About Us - Isle Develop

ABOUT US

An island-based team of (mainly digital) problem-solvers.

We build great websites and develop simple digital solutions. We know what it’s like to have a small budget and a to-do list as long as your arm. We are proudly based in the Scottish Islands, but we work with anyone, anywhere – as long as they’re trying to do something that matters.

We reinvest profits for good

As a Community Interest Company, our profits go back into island entrepreneurs and community projects.

We keep things simple

No jargon, no fluff, no pressure to buy things you don’t need. Clarity is the most useful thing we can give you.

We love finding digital solutions

Our favourite work is the gnarly stuff. We listen, we figure out what would actually help, and then we get on with it.

THE TEAM

The people you’ll actually be working with.

No account managers, no funnels, no being passed around. When you write to Isle Develop, one of these people reads it.

Rhoda Meek
Managing Director

Superpowers: Information structuring and organisation. User experience. Find out more

Mark Vale
Developer

Superpowers: Wrangling databases. Writing great code. Debugging.

Rou Worsley
Digital Projects Officer

Superpowers: Graphic design, illustration and animation. CSS hero.

Rebecca Hutton
Director

Superpowers: Managing all things Scottish Island Gifts. Asking awkward questions.

Ann MacDonald
Director

Superpowers: Cashflow, projections, accountancy and the odd reality check.

Catriona Smyth
Director

Superpowers: Advising on all things isleHoliday. Making sure Rhoda adds receipts.

Catrìona MacLennan
Director

Superpowers: Small business practicalities. Media and content expertise.

OUR STORY

It started in lockdown.

Isle Develop grew out of the isle20.com project during Covid (now Scottish Island Gifts). The pandemic crystalised the risks of relying too heavily on tourism. It showed the need to keep striving for diversity and resilience in our island communities.

Isle Develop is the home for the original projects that inspired it – and a working digital agency that creates jobs in the islands. Every piece of paid work helps keep someone working from a Hebridean office

Meet our in house projects