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The Founder's Log Podcast by Kimbley ITThe Founder's Log Podcast - September 2025 RecapIn September, we off-boarded a client. Not the best of terms, but professional from our side as always.They claimed to have run into financial trouble. Instead of reaching out, the owner hid, skipped video calls, ignored emails, and pushed a new operations manager forward to take the flak. We got paid in the end, but it's not how I like to see things handled. Ironically, their mission is to train business owners to lead effectively, but in this case, the owner's approach didn’t quite match that principle.From what we've subsequently heard and se...
2025-10-1314 minThe Founder's Log Podcast by Kimbley ITThe Founder's Log Podcast - August 2025 RecapAugust is usually a quieter month with clients on holiday, but this time “the simulation” behaved differently. From solving a new PC in Saudi Arabia missing Windows to sharing fresh blog posts and videos, here’s what shaped our month — plus the latest assistance and support statistics.🔗LINKS🔗Watch the videos mentioned in this podcast on the YouTube Channel!Read the blog posts mentioned in this podcast at https://www.kimbley.com/blog📢 CONNECT WITH US 📢YouTube: @kimbleyitLinkedIn: / kimbley-it Website: https://www.kimbley.com 😎 ABOUT US 😎We're Kimbley IT, based in the...
2025-09-0821 minThe Founder's Log Podcast by Kimbley ITThe Founder's Log Podcast - July 2025 RecapJuly was… interesting. We got early access to some exclusive pre-release Google Workspace AI features. While they’re not quite “game changing” yet, the potential is huge. Read the rest at: https://kimbl.es/4n0FP35🔗LINKS🔗Watch the videos mentioned in this podcast on the YouTube Channel!Read the blog posts mentioned in this podcast at https://www.kimbley.com/blog📢 CONNECT WITH US 📢YouTube: @kimbleyitLinkedIn: / kimbley-it Website: https://www.kimbley.com 😎 ABOUT US 😎We're Kimbley IT, based in the UK. We provide IT assistance and supp...
2025-08-1326 minThe Founder's Log Podcast by Kimbley ITThe Founder's Log Podcast - June 2025 RecapIt is time for our regular monthly review. As I mentioned in our May look back, we have hired a Channel Manager and now an Editor to manage our YouTube channel, from ideation to the final video. Read the rest at https://kimbl.es/4lqc6zy🔗LINKS🔗Watch the videos mentioned in this podcast on the YouTube Channel!Read the blog posts mentioned in this podcast at https://www.kimbley.com/blog📢 CONNECT WITH US 📢YouTube: @kimbleyitLinkedIn: / kimbley-it Website: https://www.kimbley.com 😎 ABOUT US 😎We're Kimbley IT, based in th...
2025-06-3018 minThe Founder's Log Podcast by Kimbley ITThe Founder's Log Podcast - May 2025 RecapIn May, we hired a Channel Manager for our YouTube channel. Although they do not work directly for Kimbley IT, their primary responsibility is to grow our subscriber base, which will increase our ad revenue... Read the rest at https://kimbl.es/4jDMs99⌚TIME STAMPS⌚0:00 Monthly Recap12:30 New Content17:21 Assistance and Support Statistics🔗LINKS🔗Watch the videos mentioned in this podcast on the YouTube Channel!Read the blog posts mentioned in this podcast at https://www.kimbley.com/blog📢 CONNECT WITH US 📢YouTube: @kimbleyitLinkedIn: / kimbley-it Website: https...
2025-06-1020 minThe Founder's Log Podcast by Kimbley ITThe Founder's Log Podcast - April 2025 RecapIt's time for my monthly look back. May involved a price increase and a death... Read the rest at https://kimbl.es/42VkUFX⌚TIME STAMPS⌚0:00 Monthly Recap03:15 Tech News Picks13:35 New Content20:54 Assistance and Support Statistics🔗LINKS🔗Watch the videos mentioned in this podcast on the YouTube Channel!Read the blog posts mentioned in this podcast at https://www.kimbley.com/blog📢 CONNECT WITH US 📢YouTube: @kimbleyitLinkedIn: / kimbley-it Website: https://www.kimbley.com 😎 ABOUT US 😎We're Kimbley IT, based in the UK, and we provide IT as...
