrick Acosta, with his wide smile and boundless enthusiasm, his most dangerous quality appears to be his wizardry at analytics. But the 43-year-old has hunted and killed over 100 boars with knives; can butcher an animal and pack the meat in under 90 minutes; and could probably best Katniss from “The Hunger Games” in a bow-and-arrow match.

Mr. Acosta, senior VP-director of analytics at Interpublic’s Mullen, has been hunting for 22 years and fishing for 40. “I bought a bow at a thrift store [in 1992] and the rest was history,” said Mr. Acosta. “My wife jokes that when we started dating, I never really did a lot of hunting. Chasing women was taking up most of my time. Now that I’m married, 40% of my time is back, so I get to go hunting.”

The other 60% is spent with his family and work. But work and hunting go hand-in-hand for Mr. Acosta, who eats the meat he butchers, and shares it with his family and others. “I have higher-level thinking [than animals] but their senses are off the charts compared to humans,” he said. “It’s similar to when we’re in a new business pitch or working with clients. We all have our strengths. We’re utilizing them to get a point across or help a client drive business, or whatever it may be.”

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