9. "I've done so much work on myself in the last two years" - Kathryn Gunnarsson on innovation, growth and resilience

In this episode, we spoke to Kathryn Gunnarsson who is one of the founders of Geko, a rapidly growing and highly innovative recruitment agency in Iceland that has received three nominations for the Nordic Start-Up awards. Originally from the UK, Kathryn moved to Iceland in 2016 with her Icelandic husband and young family without knowing a single person and, in the face of a devastating personal trauma, has been able to build a thriving business and a gorgeous family and we had the pleasure of being to pick her brains and find out how.

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Sometimes, being new in a foreign country can be hard. It can also be hilarious, rewarding, and beautiful.... but still really, really hard. Join Sonja and Kelechi, two foreigners in Iceland, as they do their best to make sense of the process of growing new roots in a foreign land, whilst also creating a space where diversity in Iceland is platformed and celebrated. Every week, Sonja and Kelechi will discuss a topic of interest to foreigners in Iceland and share stories of fellow ~Innlendigar~ who are making waves and changing the Icelandic cultural landscape for the better!