2025-05-0524 minThe Founder's Log Podcast by Kimbley ITThe Founder's Log Podcast - March 2025 RecapIt's time for my monthly look back. March involved a rebrand and re-organisation for one of our clients... Read the rest at https://kimbl.es/43NKPBC⌚TIME STAMPS⌚0:00 Monthly Recap2:34 Tech News Picks13:01 New Content🔗LINKS🔗Watch the videos mentioned in this podcast on the YouTube Channel!Read the blog posts mentioned in this podcast at https://www.kimbley.com/blog📢 CONNECT WITH US 📢YouTube: @kimbleyitLinkedIn: / kimbley-it Website: https://www.kimbley.com 😎 ABOUT US 😎We're Kimbley IT, based in the UK, and we provide IT assistance...
2025-04-1423 minThe Founder's Log Podcast by Kimbley ITThe Founder's Log Podcast - February 2025 RecapIt's time for my monthly look back. February involved an internet outage... Read the rest at https://kimbl.es/3DDikff⌚TIME STAMPS⌚0:00 Monthly Recap8:25 Tech News Picks13:40 New Blog Posts20:19 Monthly Statistics🔗LINKS🔗Watch the videos mentioned in this podcast on the YouTube Channel!Read the blog posts mentioned in this podcast at https://www.kimbley.com/blog📢 CONNECT WITH US 📢YouTube: @kimbleyitLinkedIn: / kimbley-it Website: https://www.kimbley.com 😎 ABOUT US 😎We're Kimbley IT, based in the UK, and we provide IT assistance and su...
2025-03-1325 minThe Founder's Log Podcast by Kimbley ITThe Founder's Log Podcast - January 2025 RecapIt's time for my monthly look back. January was a hell of a month... Read the rest at https://kimbl.es/3WWWoSU⌚TIME STAMPS⌚0:00 Monthly Recap6:07 New Videos8:17 New Blog Posts9:13 Monthly Statistics🔗LINKS🔗Watch the videos mentioned in this podcast on the YouTube Channel!Read the blog posts mentioned in this podcast at https://www.kimbley.com/blog📢 CONNECT WITH US 📢YouTube: @kimbleyitLinkedIn: / kimbley-it Website: https://www.kimbley.com 😎 ABOUT US 😎We're Kimbley IT, based in the UK, and we provide IT assistance an...
2025-02-1413 minThe Founder's Log Podcast by Kimbley ITThe Founder's Log Podcast - December 2024 RecapHello and welcome to 2025! It's time for my monthly look back. As you can imagine, December is always quieter due to the two-week break for Christmas and New Year's... Read the rest at https://kimbl.es/3W8UaPP⌚TIME STAMPS⌚0:00 Monthly Recap9:54 New Videos10:35 New Blog Posts15:30 Monthly Statistics🔗LINKS🔗Watch the videos mentioned in this podcast on the YouTube Channel!Read the blog posts mentioned in this podcast at https://www.kimbley.com/blog📢 CONNECT WITH US 📢YouTube: @kimbleyitLinkedIn: / kimbley-it Website: https://www.kimbley.com
2025-01-0817 minThe Founder's Log Podcast by Kimbley ITThe Founder's Log Podcast - November 2024 RecapThe highlight of the month was what seemed like a fantastic new lead... Read the rest at https://kimbl.es/3VvbQ7S⌚TIME STAMPS⌚0:00 Monthly Recap7:36 New Videos9:31 New Blog Posts13:34 Monthly Statistics🔗LINKS🔗Watch the videos mentioned in this podcast on the YouTube Channel!Read the blog posts mentioned in this podcast at https://www.kimbley.com/blog📢 CONNECT WITH US 📢YouTube: @kimbleyitLinkedIn: / kimbley-it Website: https://www.kimbley.com 😎 ABOUT US 😎We're Kimbley IT, based in the UK, and we provide IT assistance an...
