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21/11/2023

What are privacy laws and why does your business need to be concerned?

Privacy laws exist to protect the personal data of individuals online. Privacy laws start applying as soon as a website asks for a name and an email on a contact form. The UK Data Protection Act (2018) and General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) have imposed strict requirements on website operators to have a Privacy Policy that contains very specific disclosures. While these laws were enacted a while ago, we have seen a large increase in the enforcement and number of fines for violations of these laws in the last several months.

To reiterate, having a website with as little as a contact form means that you are collecting personal data and should consider having a Privacy Policy with the necessary disclosures required by these laws. Penalties for non-compliance can be up to €20 million (about £18 million) or 4% of annual global turnover, whichever is greater.

On top of that, there is an ever-growing number of proposed privacy laws in the US that, if passed, will enable US citizens to sue businesses of any size and location (including outside the US) simply for collecting their personal data through a website.

What can you do to get protected?
To be proactive about this issue, we’ve partnered up with a Privacy Policy generator called Termageddon. They will automatically update your website policies when the laws change (as well as notify you when changes are coming), and they do it at a fraction of the cost of a privacy solicitor. If Termageddon sounds like a good solution, the license costs £100/year, and we are charging a one-time setup fee of £100 to help you create the policy pages, insert/test the code and ensure your policies stay up to date with changes to the law.

Get your Data Privacy Package TODAY
https://loutech.co.uk/data-privacy-package/

01/09/2023

Ready to develop your leadership style?

MBTI® Personal Impact Feedback Session
This package gives you the opportunity to further develop your self-awareness with the support of a world renowned system, The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator® (MBTI®) assessment.

Lou has over 15 years delivering feedback and helping individuals develop their leadership style.

As an entrepreneur you often need to pitch ideas, negotiate deals, and market your products or services. The MBTI® assessment can provide valuable insights into how you naturally approach these tasks. By understanding your inherent strengths and preferred methods of communication, you can tailor your strategies to resonate with your target audience and achieve more favourable outcomes.

INCLUDES:
- MBTI® Personal Feedback Session (2 hours)
- MBTI® Personal Impact Report

Book your session today: www.loutech.co.uk/leadership

07/02/2023

TECH TALKS with Lou PODCAST
E032: Gemma Casey on Championing and Supporting Start-Ups and Growing Businesses

Gemma Casey is NatWest Ecosystem Manager for Wales and host of Inspiring Women Wales Podcast. We talk about Gemma's background in Journalism and storytelling in respect to starting your own business, and the benefits of being supported by the likes of an entrepreneur accelerator programme.

Topics:
• Journalism
• Helping Communities tell their story
• Building relationships with trust
• Introduction of Camera Phones - pilot
• Cutting out and sticking copy for newspaper proofs
• Core values of business
• Business Journalism
• Communication | Collaboration | Connection
• Business community support and experience
• How to articulate your business clearly
• 60 second pitch
• Storytelling as a marketing tool
• Building target audience and where they exist
• Citizen Journalism
• Micro broadcasting / Hyperlocal Media
• Core values and critical thinking
• Podcasting
• The Rose Review - launched by Alison Rose, NatWest's CEO
• Apply for NatWest Accelerator Programme

TECH TALKS with Lou Podcast is available on all platforms
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03/02/2023

TECH TALKS with Lou PODCAST
E031: Saasha Celestial-One on being a Female Tech Founder and fighting the Climate Crisis

Saasha Celestial-One is the Co-Founder of Olio - the Number 1 Free Sharing App.
Saasha is part of the solution to fighting the climate crisis, and with technology is actively campaigning to educate and inspire individuals and families around the world to reduce food waste and landfill.

We talk about female entrepreneurship, community, remote working, and gamification. All very much being a big part of the success behind Olio for employees and the 6 million users worldwide.

