Turning the Lights On Data with George Firican

If data isn’t managed, the repercussions spread throughout the organization, from reports to decisions. In this episode of the DATAcated on Air podcast, host Kate Strachnyi talks with George Firican, founder of LightsOnData. They touch on data quality, data storytelling, data stewardship, data governance, and surfing. George began in computer science by working for a start-up. That job spurred his career in interacting with data and working with databases. George loves educating people about data, so listen in to learn more! You will want to hear this episode if you are interested in... George’s journey to data [03:33] What is LightsOnData? [09:44] The LightsOnData show [18:25] Latte’s and LinkedIn [27:01] Tips for starting a podcast [29:15] The impact of poor data quality [35:08] Addressing the data issue [38:36] Why do we have poor data quality? [42:02] George’s typical week [47:33] Resources & People Mentioned Courses | LightsOnData 111th Congress (2009-2010): Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act Donabel Santos - Associate Director, Business Intelligence - The University of British Columbia | LinkedIn Mars Climate Orbiter - Mars Missions - NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory Connect with George Firican On LinkedIn On Twitter LightsOnData Connect with DATAcated http://www.datacated.com/ DATAcated on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/datacated1/ Kate on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kate-strachnyi-data/ DATAcated on Twitter: https://twitter.com/datacated_ DATAcated on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/datacated Subscribe to the DATACATED On Air podcast