Emerging from the Data Dark Ages with Jennifer Belissent, Principal Data Strategist, Snowflake

01/19/22 • 34 min

You may not realize it, but data literacy is an issue that affects everyone. From the mom-and-pop shop around the corner to the Fortune 500 C-suite, everyone has skin in the game. Yet, how to teach data literacy is still not widely understood or prioritized by data leaders. That needs to change, and the first step is listening to today’s episode.

We’re talking with Jennifer Belissent, Principal Data Strategist at Snowflake, about tackling data literacy. She shares how data literacy impacts everything from smart cities, to your local grocery store, to your corner office. Tune in to learn how you can use data literacy to build your own data culture, have a lens into your customer's behavior, increase productivity, and much more.

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"Many people are not comfortable with data. We've created the haves and have-nots within an organization. We need to make sure that data literacy programs are inclusive. " - Jennifer Belissent

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Time Stamps

(0:00) What’s happening with data literacy today

(3:28) The inevitability of smart cities

(5:34) Data serves as a lens into people’s behavior

(9:05) How to approach data literacy

(17:04) The CDO’s role in data literacy

(22:55) Creating a data culture

(27:44) Teaching your employees data literacy

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Sponsor

This podcast is presented by Alation.