WHO WE ARE

A small team. Practical technology. Clear advice.

Oakleaf Press is a trading name of Red Squirrel Publishing Ltd, a UK-registered business combining digital product expertise with creative services for authors, creators and small businesses.

Oakleaf Press squirrel mascot and illustrations of digital applications, EU hosting and business technology

Practical tools. Clear explanations. Technology built around the work you do.

A CLEAR IDENTITY

What Oakleaf Press does

We work across digital applications and business tools, managed EU app-data hosting, and creator-focused services. Our aim is to make technical decisions understandable and practical for people building products and businesses.

Oakleaf Press operates at oakleaf-press.com. Our legal trading company is Red Squirrel Publishing Ltd, registered in England and Wales under company number 15779721.

Our shop lists current purchasable products and services. A page describing an idea or service does not itself mean a paid implementation package is available.

PEOPLE AND EXPERTISE

Who is behind the work?

Chris Williams

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Enterprise and Solution Architect · CTO, Total-Applications Limited

Chris leads the technology and architecture side of Oakleaf Press. He has more than 25 years of senior architecture and consulting experience and a career in technology spanning several decades, working across automotive, financial services, retail, telecommunications, energy and non-profit organisations.

His experience includes Adobe Experience Manager and headless content platforms, enterprise architecture, cloud technologies, integration, application security and AI-enabled solutions. His consultancy and contract engagements include Škoda/Volkswagen Group, Bentley Motors, Shell, Euroclear, HSBC and London North Eastern Railway.

Chris has authored more than 21 books under different pen names. Under the name Christopher Williams, his book AI-Powered Cybersecurity: Defend Against Tomorrow's Threats Today (ASIN B0DVSB9YN3) was featured by Help Net Security in July 2025. Through his separate technology advisory practice, Total Applications Limited, he publishes Tech ROI Weekly, maintains the Tech ROI Weekly Vault of practical resources, and developed the CLEAR content-trust framework, with an assessment application at CLEAR Score. Read more about Chris's work and published frameworks.

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Wendy Williams

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Author, Publisher and Creator · Oakleaf Press

Wendy leads author-facing and creative work at Oakleaf Press. As an author and publisher, she focuses on helping people develop the confidence to begin writing, bring their experiences into stories and explore new opportunities for their creative work.

Her Late Bloomer Author writing, podcast and interviews explore starting later in life, authorship, creative confidence, practical approaches to writing and the role of AI as a writing partner rather than a replacement for the author.

Wendy also develops writing workshops and creative services for authors and small businesses, including seasonal design and storytelling offers.

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FIND THE RIGHT START

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Apps and digital solutionsUnderstand the steps from idea to working software.Managed EU app-data hostingRead what is stored in Europe and what remains your responsibility.Practical answers and guidesStart with common questions about apps, hosting and data governance.

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