2024-12-1115 minThe Founder's Log Podcast by Kimbley ITThe Founder's Log Podcast - October 2024 RecapHello, and welcome back to our regular monthly review of the month that has just gone. October started with several new business leads coming through. Two of these leads came through direct messaging on LinkedIn. Read the rest at https://kimbl.es/40Ljnml⌚TIME STAMPS⌚0:00 Monthly Recap4:43 New Videos5:19 New Blog Posts8:00 Monthly Statistics🔗LINKS🔗Watch the videos mentioned in this podcast on the YouTube Channel!Read the blog posts mentioned in this podcast at https://www.kimbley.com/blog📢 CONNECT WITH US 📢YouTube: @kimbleyitLinkedIn: ...
2024-11-1310 minThe Founder's Log Podcast by Kimbley ITThe Founder's Log Podcast - September 2024 RecapAugust was a pretty quiet month... Read the rest at www.kimbley.com/blog/7/9/2024/the-founders-log-podcast-august-2024-recap⌚TIME STAMPS⌚0:00 Monthly Recap9:41 New Videos10:27 New Blog Posts13:22 Monthly Statistics🔗LINKS🔗Video: How to Set Chrome as Default Browser on Mac (FAST & EASY!) - https://youtu.be/aSZ_zuThp80Video: Your Ultimate Guide to using NotebookLM for Research - https://youtu.be/gH5BToN23QQBlog: Are you stepping away? Remember to lock your computer - https://kimbl.es/4gYhgl6Blog: How to use NotebookLM in Google Workspace - https://kimbl.es/4e...
2024-10-0816 minThe Founder's Log Podcast by Kimbley ITThe Founder's Log Podcast - August 2024 RecapAugust was a pretty quiet month... Read the rest at www.kimbley.com/blog/7/9/2024/the-founders-log-podcast-august-2024-recap⌚TIME STAMPS⌚0:00 Monthly Recap4:03 New Videos4:30 New Blogs Post12:22 Monthly Statistics🔗LINKS🔗Video: The most secure way to share a file through Google Drive (2024) - https://kimbl.es/47eW3PjBlog: How to restore a damaged file in Google Drive - https://kimbl.es/3XxlQPuBlog: How to annotate your screen share in Google Meet - https://kimbl.es/46JJHOLBlog: Why you should unshare your Google Drive Files - https://kimbl.es/3...
2024-09-0714 minThe Founder's Log Podcast by Kimbley ITThe Founder's Log Podcast - July 2024 RecapIn July, we onboarded another PR Agency based in... Read the rest at www.kimbley.com/blog/15/8/2024/the-founders-log-podcast-july-2024-recap⌚TIME STAMPS⌚0:00 Monthly Recap3:34 New Videos3:55 New Blogs Post9:00 Monthly Statistics🔗LINKS🔗Video: How to let someone sign your Google Doc in Google Drive - https://kimbl.es/3WPCd8BBlog: Check out all the new blog posts at https://www.kimbley.com/blog 📢 CONNECT WITH US 📢YouTube: @kimbleyitLinkedIn: / kimbley-it Website: https://www.kimbley.com 😎 ABOUT US 😎We're Kimbley IT, based in the UK, and we provide IT...
2024-08-1511 minThe Founder's Log Podcast by Kimbley ITThe Founder's Log Podcast - June 2024 RecapIn June, the Kimbley IT website was updated with a fresh look.. Read the rest at https://www.kimbley.com/blog/10/7/2024/the-founders-log-podcast-june-2024-recap⌚TIME STAMPS⌚0:00 Monthly Recap5:52 New Videos6:11 New Blogs Post8:50 Monthly Statistics🔗LINKS🔗Blog: How Do You Import Your Chrome Passwords To Bitwarden? - https://kimbl.es/4f0amL9Blog: What Is Google Vault? - https://kimbl.es/2KY85SE📢 CONNECT WITH US 📢YouTube: @kimbleyitLinkedIn: / kimbley-it Website: https://www.kimbley.com 😎 ABOUT US 😎We're Kimbley IT, based in the UK, and we provide IT as...
2024-07-1011 minThe Founder's Log Podcast by Kimbley ITThe Founder's Log Podcast - May 2024 RecapWe attended two events in May... Read the rest at https://www.kimbley.com/blog/11/6/2024/the-founders-log-podcast-may-2024-recap⌚TIME STAMPS⌚0:00 Monthly Recap7:54 New Videos10:10 New Blogs Post12:00 Monthly Statistics🔗LINKS🔗Video: How to prompt Gemini AI from the Chrome address bar! - https://youtu.be/_oaDYTHvz-0Video: Watch out for Payroll Scam emails in Google Workspace - https://youtu.be/_ZPIoubTV3oBlog: How Can I Use The Chrome Address Bar To Access Gemini AI? - https://kimbl.es/3RjCajlBlog: How To Prevent AI Voice Fraud With Codewords...
