In episode 6, Karen is having a blether with Clare Winskill. Clare and her partner Iain run Coruisk House in Elgol on the Isle of Skye. In a previous life she was an intensive care nurse, and also a lawyer specialising in insolvency. They talk about those massive career changes, the decision to take on a small business in Skye, and how she found out some of her former colleagues were involved in a £245 million pound fraud that led to 6 of them going to jail.
In Skye, Clare has taken on quite a few leadership roles – she is the Co-Chair of the Institute of Directors Highlands and Islands, as well as being a member of the Scottish Tourism Alliance. A lot of the blether focuses on that. And on her concerns about the future of tourism in the highlands as we await the introduction of a visitor levy.
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The music is Each Uisge by Niteworks. Thanks to Niteworks for permission to use the track.
The artwork for the podcast is by Caitlin at Sona Design
The episode was recorded and edited by John at Telt Media
You can find Karen in her day job at Kennedy Accountancy
https://kennedyaccountancy.com/
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