Summoning the Data Whisperer: From Analytics+ to (data) puppet domination

About this episode

Scott Taylor, known as The Data Whisperer, discusses the importance of strategic data management and the foundational role of data in analytics.

Our latest guest brings a voice – and I do mean a voice – that you don't often hear in the data world. He's bold, he's sharp, and he's not afraid to call out the fluff that can cloud today's analytics conversations. Scott Taylor , also known as The Data Whisperer , is a global advocate for strategic data management, the author of Telling Your Data Story , and one of the most honest, and most likeable, truth-tellers in the data space. Whether he's breaking down metadata metaphors or championing the case for master data as the foundation of all things analytics, Scott's mission is crystal clear: No matter how fancy your AI is, it's worthless without the right data underneath. Scott is a keynote speaker at the upcoming 2026 INFORMS Analytics+ Conference, where he'll be shaking things up with his signature style.

People in this episode

Guest: Scott Taylor

Topics covered

• data management
• analytics
• metadata
• master data
• AI
• data storytelling

Keywords

• data whisperer
• analytics
• strategic data management
• metadata
• master data
• AI
• data storytelling

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: INFORMS

Books & works: Telling Your Data Story

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