2024-06-1114 minThe Founder's Log Podcast by Kimbley ITThe Founder's Log Podcast - April 2024 RecapAs a Google Partner, we pay close attention to Google's developer conference. Next 24 took place in April, and while we did not fly to Las Vegas to attend in person, we did watch the live streams.Read the rest at www.kimbley.com/blog/4/5/2024/the-founders-log-podcast-april-2024-recap⌚TIME STAMPS⌚0:00 Monthly Recap4:36 New Videos5:47 New Blogs Post7:30 Monthly Statistics🔗LINKS🔗Video: How to record a Google Slides presentation and include a video of yourself - https://kimbl.es/3JLSrt3Blog: Introducing Google Vids! A New Product Coming To Google Workspace...
2024-05-0409 minThe Founder's Log Podcast by Kimbley ITThe Founder's Log Podcast - March 2024 RecapMarch was a fantastic month for Kimbley IT, with us partnering with a marketing agency to provide them with IT Assistance and Support and Google Workspace by Kimbley IT. Read the rest at https://www.kimbley.com/blog/10/4/2024/the-founders-log-podcast-march-2024-recap⌚TIME STAMPS⌚0:00 Monthly Recap6:20 New Videos7:15 New Blogs Post8:53 Monthly Statistics🔗LINKS🔗Video: Search Google Drive From Chrome's Address Bar! - https://kimbl.es/4cRzcvlBlog: There Is A Better Way To Share Files Than Email Attachments. - https://kimbl.es/3TPglspBlog: How To Use Chrome Remot...
2024-04-1010 minThe Founder's Log Podcast by Kimbley ITThe Founder's Log Podcast - February 2023 RecapOur new ad campaign went live online. Unfortunately, we were getting a lot of odd residential leads coming in for a while. From people asking us how much it would cost to fix their Xbox purchased from eBay to people looking for laptop repairs. Read the rest at https://www.kimbley.com/blog/13/3/2024/the-founders-log-podcast-february-2023-recap⌚TIME STAMPS⌚0:00 Monthly Recap3:16 New Videos4:31 New Blogs Post8:14 Monthly Statistics🔗LINKS🔗Video: Easy Chrome Remote Desktop Setup - https://youtu.be/HUnIFAPBWTU?si=WYyPMBdTZCysK4fIBlog: The Best Email Signatures Are Simple - https://ki...
2024-03-1310 minThe Founder's Log Podcast by Kimbley ITThe Founder's Log Podcast - January 2023 RecapFor those who aren't aware, Kimbley IT has been an official partner of Google since 2010, specialising in Google Workspace and offering our version called Google Workspace by Kimbley IT. Read the rest at ⌚TIME STAMPS⌚0:00 Monthly Recap3:00 New Videos3:58 New Blogs Post4:41 Monthly Statistics🔗LINKS🔗Video: How to access Google Drive from your desktop! - https://youtu.be/YOn1ri_bFL8How To Sync Your Computer With Google Drive - https://kimbl.es/3HQ18BMA Handful Of Features You Should Use In Google Drive - https://kimbl.es/3OFo8Hn
2024-02-0907 minThe Founder's Log Podcast by Kimbley ITThe Founder's Log Podcast - December 2023 RecapHappy New Year! Here is a recap of what happened at Kimbley IT during December. Due to the wind-down and the festive break, December is one of the quieter months. Read the rest at https://kimbl.es/3UbD3wLOne client decided to leave Kimbley IT. They are merging with another marketing agency with no existing IT partner.⌚TIME STAMPS⌚0:00 Monthly Recap10:20 New Videos10:59 New Blogs Post13:40 Monthly Statistics🔗LINKS🔗Video: How to export Xero reports with one click to Google Sheets! - https://youtu.be/m39kPELPeSU?si=NPtyQN1AXdB...