Topics:
• Best friends and new Moms
• Searching for a business problem
• Sharing unwanted items
• Co-Founding a tech business
• Female Founded Team
• The Founders Dilemma - book
• Female founders get less than 1% of available venture capital
• Full-time Female Entrepreneurs
• Olio, from day one has offered fully remote working
• Gamification - rewards for in-app achievements
• Behaviour Change
• Early Adopters and Customer Segmentation
• Normalising behaviour change
• Feel-good sharing factor
• Technology bringing communities back together
• Focus on business food waste
• 75,000 Food Waste Heroes in the UK
• Food waste counts for 10% of global carbon emissions
• Number 1 most impactful thing we can do to address the climate crisis is reduce food waste - Project Drawdown
• Extending the functionality of the Olio app

If your business canteen has surplus food waste at the end of the day, get in touch with Olio.

TECH TALKS with Lou Podcast is available on all platforms
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Link in bio
https://link.chtbl.com/techtalkswithlou

01/02/2023

TECH TALKS with Lou PODCAST
E030: Rob 'The DermaGuru' on Pharmacosmesutical Technology and Skincare

Rob Russell-Haworth-Dunne, also known as 'The DermaGuru' is on a mission to promote skincare for all genders, and all skin types. His skincare knowledge is incredibly advanced and is an industry mentor and educator. We talk about technology in skincare products and devices, as well as technology to support his growing skincare clinic that serves clients worldwide.

Topics:
• Early skincare
• Skincare routine
• Ingredients and research
• Skin Scanner Device
• Dermis and Epidermis
• Detecting sun damage
• Understanding the skin
• Expression in the face
• Digital skincare shopping
• Business apps for skincare clinics
• R&D in skincare
• Mental Health and skincare
• All skincare for all skin types
• Skincare for all genders
• SPF sun protection - the biggest skin tech growth
• Virtual skincare consultations

TECH TALKS with Lou Podcast is available on all platforms
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Link in bio
https://link.chtbl.com/techtalkswithlou

24/01/2023

TECH TALKS with Lou PODCAST
E029: Jonny Stevens on Developing an Alcohol Free Drinks Discovery App

Jonny Stevens has been working in tech and hospitality for nearly a decade and has developed the worlds first Alcohol Free (AF) Drinks Discovery App. We talk about life in hospitality, using tech to greater inform customers, alcohol free drinking choices available and development of the Better Without App.

Topics:
• Working in Hospitality
• Events & Project Management
• Technology and Problem Solving
• Hospitality Back Office Systems
• Allergen information on menus
• Networking events
• Hospitality during Covid
• Anxiety and alcohol
• Alcohol free(AF) beer on draught in over 200 pubs in the UK
• Normalising AF social drinking
• Tom Kerridge - Hand & Flowers in Marlow AF cocktails
• Additional benefit of AF drinking
• Next Generation of AF drinks
• Better Without App development
• Good quality data and customer super users
• Pivoting the business and learning
• Development, Investment and Acquisition
• Publicity and Promotion
• Learning to grow a business

TECH TALKS with Lou Podcast is available on all platforms
Link in bio
https://link.chtbl.com/techtalkswithlou

17/01/2023

TECH TALKS with Lou PODCAST
E028: JUICE on Skating, Dance, Teaching, Pain, Positive Mindset and Skate Tech

Ceejay, aka JUICE has 14 years on wheels, and has always been a mover and a groover, and his mission is get as many skating as possible, even the likes of me!
We talk about skating growing up, dreams of being talent spotted for the live stage and the important reality of having a positive mindset. Unbelievably, there was a time in Ceejay's life where he could not walk and he's now a superstar skate hero.

