Rise and Shine: Your Dose Of Business Tech Inspiration

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Where small business tech meets plain English. Charly Leetham brings decades of hands-on experience helping business owners harness technology - without drowning in jargon or wasting time on fluff. Whether you're a DIY'er trying to make sense of your website, emails, or software, or you just want to know if your IT team is talking sense, this podcast is for you. Each episode is packed with practical advice, real-world tips, and insights from the trenches. If you've ever thought, "There’s gotta be a better way to do this tech stuff" - you’re right. Charly is here to show you how.

  1. 1d ago

    Can LibreOffice Replace Microsoft Office? (2026/778)

    Looking for an alternative to the subscription based M365 Office? LibreOffice is a free, open source office suite that's worth considering if you're looking for an alternative to Microsoft Office for your business. Lots of features but is it compatible enough with Microsoft Office to do the job? There's more to that decision than whether it can open a Word document or an Excel spreadsheet. The features you rely on and the way your tools work together deserve a look before you commit to a change. ✅ What is Libre Office? ➡️ What does it include? ⚡ Is it really compatible with Microsoft Office? ⭐ How can you migrate easily? For business owners, there's value in having a choice and understanding what that choice involves. Join Charly for a look at LibreOffice and the considerations that could make it a reasonable alternative for your business. Book a Free 30 minute Breakthrough Session: https://askcharlyleetham.com/book-me (1 per person only) *** Follow us: Locals: https://askcharlyleetham.locals.com Rumble: https://rumble.com/askcharlyleetham Odyssey: https://odysee.com/@askcharlyleetham:4 YouTube: https://youtube.com/askcharlyleetham Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/askcharlyleetham Twitter: https://twitter.com/yourbizmgr Instagram: https://instagram.com/ask_charly_leetham LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/charlyleetham LinkedIn Company: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ask-charly-leetham/ Spotify: https://askcharlyleetham.com/likes/rise-and-shine Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-charly-leetham-online-business-manager/id1659738721 iHeartRadio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-ask-charly-leetham-online-105944212/ Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/662f1e44-115d-4094-862b-efe9307e0df4/ask-charly-leetham-online-business-manager Music and Credits to: Paradise Found is covered under Creative Commons. “Paradise Found” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ https://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/licenses/

    Can LibreOffice Replace Microsoft Office? (2026/778)

  2. 3d ago

    Automate Your Business: Do You Know What That Takes? (2026/777)

    When someone says “just automate it”, do you know what you’re agreeing to? Business automation can save you time, but there’s more to the decision than the work you’d like it to take off your hands. Advancements in tech, including AI, has made the idea of connecting your tools and automating your workflows even more appealing. The benefits are worth considering, along with the work and decisions behind getting the result you want. That word “just” leaves some questions unanswered: ✅ How much is involved in making an automation useful to your business? ➡️ What might you be committing to after the initial setup? ⚡ What happens if it works, but produces the wrong result? ⭐ Where does the technical work end and your business judgement come in? You don’t need to build the integration yourself to have a say in what you’re paying for. Understanding the trade-offs gives you more to base your decision on than the promise of saving time. Join Charly for today’s Mindset Monday as she puts some substance behind “just automate it”, so you can decide what’s worth taking on. Book a Free 30 minute Breakthrough Session: https://askcharlyleetham.com/book-me (1 per person only) *** Follow us: Locals: https://askcharlyleetham.locals.com Rumble: https://rumble.com/askcharlyleetham Odyssey: https://odysee.com/@askcharlyleetham:4 YouTube: https://youtube.com/askcharlyleetham Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/askcharlyleetham Twitter: https://twitter.com/yourbizmgr Instagram: https://instagram.com/ask_charly_leetham LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/charlyleetham LinkedIn Company: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ask-charly-leetham/ Spotify: https://askcharlyleetham.com/likes/rise-and-shine Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-charly-leetham-online-business-manager/id1659738721 iHeartRadio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-ask-charly-leetham-online-105944212/ Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/662f1e44-115d-4094-862b-efe9307e0df4/ask-charly-leetham-online-business-manager Music and Credits to: Paradise Found is covered under Creative Commons. "Paradise Found" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

    Automate Your Business: Do You Know What That Takes? (2026/777)

  3. 6d ago

    What Protects Your WordPress Site Beyond Updates? (2026/776)