2024-01-0915 minThe Founder's Log Podcast by Kimbley ITThe Founder's Log Podcast - November 2023 RecapIn November, James attended a school PA meeting to have over a price that Kimbley IT funded for their Christmas Auction fundraising event. Coincidently, one of the agenda items being discussed was ways to raise awareness among families about the dangers of unmonitored access to the Internet for young children. ⌚TIME STAMPS⌚0:00 Monthly Recap06:32 New Videos07:10 New Blogs Post07:22 Monthly Statistics🔗LINKS🔗Video: A brief overview of how to use Google Contacts - https://youtu.be/Y3kN3mNJQyU?si=DNlWhAu6_DKtcs_gBlog: A Brief Overview Of How To Use...
2023-12-0810 minThe Founder's Log Podcast by Kimbley ITThe Founder's Log Podcast - October 2023 RecapIn October, we ended the story with two new leads. One lead had initially contacted us back in January but opted not to move at the time. Sadly, this was the same outcome the second time they got in contact. Read the rest at https://kimbl.es/47sqP65⌚TIME STAMPS⌚0:00 Monthly Recap02:46 New Videos04:57 New Blogs Post06:51 Monthly Statistics🔗LINKS🔗How to set up an announcement only Chat Space in Google Chat - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RMLOxnp0augHow to assign tasks in Google Workspace using Google Chat...
2023-11-1014 minThe Founder's Log Podcast by Kimbley ITThe Founder's Log Podcast - September 2023 RecapBack in August, we signed a support agreement with a global PR agency. The start of September was about taking control of their IT and Google Workspace so that the magic of Kimbley IT could be applied. 91⌚TIME STAMPS⌚0:00 Monthly Recap02:46 New Videos04:57 New Blogs Post06:51 Monthly Statistics🔗LINKS🔗Share A Link To A Specific Part Of A Web Page In Chrome - https://kimbl.es/3ZOLNtcAn Easy Guide For Setting Up Cloudflare For Families Internet Filtering - https://kimbl.es/3LW5nxUHow You Can Take The Perfect...
2023-10-1009 minThe Founder's Log Podcast by Kimbley ITThe Founder's Log Podcast - August 2023In August, we welcomed onboard a global PR agency based in London. They had been let down by their previous IT provider, who had not supported them adequately. ⌚TIME STAMPS⌚0:00 Monthly Recap04:20 New Videos05:46 New Blogs Post07:33 Monthly Statistics🔗LINKS🔗How to register your existing email address with a Google account (2023 Update) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=biTtjgbQCu4Here Is How You Can Register Your Current Email Address As A Google Account In Two Steps - https://kimbl.es/3odTLcBHow To Turn Off Notifications In Google Chro...
2023-09-0810 minThe Founder's Log Podcast by Kimbley ITThe Founder's Log Podcast - July 2023July 2023 was a mixture of frustration and euphoria. We had quite an influx of businesses contacting us wanting to partner with Kimbley IT; some of these were a match and have now partnered with us. ⌚TIME STAMPS⌚0:00 Monthly Recap9:54 New Videos11:10 New Blogs Post11:23 Monthly Statistics📢 CONNECT WITH US 📢YouTube: @kimbleyit Twitter: https://twitter.com/KimbleyITLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/kimb...Website: https://www.kimbley.com 😎 ABOUT US 😎We're Kimbley IT, based in the UK and providing IT Assistance and Support to businesses worldwide...
2023-08-0716 minThe Founder's Log Podcast by Kimbley ITThe Founder's Log Podcast - June 2023During June, Kimbley IT had a relatively quiet period in terms of business. We received a consistent flow of new business inquiries and engaged in ongoing conversations with our existing clients about leveraging Google Bard for content creation and analysis. Several of them tried Bard and were pleasantly surprised by the positive results it produced in response to their requests.We participated in the Comptia UK Community Meeting, which took place at the Hilton Hotel near Birmingham Airport. We hadn't attended since 2019, so it was a pleasure to reconnect with colleagues we hadn't seen in some time...
