Rose LeBlanc Odom, owner and operator of Screen Saver and Phone Repair on Main St., was the guest speaker at the Sept. 16 Kiwanis Club meeting.

Odom and her family moved to Louisiana in 2016, living a few years in Natchitoches before settling in Atlanta. She has worked in the tech business since the release of the iPhone 3, back in 2008, noting Apple is now up to iPhone 17.

Screen Saver currently operates in two locations, Winnfield and Natchitoches, with plans to open a shop in Many, La. Odom’s associate, Cassie Mosley, accompanied her to the meeting. She also mentioned Ethan, another associate, who is based at their Natchitoches location.

In addition to screen protection, the business repairs computers, phones, iPads, MacBooks, game boxes and several other devices.

Odom said she sees a generational gap in how people use phones and computers, and the business is developing classes to teach residents how to use their devices and recognize scams. Mosley is working on the class plans, which they hope to begin at the end of October.