Topics:
• Skating
• Becoming a Dance Champion and Talent Spotted
• Contemporary and Street Dance
• Challenge to find a 'proper job'
• First pair of Skates - Bauer Turbo
• Customising skates
• Skating with no stoppers
• Social media and teaching
• Easy to learn - follow along
• Avoiding overexplaining
• Set patterns of learning
• Pain and Positive Mindset
• Choosing the right skate boot for you
• Learn the 'Crazy Legs'
• Choose the right wheels for your skate
• Choose the right bearings for your wheels
• Overcoming fear of skating
• Keeping it real

TECH TALKS with Lou Podcast is available on all platforms
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https://link.chtbl.com/techtalkswithlou

31/12/2022

2022, THANK YOU 🙏🏽

I'm not one for goodbyes, and always seek the good in everything!

2022 has been a significant year for learning and development. I've spent a great deal of time observing how others operate and preparing to model positive actions that work for me.

I'm learning to celebrate the 30 years(in 2023) that I have been coding websites, and the fact that I know a heap about these things! Yes, all the shortcut tips to make your life easier, as well as keep interested in new technologies.

2022 has also been a significant year for intentional connections and joy. Meeting entrepreneurs and business owners, who have that love and passion for what they do. This really has been the biggest eye-opener in terms of assessing what I want to work for me.

PODCASTING Success!
I am including podcasting in my 2022 honours as something I hugely enjoy and get heaps of satisfaction from researching, preparing, recording, producing and marketing TECH TALKS with Lou (available on all podcasting platforms) https://link.chtbl.com/techtalkswithlou

WELCOME 2023 🎇

More of all things good...

⭐ HUMAN CONNECTIONS
⭐ SHARING MY TECHNICAL & CREATIVE EXPERTISE
⭐ CELEBRATING VALUE

25/10/2022

Business Foundation with IMPACT - IN PERSON WORKSHOP on Saturday 26th November 2022 from 10am - 4pm at Clifton Suspension Bridge Education Workshop.

I am very excited to be partnering with Fenella Hemus, NLP Trainer and Performance Coach to be delivering this INCREDIBLE workshop. - NLP meets TECH!

If you're a therapist or teacher/educator, and are on the cusp of starting your own business, or have been in business for less than a year, then this is the course for you.

Fenella and I will be guiding you through belief change, goal setting and getting you practically equipped with everything brand, design and tech that we can think of.

This workshop is about delivering QUALITY & CONNECTION to make every the step of the way easier for you.

DM TO BOOK - £250 per person.
LIMITED SPACES AVAILABLE
And there is a FABULOUS LUNCH too!

22/10/2022

If you're wanting to start-up in podcasting, I've put together a free DOWNLOAD to get you you on your way to becoming a PODCAST star ⭐

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19/10/2022

Are you confused about domains and hosting?

A WEBSITE is the combination of a DOMAIN and HOSTING. Think of it as this, your NAME is equivalent to a DOMAIN, your BODY equivalent to HOSTING. So when people refer to YOU they use your name, meaning YOU and your BODY together.
They can exist alone but it’s always better TOGETHER!

19/10/2022

TECH TALKS with Lou PODCAST
E023: Steve Hill on Neurodiversity and Identifying as Autistic in the IT Sector

Steve Hill is the Commercial Director of Auticon UK, a unique multi-national IT Consultancy and social enterprise, which exclusively employs autistic adults as IT Consultants. We talk about the advantages of neurodiversity of talented IT professionals in the workplace.

Topics:
• The World's Largest employer of Diagnosed Autistic employees
• Supporting people in the IT Sector
• What is Neurodiversity?
• Underemployment for people with autism
• 1 in 100 people in the UK identify as autistic
• Cognitive profiling
• Non-linear measure of autism
• Job Coaches with a background in Clinical Psychology
• Fear of doing or saying the wrong thing
• Unwritten Rules of the office
• Hyper/Hypo-sensitivities
• Training for Organisations
• 'Not everyone is a great manager'
• Fast, honest and impartial communication
• How to attract Neurodiverse talent
• Chats instead of interviews
• Data Science IT roles
• Software Design and Engineering and QA IT roles

TECH TALKS with Lou Podcast is available on all platforms

https://link.chtbl.com/techtalkswithlou