2023-07-1207 minThe Founder's Log Podcast by Kimbley ITThe Founder's Log Podcast - May 2023As a Google Partner, Kimbley IT eagerly anticipates Google I/O, the annual developer conference where new products and features are unveiled. Given the intense AI competition between Google and Microsoft, we were particularly interested in learning about new AI features for Google Workspace. We watched the conference closely and were excited to see what Google had to offer.Google's AI, Bard, is expanding its capabilities to include various tasks within Google Workspace, making mundane tasks more exciting. These new AI-powered features include composing emails and creating slide decks. We have already applied for early access to...
2023-06-0515 minThe Founder's Log Podcast by Kimbley ITThe Founder's Log Podcast - April 2023Hello, and welcome to April's Founder's Log Podcast! At Kimbley IT, we are big fans of Grammarly. If you're unfamiliar with it, Grammarly is a software tool that improves your grammar and helps refine the tone of your messages. Our team has been using the business version for several years, and it's been extremely helpful in maintaining a consistent brand tone in our external communications. In April, we got access to Grammarly Go, their generative AI, revolutionising how we communicate. We utilise it for "remixing" content - creating an original piece and allowing Grammarly Go to remix i...
2023-05-1013 minThe Founder's Log Podcast by Kimbley ITThe Founder's Log Podcast - March 2023It's that time again to reflect on the previous month at Kimbley IT.We started the month of March by sealing the deal with a Web Development company. This company was already using Google Workspace but knew there was so much more they could get from the productivity suite, but the MD needed more time to dedicate to growing his business than spending time administering the company's IT. So partnering with Kimbley IT was the ideal solution. A division of a Kent-based Local Council got in touch to explore our services as they weren't happy w...
2023-04-1315 minThe Founder's Log Podcast by Kimbley ITThe Founder's Log - February 2023Let's look back on what we got up to in February 2023. February 2023 started with a new business signing up for IT Assistance and Support by Kimbley IT. This business is an accountancy firm based south of the River Thames in London. They are a Google Workspace business and are unique in that they only operate on Chromebooks, which allowed us to offer them a reduced monthly price as Chromebooks don't go wrong, compared to Macs or Windows devices. Later in the month, we had a new business enquiry from a South East-based Borough Council. The Bo...
2023-03-0709 minThe Founder's Log Podcast by Kimbley ITThe Founder's Log - January 2022Hello, and welcome to our first look back on the previous month for 2023.During January, we picked up several positive-looking leads, which we closed. Resulting in two accountancy firms partnering with Kimbley IT. Bring the number of accountancy firms who partner with Kimbley IT up to nine. Both of these firms were already using Google Workspace. One self-managed and needed to hand over the management of the IT to free up time, and the other wanted to move from their current support partner to Kimbley IT. During the month, we decided to stop partnering with a...
2023-02-1012 minThe Founder's Log Podcast by Kimbley ITThe Founder's Log - December 2022Hello and Happy New Year! So let's look at how December 2022 worked out for Kimbley IT. December started with a site visit to Global Pump and Seal, which has partnered with Kimbley IT for nearly a decade. They also featured in one of our first client stories seven years ago. As always, they are delighted with the service they continue to get, and their banter is still on form!We also visit Inform Accounting, which has been with Kimbley IT for at least eight years and has starred in several client stores. They recently moved t...
2023-01-0911 minThe Founder's Log Podcast by Kimbley ITThe Founder's Log - November 2022This November started with Kyle visiting a new client to install new PCs in their office. The client had not had IT support before joining Kimbley IT and had kept with older computers, which were now slow and sluggish. These computers got replaced with some nice Lenovo desktops, which will be suitable for the next 4 to 5 years. Sod's law did make an appearance when Kyle discovered one of the new monitors was dead on arrival. A replacement got sent out and installed the following day.During November, a long-serving accountancy customer moved offices. It is the third...
2022-12-1112 minThe Founder's Log Podcast by Kimbley ITThe Founder's Log - October 2022In October, we welcomed 360 Surveying and Building Solutions to our roster of businesses who subscribe to our IT Assistance and Support service. Moving them from Microsoft Office 365 to Google Workspace has allowed them to easily access and collaborate on their business data between teams onsite and those working from home or the office. And with Google Voice, they can direct inbound phone calls to the most relevant team members.James had his second haircut for the year.Sometimes business changes when new management is hired. In this case, one of our clients hired a new...
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