    There’s more to protecting your WordPress website than keeping it updated. Your login habits can leave opportunities for an attacker, while your hosting provider’s security controls can limit how far an attack reaches. A recently patched WordPress vulnerability called Click-To-Shell could allow access to the actual server. Understanding how it worked helps answer: ✅ Whether your login habits are leaving your site vulnerable ➡️ What a security plugin should provide you ⚡ What you might need to do after a security update There are practical lessons for business owners in recognising unexpected activity and knowing what to ask your hosting provider. How much do you know about the protection behind your website? Book a Free 30 minute Breakthrough Session: https://askcharlyleetham.com/book-me (1 per person only) *** Follow us: Locals: https://askcharlyleetham.locals.com Rumble: https://rumble.com/askcharlyleetham Odyssey: https://odysee.com/@askcharlyleetham:4 YouTube: https://youtube.com/askcharlyleetham Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/askcharlyleetham Twitter: https://twitter.com/yourbizmgr Instagram: https://instagram.com/ask_charly_leetham LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/charlyleetham LinkedIn Company: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ask-charly-leetham/ Spotify: https://askcharlyleetham.com/likes/rise-and-shine Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-charly-leetham-online-business-manager/id1659738721 iHeartRadio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-ask-charly-leetham-online-105944212/ Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/662f1e44-115d-4094-862b-efe9307e0df4/ask-charly-leetham-online-business-manager Music and Credits to: Paradise Found is covered under Creative Commons. “Paradise Found” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ https://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/licenses/

    What Protects Your WordPress Site Beyond Updates? (2026/776)

  4. Sep 29

    How Do You Use Facebook’s Sharing Debugger? (2026/775)

    You’ve fixed an image on your website, shared the page again, and Facebook is still showing the old one. The Facebook Sharing Debugger can help you find out what Facebook sees when it reads your page. Charly walks through a real page to show you: ✅ Why changing an image on your website may leave the Facebook preview unchanged. ➡️ What the debugger can reveal about the page you're trying to share. ⚡ How to check the preview Facebook will use before you share the link again. If you share pages from your business website, it’s useful to know where to look when the preview doesn’t match what’s on the page. Has Facebook ever kept showing an old image after you’d changed it? Book a Free 30 minute Breakthrough Session: https://askcharlyleetham.com/book-me (1 per person only) *** Follow us: Locals: https://askcharlyleetham.locals.com Rumble: https://rumble.com/askcharlyleetham Odyssey: https://odysee.com/@askcharlyleetham:4 YouTube: https://youtube.com/askcharlyleetham Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/askcharlyleetham Twitter: https://twitter.com/yourbizmgr Instagram: https://instagram.com/ask_charly_leetham LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/charlyleetham LinkedIn Company: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ask-charly-leetham/ Spotify: https://askcharlyleetham.com/likes/rise-and-shine Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-charly-leetham-online-business-manager/id1659738721 iHeartRadio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-ask-charly-leetham-online-105944212/ Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/662f1e44-115d-4094-862b-efe9307e0df4/ask-charly-leetham-online-business-manager Music and Credits to: Paradise Found is covered under Creative Commons. “Paradise Found” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ https://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/licenses/

    How Do You Use Facebook’s Sharing Debugger? (2026/775)

  5. Sep 29

    How Can Small Businesses Compete Without Discounting? (2026/41)

    A small hardware store facing a new Bunnings across the road went on to have the biggest two years of its owner’s career. It didn't try to win by lowering its prices, the owner changed the game. Direct response marketer John Dwyer joins Charly to share practical campaigns that helped smaller businesses attract leads and compete without discounting: ✅ A value-added incentive gave customers a reason to choose the local hardware store over Bunnings ➡️ A Facebook contest generated 917 leads for a water filtration business in its first week ⚡ A restaurant built a database of 90,000 people and used it to fill otherwise empty tables ⭐ Matching the offer to the right audience helped turn promotions into genuine sales opportunities There are plenty of ideas here for business owners who need to stand out without becoming the cheapest option. What could your business offer that would take the customer’s attention away from price? Main website - https://theinstituteofwow.com Vacations Incentive - https://vacationsincentive.com Facebook Contest Formula - https://leadscontest.com Book a Free 30 minute Breakthrough Session: https://askcharlyleetham.com/book-me (1 per person only) *** Follow us: Locals: https://askcharlyleetham.locals.com Rumble: https://rumble.com/askcharlyleetham Odyssey: https://odysee.com/@askcharlyleetham:4 YouTube: https://youtube.com/askcharlyleetham Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/askcharlyleetham Twitter: https://twitter.com/yourbizmgr Instagram: https://instagram.com/ask_charly_leetham LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/charlyleetham LinkedIn Company: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ask-charly-leetham/ Spotify: https://askcharlyleetham.com/likes/rise-and-shine Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-charly-leetham-online-business-manager/id1659738721 iHeartRadio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-ask-charly-leetham-online-105944212/ Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/662f1e44-115d-4094-862b-efe9307e0df4/ask-charly-leetham-online-business-manager Music and Credits to: Paradise Found is covered under Creative Commons. “Paradise Found” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ https://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/licenses/

  6. Sep 27

    Can Your Systems Recover When Work Goes Wrong? (2026/774)

