Rise and Shine: Your Dose Of Business Tech Inspiration

Your laptop could die, get stolen, or you might just forget to take it with you - and if you do not have a plan for what comes next, you could be in trouble. Without your laptop, you lose access to the very systems you need to run your business.

In this episode, Charly covers:

✅ Why losing your laptop means losing access to the systems your business runs on

✅ The critical difference between a dead laptop and a stolen one

✅ What to do in the first hour if your laptop goes missing

✅ How your downtime can grind your entire team to a halt

✅ The mindset shift needed to build a real continuity plan

Stop guessing and start planning - because the worst time to figure this out is when it has already happened.

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“Paradise Found”

Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

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You installed a free VPN to protect your privacy, but what if it is actually doing the exact opposite? Most free VPN providers need to make money somehow, and if you are not paying with your wallet, you are almost certainly paying with your data.

In this episode, Charly covers:

✅ Why running a VPN service is expensive and how free providers cover those costs

✅ How free VPNs collect and sell your browsing history, habits, and behavioural data to brokers

✅ Why “no logs” marketing claims cannot be trusted without independent audits

✅ Why a free VPN is worse than other dodgy apps - because ALL your traffic flows through it

✅ Three practical steps: uninstall, change passwords, and budget for a paid provider

Stop being the product. A decent paid VPN costs less than a coffee a month and keeps your data where it belongs - with you.

✅ Free VPN 101 Course: https://askcharlyleetham.com/business-tech-boost/vpns-101/

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"Paradise Found" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

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Struggling to add a Gravity Forms form to a page builder that does not have a built-in connector? If you are using Divi, Thrive Architect, or another WordPress page builder without native Gravity Forms support, there is a simple workaround you need to know about.

In this episode, Charly covers:

✅ Why Gravity Forms is worth using over built-in form builders for better spam protection and integrations

✅ How to find and copy the Gravity Forms shortcode from the embed button

✅ Using the custom HTML or custom code block in your page builder to display the form

✅ Tips on customising the shortcode options like hiding the form title

This technique works across most page builders - if it has a custom HTML or code block, you can use it. Stop wrestling with missing connectors and get your forms on the page the easy way.

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"Paradise Found" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

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Your browser knows more about you than your best mate does, and it is quietly handing that information to strangers every single time you jump online. Browser privacy is not a paranoid concern, it is a business one, because the searches you make about suppliers, competitors and funding all paint a detailed picture of where your business is heading.

In this episode, Charly covers:

✅ What device fingerprinting actually is and why it goes far beyond cookies

✅ The two dangerous mindsets that keep business owners exposed

✅ Why incognito mode is not the privacy shield most people think it is

✅ Practical steps to take back control without turning your life upside down

If you have ever clicked "accept all" on a cookie banner without thinking, this episode is the nudge you need to stop running on autopilot and start making conscious choices about your data.

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Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

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Many business owners assume their AI tools are safe because the software is installed locally - but is your data really staying on your machine? If you are using AI agents, you need to understand where your data goes before you expose yourself and your customers to unnecessary risk.

In this episode, Charly talks with Ken McLoud from Laconic Tech about how small businesses can use AI to solve real problems - and the critical security pitfalls to avoid. Ken covers:

✅ Three practical AI use cases: lead magnets, workflow agents, and data analysis

📌 Why replacing your customer service team with AI can cost you more than it saves

🛡️ Prompt injection explained - and how attackers trick AI agents into following bad instructions

🔗 The "solution in search of a problem" trap - how to choose AI projects that deliver ROI

🛡️ Context rot - why your AI gets worse the longer you talk to it

📌 Why "it is on a Mac Mini" does not mean your data is secure

If you are thinking about AI for your business, start with the business problem - not the technology.

Find out more about Ken:

Website: Laconic Tech - https://laconictech.com

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ken-mcloud

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"Paradise Found"

Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

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We all receive scam emails and dodgy text messages, but most of us just delete them and move on. The problem is, when scams go unreported, the scammers keep running the same tricks on the next person and the next.

In this episode, Charly covers:

✅ Why reporting scams matters and how it feeds into the bigger intelligence picture

✅ Real results - over 7,500 scam websites taken down in Australia in 2025 alone

✅ Where to report scams in Australia (Scamwatch, ReportCyber) and the US (FTC, IC3)

✅ Why business owners need that paper trail for banks, insurers and compliance

✅ Which scams are worth the five minutes it takes to lodge a report

Your single report might not feel like much, but it could be the one that connects enough dots to stop someone else from getting caught.

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"Paradise Found"

Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

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When your tech support asks you to send email headers, do you know what they actually mean? Most people just forward the email - but that is not what is needed. Email headers contain critical information like SPF, DKIM, and DMARC records that help trace delivery issues, identify spam, and troubleshoot bouncing messages.

In this episode, Charly covers:

✅ What email headers are and why your tech support needs them

✅ How to find and export headers in Gmail using "Show Original"

✅ How to access message source and download EML files in Outlook

✅ How to view headers in Zoho Mail using "Show More Actions"

✅ Two ways to share headers - copy to clipboard or download as an EML file

✅ Why headers help identify spoofed emails, spam, and delivery failures

Next time your tech support says "send me the headers," you will know exactly what to do - and they will thank you for it.

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"Paradise Found"

Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

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Every business owner thinks they would never fall for a scam - until they almost do. Scams are not designed for careless people. They are designed to trigger a reaction before your rational brain has a chance to catch up, and they are alarmingly effective at it.

In this episode, Charly covers:

✅ Why scams work on the same principles as marketing - and how they exploit urgency, authority and fear

✅ How fatigue, stress and multitasking make business owners more vulnerable to phishing attacks

✅ The one habit - the pause habit - that breaks the scam cycle before it starts

✅ How to verify suspicious messages through trusted channels instead of the links or numbers provided

If you have ever felt that rush of "I need to deal with this right now," this episode will change how you respond to it.

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"Paradise Found"

Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

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Most people reuse passwords across multiple accounts without thinking twice. But when just one of those accounts is breached, credential stuffing attacks can turn a single leak into a full-scale domino effect across your banking, email and business accounts.

In this episode, Charly covers:

✅ What credential stuffing is and why reused passwords make it so effective

✅ How breached credentials from forgotten sites end up on hacker trading lists

✅ Why your email account is the most critical password to protect first

✅ How to use Have I Been Pwned to check if your details have been exposed

✅ Why a password manager and multi-factor authentication are your best defences

If you have ever reused a password, this episode is your wake-up call to fix it before someone else does it for you.

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"Paradise Found"

Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

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Have you ever wondered whether your email address or password has been exposed in a data breach? With billions of compromised accounts floating around the internet, the chances are higher than you think.

In this episode, Charly covers:

✅ How to use the Have I Been Pwned website to check your email address against known breaches

✅ What compromised data actually looks like - from usernames and emails to passwords and physical addresses

✅ How to sign up for breach notifications so you are alerted when your data appears in future leaks

✅ Why reusing passwords across sites puts all your accounts at risk and what to do about it

This is a Walkthrough Wednesday episode - Charly walks you through the site step by step so you can check your own accounts today.

Have I Been Pwned: https://haveibeenpwned.com

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"Paradise Found"

Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

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