Ask Charly Leetham

Rise and Shine: Your Dose Of Business Tech Inspiration

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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Ask Charly Leetham

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Technology

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Jul 9, 2026

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Episodes

Just Keep Moving ... (2024/76) 22.03.2024

Motivation gets you going, Habit keeps you there - Zig Ziglar Shut up to Kevin and Alan at Next Level Podcast for some of the inspiration for this one - Episode 1640. To become successful at something, you have to just keep doing it. No matter how imperfect it is to start with. Motivation is great to get us going, but when that gloss starts to dull, we need the habit to keep it going. What do you...

You've Got To Take The Shot (2024/75) 22.03.2024

You miss 100% of the shots you don't take - Wayne Gretsky Michael Jordan is the highest scoring basketball player in the NBA (at least). I believe he's also the one the most missed shots. Why? Because he knows that you gotta take the shot to even be able to make it. Business is like that too. What do you think?

Start Small But Have Big Ideas (2024/74) 20.03.2024

Start small but dream big - Robert Kiyosaki I think this is one of the key fundamentals of bootstrapping. Not only does it get you moving, it also keeps things from being overwhelming.

You Want These Allies (2024/73) 19.03.2024

The Two Most Powerful Warriors Are Patience and Time - Leo Tolstoy Particularly if you want your business to become an "Overnight Success" Thoughts? Disagreements?

Should You Scripts In Your Business (2024/72) 18.03.2024

Scripts help your staff stay 'on track' when speaking to customers / clients / patients. They also help keep your business compliant etc etc etc. But do they also remove the 'personal touch' that an individual can bring to a conversation. I think so? What about you?

You Gotta Aim At Something (2024/71) 17.03.2024

If you aim at nothing, you'll hit it everytime - Zig Ziglar How do you expect to move forward if you don't set a goal? I think Zig is entirely spot on here. What about you?

Stick To Your Knitting (2024/70) 16.03.2024

It's easy to get distracted by all the things that need doing in your business however, if you want to achieve success - Stick To Your Knitting and get help with the rest. Thoughts? Do you disagree? Come on over to https://askcharlyleetham.locals.com to discuss it.

Great Strategies For Leadership and Business Success - With Beth Berghan (S2024, E06) 10.03.2024

Beth Berghan is a Professional Coach providing confidential one-on-one Leadership coaching for Executives and Business Owners. Beth coaches individuals and teams in areas of Leadership, Communication and Mental Fitness, regularly facilitating large and small group workshops to influence transformation in team communication strategies and behaviours. Her approach to coaching is solutions focused en...

Content Marketing And Your Ideal Customer With Callum Armstrong (S2024, E05) 26.02.2024

Callum Armstrong is a content marketing coach and social entrepreneur with a background in building companies, creating marketing content that converts, developing remote marketing teams, and empowering environmental conservation. Through his coaching business, Paste & Publish, Callum helps businesses generate stellar lead generation processes. Todays Podcast does a deep dive into Content Mark...

The Synergy of Personal Branding in the Job Hunt and Business Development With Annie Margarita Yang S2024, E04 18.02.2024

Annie Margarita Yang is the definitive voice in Millennial finance, specializing in strategies for beating today’s tough economic challenges. She is the author of an award-winning, best-selling new book, The 5-Day Job Search, which helps young professionals get out of student loan debt while finding the ideal job. With more than 1 million views on YouTube, her witty approach to tough talk sets her...

Best Practices For Success In The Digital Realm With Patrick Dawson (S2024, E03) 11.02.2024

Patrick Dawson is a seasoned content manager at The Digital Sharecropper, where he excels at helping entrepreneurs build robust systems and processes for their online businesses.  With a passion for bootstrapping and authenticity, Patrick firmly believes in the power of applying fundamental principles and best practices to achieve lasting success.  Drawing from his own real-world experiences, he g...

Hiring For Success With Chantal Perry (S2024, E02) 04.02.2024

Chantal Penny specialises in consulting and advising construction companies to assist them in optimising their talent acquisition process to boost profits, streamline succession planning, and enhance productivity. Through a blend of strategic consulting, advisory services and superior talent acquisition, Chantal assists in blending intellectual hiring techniques with instinct to revolutionise thei...

Value Add Instead Of Discount - With Marco Torres (S2024, E01) 14.01.2024

Marco Torres is the Founder of MarketingBoost.com, he has helped thousands of business owners worldwide boost sales and scale their businesses by as much as 5-fold through the use of incentive-based marketing. He teaches entrepreneurs how to soar sales & marketing through the use of “Value-Add-Incentives” instead of discounts. His Facebook Group is home to more than 27,000 active business owne...

