Astro co-founder helping with Positive Transformation
- By Steve Hodges
- on 29th April 2020
Astro Communications Co-founder and CTO, Steve Smith is embarking on an exciting new project through his involvement with the Worshipful Company of Information Technologists (WCIT), of which he is a Court Liveryman. The project, The Positive Transformation Initiative (PTI),...
Read moreSocial Mobility, Digital Inclusion – linked and vitally important
- By Steve Smith
- on 20th January 2020
Social Mobility has featured very highly for many years in the pro-bono work I am involved with through my Livery Company – the Worshipful Company of Information Technologists’ (WCIT). I have had the privilege of meeting people who have...
Read moreThe Princess, the Countess and the Court Liveryman
- By Steve Smith
- on 11th November 2019
October 10 was a very special day for me. I became a Court Liveryman in the Worshipful Company of Information Technologists – WCIT. I feel very privileged to have been given the responsibility that goes with this, especially as...
Read moreRising star at Astro takes on personal challenge
- By Steve Hodges
- on 6th March 2019
Astro Communications is a business with a very charitable heart and soul, so we are delighted to be supporting our own Vicky Smith as she takes on a personal challenge to complete the Race For Life in aid of...
Read moreCamp Cando 2018
- By Steve Smith
- on 8th August 2018
Camp Cando 2018 New kids, new leadership, same values, same fantastic outcomes and an important lesson in culture and transformation from an unexpected place Last week I did my, now annual, pilgrimage to the woods in Kent to help...
Read moreAstro sponsors Worshipful Company of Information Technologists’ (WCIT) Lyke Wake Walk Team 2018
- By Steve Smith
- on 3rd July 2018
Press Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Astro sponsors Worshipful Company of Information Technologists’ (WCIT) Lyke Wake Walk Team 2018 On Saturday 30 June 2018 a team of Information Technologists set out to complete the Lyke Wake Walk within a 24...
Read moreHome network devices: friend or foe?
- By Steve Smith
- on 16th May 2018
Home network devices: friend or foe? Our home maybe our castle, but just how safe are we with our home network devices spying on us? This week’s BBCs Panorama – Hacked: Smart Home Secrets – discussed the risk many...
Read moreSeven Ways to Deliver Excellent Customer Service – That’ll Be The Day!
- By Steve Smith
- on 28th June 2017
Seven Ways to Deliver Excellent Customer Service – That’ll Be The Day! A lesson for anyone wanting to provide an excellent customer service experience… I mentioned in my previous blog about customer service being a performance. This really came...
Read moreLivery Schools Link Career Showcase 2017
- By Steve Smith
- on 27th March 2017
Livery Schools Link Career Showcase 2017 Livery Schools Link Cyber Space and Outer Space – we have it covered! Through my Livery Company I am involved with a number of pro bono initiatives for charity and education. Every year...
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The Explosion, the Mentor and the Apprentice
This week is National Apprenticeship Week and as I am so passionate about apprenticeships I thought it might be a good time to share my story. I was an only child being raised by my mother who had to...
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