    A system can handle routine work every day and still leave your business struggling when something goes wrong. A duplicate payment, an unusual refund or a failed connection between systems can interrupt the usual process. That’s when you find out how much your technology can help your team recover: ✅ Why routine success can give you a false sense of reliability. ➡️ What staff need to know before they can finish interrupted work. ⚡ Why a single exception may take longer to fix than the original transaction. ⭐ Why rare problems can become a regular cost as the business grows. Book a Free 30 minute Breakthrough Session: https://askcharlyleetham.com/book-me (1 per person only) *** Follow us: Locals: https://askcharlyleetham.locals.com Rumble: https://rumble.com/askcharlyleetham Odyssey: https://odysee.com/@askcharlyleetham:4 YouTube: https://youtube.com/askcharlyleetham Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/askcharlyleetham Twitter: https://twitter.com/yourbizmgr Instagram: https://instagram.com/ask_charly_leetham LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/charlyleetham LinkedIn Company: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ask-charly-leetham/ Spotify: https://askcharlyleetham.com/likes/rise-and-shine Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-charly-leetham-online-business-manager/id1659738721 iHeartRadio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-ask-charly-leetham-online-105944212/ Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/662f1e44-115d-4094-862b-efe9307e0df4/ask-charly-leetham-online-business-manager Music and Credits to: Paradise Found is covered under Creative Commons. “Paradise Found” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ https://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/licenses/

    Can Your Systems Recover When Work Goes Wrong? (2026/774)

  7. Sep 24

    Can Trusted Website Code Turn Against Your Visitors? (2026/773)

    Your website can be secure, fully updated and working exactly as expected, while code from a trusted supplier puts your visitors at risk. That’s what happened when an exposed API key allowed Brevo, the service behind marketing forms, website tracking and customer chat on more than 100,000 websites, to be compromised. Visitors loaded the attackers’ code directly into their browsers, and anyone logged into WordPress as an administrator faced an additional risk. Charly discusses the compromise and what business owners should consider ✅ What do you do need to think about when a compromise occurs? ➡️ What you need to do if a supplier causes a compromise on your site? ⚡ Can you keep your website safe? If your website uses externally provided apps, forms, chat, tracking or plugins, you’re trusting more than your own website security. Book a Free 30 minute Breakthrough Session: https://askcharlyleetham.com/book-me (1 per person only) *** Follow us: Locals: https://askcharlyleetham.locals.com Rumble: https://rumble.com/askcharlyleetham Odyssey: https://odysee.com/@askcharlyleetham:4 YouTube: https://youtube.com/askcharlyleetham Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/askcharlyleetham Twitter: https://twitter.com/yourbizmgr Instagram: https://instagram.com/ask_charly_leetham LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/charlyleetham LinkedIn Company: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ask-charly-leetham/ Spotify: https://askcharlyleetham.com/likes/rise-and-shine Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-charly-leetham-online-business-manager/id1659738721 iHeartRadio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-ask-charly-leetham-online-105944212/ Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/662f1e44-115d-4094-862b-efe9307e0df4/ask-charly-leetham-online-business-manager Music and Credits to: Paradise Found is covered under Creative Commons. “Paradise Found” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ https://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/licenses/

    Can Trusted Website Code Turn Against Your Visitors? (2026/773)

  8. Sep 22

    Is AI Searching For What You Actually Asked? (2026/772)

    Do you use your AI Chat as a glorified search engine? Many of us do because it's an effective way to collate data and analyse it. What happens when you ask for information, your AI "interprets" the request differently and presents you with a confident answer? That's what Charly discusses in todays episode. ✅ A confident answer can still be answering the wrong question ➡️ The shortlist may have been narrowed before you ever see it ⚡ Checking what the AI searched for can be as important as checking its answer When you ask AI to search the web, how certain are you that it’s searching for what you asked? The answer may look convincing, yet the search behind it can take your request somewhere you never intended. There's an interesting lesson here for Business Owners. Book a Free 30 minute Breakthrough Session: https://askcharlyleetham.com/book-me (1 per person only) *** Follow us: Locals: https://askcharlyleetham.locals.com Rumble: https://rumble.com/askcharlyleetham Odyssey: https://odysee.com/@askcharlyleetham:4 YouTube: https://youtube.com/askcharlyleetham Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/askcharlyleetham Twitter: https://twitter.com/yourbizmgr Instagram: https://instagram.com/ask_charly_leetham LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/charlyleetham LinkedIn Company: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ask-charly-leetham/ Spotify: https://askcharlyleetham.com/likes/rise-and-shine Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-charly-leetham-online-business-manager/id1659738721 iHeartRadio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-ask-charly-leetham-online-105944212/ Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/662f1e44-115d-4094-862b-efe9307e0df4/ask-charly-leetham-online-business-manager Music and Credits to: Paradise Found is covered under Creative Commons. “Paradise Found” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ https://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/licenses/

    Is AI Searching For What You Actually Asked? (2026/772)
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Where small business tech meets plain English. Charly Leetham brings decades of hands-on experience helping business owners harness technology - without drowning in jargon or wasting time on fluff. Whether you're a DIY'er trying to make sense of your website, emails, or software, or you just want to know if your IT team is talking sense, this podcast is for you. Each episode is packed with practical advice, real-world tips, and insights from the trenches. If you've ever thought, "There’s gotta be a better way to do this tech stuff" - you’re right. Charly is here to show you how.

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