AI Applications for Business Owners with Garik Tate (S2023, E33) 06.11.2023

Garik Tate is an AI Futurist, Investor, and AI Strategy Consultant. With a decade of entrepreneurial experience, he has founded and led successful companies in software development, outsourcing, and publishing. His expertise lies at the intersection of AI, IQ, and EQ, getting his client’s businesses to achieve increased profits and ultimately get acquired at high valuations. Connect with Garik on...

Tiny Habits Build Business Success (S2023, E32) 08.10.2023

This weeks guest, Jeremy Nagel, is a neurodivergent software developer turned startup founder. He and Charly share hints and tips about building habits that will in turn, build business success. Find out more about Jeremy's startup at: https://focusbear.io Find out about Jeremy on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/nageljeremy/ Join the discussion in my community: https://askcharlyleetham.lo...

Know Where Your Assets Are (S2023, E30) 11.09.2023

Knowing where your domain is registered, who your website host is AND how to access them is critical to business continuity. Charly discusses why and provides a real life example. Join the discussion in my community: https://askcharlyleetham.locals.com *** Follow us: Locals: https://askcharlyleetham.locals.com Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/c-2198421 Odyssey: https://odysee.com/@askcharlyleetham:4 Y...

Being A Better You Is Good For Your Business With Kevin Palmieri (S2023, E29) 27.08.2023

Kevin Palmieri is the CFO, Founder & Co-Host of Next Level University, a Global Top 100 Self-Improvement Podcast with more than 1,450 episodes and 850K+ listens in over 150 countries. Some people find rock bottom... Kevin found out that rock bottom had a basement. Kevin believes in a heart-driven but NO BS approach to holistic self-improvement, and wants to help people do what it really takes...

Opportunity Cost and You (S2023, E28) 20.08.2023

What Opportunities are you missing because you're trying to do it all in your business? Join the discussion in my community: https://askcharlyleetham.locals.com *** Follow us: Locals: https://askcharlyleetham.locals.com Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/c-2198421 Odyssey: https://odysee.com/@askcharlyleetham:4 YouTube: https://youtube.com/askcharlyleetham Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/askchar...

Using Stories to Connect and Engage with Employees and Customers with Gabrielle Dolan (S2023, E27) 13.08.2023

Best-selling author and international speaker on business storytelling, Gabrielle Dolan, shares her thoughts on how authentic communication can help you connect and engage both clients and co-workers. Join her as she discusses the power of sharing personal stories in business. Learn more about Gabrielle at www.gabrielledolan.com Free storytelling starter kit -  https://gabrielledolan.com/starterki...

Strong Foundations For Strong Business Growth with Jan Cavelle (S2023, E26) 06.08.2023

Key business foundations - including the right people to move forward, systemization, neglecting personal development structure (both people and financially), and lack of market research. Jan Cavelle talks to Charly about the importance of certain factors when building a business. Visit Jan at: www.jancavelle.co.uk And join us on my Locals Community to continue the discussion askcharlyleetham.loca...

Life Is Like Karaoke With Mary Pitman (S2023, E25) 31.07.2023

Mary Pitman is the founder of SOULFlex and she created SOULFlex to help whole people arrange their full lives so the pieces would not just fit together and look good from the outside but also work together on the inside (on a "soul" level) to drive them forward to increased health, wealth and harmony, not just balance. Mary and I had a great chat about how this applies to business and bu...

If In Doubt - Ask (S2023, E24) 23.07.2023

This last week or so, my team and I were working on generating some marketing materials so I could attend a busines expo here in Ravenshoe. It meant that some of the team have been working extra hours for me. I ASKED them to do the work and I expected that my invoice for this last week would be higher. No issues there. It got fed back to me that one of the team was concerned about the hours they w...

Why Business Branding Is Important (S2023, E23) 17.07.2023

Getting your business branding developed early is important. Charly discusses the whys and wherefores of her experience. *** Follow us: Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/c-2198421 Locals: https://askcharlyleetham.locals.com Odyssey: https://odysee.com/@askcharlyleetham:4 YouTube: https://youtube.com/askcharlyleetham Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/askcharlyleetham LinkedIn - www.linkedin.com/in/cha...

Working To Live, Living To Work - What's Important (S2023, E22) 16.07.2023

Following on from last week - do you know what's important to do in your business? *** Follow us: Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/c-2198421 Locals: https://askcharlyleetham.locals.com Odyssey: https://odysee.com/@askcharlyleetham:4 YouTube: https://youtube.com/askcharlyleetham Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/askcharlyleetham LinkedIn - www.linkedin.com/in/charlyleetham LinkedIn Company - http...

Living To Work or Working To Live? Asking For Help (S2023, E21) 03.07.2023

Half way through 2023 and we're all busy. BUT! Are we busy being busy and just living to work or are you working to live? This is a trap I fall into often when things ramp up, so I thought it a timely reminder to ask yourself - Do you need to ask for help? **** Follow us: Locals: https://askcharlyleetham.locals.com Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/c-2198421 Odyssey: https://odysee.com/@askcharlyle...

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