Welcome to Tech Talks with Lou, the show in which I discuss the top tech secrets for success from the best in today's digital world.
So, to make you feel more confident with the trials and tribulations of technology, each week, I'll be chatting with business owners about their successes with tech in their quest to fulfill their dreams. And I'll also be hearing from you the listener, about your tech tales of frustration from the corporate world, and how I can help shift your mindset with a positive sense of calm about all things tech.
E042: Donata & Hans on Data Privacy, Laws and Policy Generators
Épisode 42
vendredi 24 novembre 2023 • Durée 45:14
Donata Stroink-Skillrud, President & Legal Engineer and Hans Skillrud, Donata's husband and Co-Founder & Vice President of Termageddon discuss the importance of data privacy for anyone who owns a website. We talk about all the different data privacy laws around the world, and how it is the responsibility of you the website owner, to understand the regional law of the visitor that is visiting your site. Shifting the ownership of data from customer to content creator, and consent from website owner to website visitor.
E041: Jo Blood on Ergonomics, Workstation Assessments and Self Care
Épisode 41
samedi 18 novembre 2023 • Durée 36:57
Jo Blood is Owner of Posture People, improving people's lives in the workplace and supporting freelancers and businesses to care for their body when working at a desk. We talk about working from home, legal requirements for small businesses and the benefit of having a standing desk, as well as all the equipment that is not so good to use if you're working on a screen! Do check out Posture People YouTube videos.
Topics:
Ergonomics
Workstation assessments
Improving people's lives
Helping people flourish when they are working
Do you love your office chair?!
Legal requirements for small businesses
Value of employees
Self-Care
'How to work from your kitchen table'
Tips for ideal posture
Standing desks
Listen to your body
'The Comfort Crisis'
(The noise in the background on this episode is from the Posture People Warehouse, shipping all the amazing workstation equipment out to customers!)
E040: Liz Pendleton on developing apps & waking up feeling great!
Épisode 40
mardi 7 novembre 2023 • Durée 45:53
Liz Pendleton is Co-Founder of Rise & Shine Alarm Clock App, helping people to wake up feeling great! We talk about being the go-to person for tech support during our education years, and being ground breaking in creativity with tech. We also talk about wake hygiene, and the positive benefits of waking up with mindful practice.
E039: Lucy Smith on helping education and organisations become more inclusive
Épisode 39
jeudi 12 octobre 2023 • Durée 36:20
Lucy Smith is a Serial Social Entrepreneur and Founder of Inclusive Change, and we talk about identifying as neurodiverse including the challenges in the workplace, and to mental health. Lucy is on a mission to educate organisations to be more inclusive and continue to understand and support on an individual basis as many diversities as possible. Finding ways to facilitate wellbeing, and success to be remarkable.
Book reference: NeuroTribes: The Legacy of Autism and How to Think Smarter About People Who Think Differently by Steve Silberman
E038: Dr Jo Watkins on being a medical GP and integrating her entrepreneurial spirit
Épisode 38
lundi 18 septembre 2023 • Durée 36:21
Dr Jo Watkins, GP and Founder of The HOW People is on a mission to help teenagers navigate the challenges of growing up in today's society.
Dr Jo is a freelance GP, coach, mum of 4, entrepreneur and small business owner that has made her passion of helping others her career. We talk about the shifts and turns her and her business partner have made to continue to build their future.
E037: Mike Cunningham on Trees, Biodiversity and Carbon Balancing
Épisode 37
jeudi 6 juillet 2023 • Durée 37:59
Mike Cunningham, CEO and Founder of 9Trees has always had a passion for wildlife and woodlands. Mike shares his knowledge of trees and woodlands, from his favourite trees to climb as a child, to which variety of tree can be planted where, in the UK.
Mike's mission is to support individuals and businesses to start their 9Trees journey, and begin carbon balancing the 9 tonnes of emissions each UK citizen is responsible for every year. Our conversation progresses onto using drone footage to monitor biodiversity gains together with mapping tools.
Topics:
Wildlife and Woodlands
Ecology
Passion for nature and the environment
Conservation
Biodiversity crisis
Monoculture
Broadleaf trees: oak, ash, sycamore, hazel
Planting trees and education
Climate crisis
Geolocation
Drone footage
Ecology visits and surveys
Planting plans
Biodiversity gains
Polygon mapping
Satellite imagery
Ecoanxiety
9 Tonnes of carbon emitted by each UK citizen every year
E036: Dr Mhairi Towler on Science Communication & Animation, bringing science to life
Épisode 36
vendredi 16 juin 2023 • Durée 34:45
Dr Mhairi Towler has been a lifetime in the sciences, as well as a keen eye for the arts and creativity. Dr Mhairi brings science, art and technology together as a founder, animator and educator for Vivomotion. We talk about the inspiration to follow sciences through education, and the imagery of proteins in a cell. With storytelling being one of the most valuable skills in creating science animations, students and clients alike are encouraged to map out the fundamentals of their science communications.
E035: Shain Khoja on being a global change maker, and person-centred thinking
Épisode 35
jeudi 8 juin 2023 • Durée 43:49
Shain Khoja is a global change maker, serial entrepreneur, and Founder of Thriving.ai. We are all going to age, and the statistics show that there will be 2.1 billion people over the age of 60 by 2050. Shain has created an app that takes the guesswork, disruptions, and guilt out of caring for your aging loved ones. She shares amusing stories of Afghanistan, interpretation of brand imagery, and understanding priorities of life in different cultures. We discuss the challenges of ageism, being female founders in the tech sector and getting investment.
E034: Becky Walsh on comedy in business and the value of humour
Épisode 34
mercredi 17 mai 2023 • Durée 44:44
Becky Walsh is a comedian and author and was a thought-leader for spirituality, back in the day as a Radio Presenter on LBC. Strap in for a rollercoaster of an episode, as we converse about brand, psychology and neuroscience with a huge smattering of unintentional comedy. We also talk about Becky trying to get an intellectual-date with Simon Sinek and some important tips for life and business.
E033: Joyce Durst on creating a values-led tech business and thinking bigger
Épisode 33
mercredi 10 mai 2023 • Durée 47:43
Joyce Durst is CEO and Founder of wearegap.com. Joyce is a natural visionary, has nearly 4 decades in tech and is a values-led female leader in the industry. We talk about creating a values-first tech business and technology for good, focusing on customer connection, excellent service and understanding purpose.
Topics:
Computer Engineering
Technology working as design
Reliability in Maths
Recognising we are responsible for doing the right thing
Being okay with not doing things
Values First - GREATNESS, AGILE, PEOPLE
Bringing your best self
Customer Connection
Maya Angelo on Legacy
“Your legacy is every life you’ve touched, every person whose life was either moved or not. It’s every person you’ve harmed or helped. That’s your legacy.”
Caregiver - of others and self
Progressive technology - AI, Crypto, Blockchain, VR, AR
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