Scott Taylor (Principal Data Consultant at MetaMeta Consulting)

Scott is the Data Whisperer. Scott has worked for almost 30 years in the data management space to try and “calm data down.” In an episode 27 of our The Data Heroes Podcast, Scott Taylor (Principal Data Consultant at MetaMeta Consulting) chats with host John Kosturos about all things data maintenance. From purchasing data orchestration tools to beginner steps for quality improvement, to why quality is important for storytelling. “Data quality is not the destination. It's an enabler of other things.”

To avoid data disasters, quality and internal standards are required to formulate valuable insights to point your business in the right direction. “I’ve spoken to every kind of company and every type of industry all over the planet, everybody's got all these same kinds of problems.”

Scott also talks about the importance of being able to effectively communicate the data problems of the business to the higher-ups through data storytelling. “I've never met a CEO or a business leader who feels that data quality is the number one initiative or top five initiatives.”