Case Study
Sector: Veterinary
Case Study
Information Technology
The ITSM Consultancy was founded by Chris Byrne in the latter months of 2020. After 5+ years learning the ITSM market, Chris finally felt professionally ready to jump into an idea that had been bubbling away in the back of his mind for many years prior to 2020. Focussing across the service management arm of the IT market (both on a contract & perm’ basis), this is his story.

Client Name: Chris Byrne
Company Name: The ITSM Recruitment Consultancy Ltd
Sector: Information Technology
Inception: 06 July 2020
Isotope Partnership: Traditional
Training is so important. It shapes the professional you become & allows you to experiment, fail, succeed & try new things all in the name of improving your recruitment delivery & process for your clients & candidates.
Chris has always been a student of his market; something you have to be to enjoy the longevity & success he has within this facet of the IT market.
It was then, after years & years of success in this particular niche, that he started to feel like it was the right time to explore an idea that he’d always tentatively thought about – the idea of starting, creating & building an ITSM recruitment consultancy that wouldn’t only offer ‘recruitment’ services, but also become a partner in companies ITSM strategy both now & into the future.
Having built the IT Service Management function within his previous employer, when a few internal changes within his current employer alongside the changing COVID landscape (& the surge that created in his market) occurred, it meant that his conversations with Isotope started in earnest just a month or so prior to the procedural launch of his agency.
A few very detailed conversations with key members of the Isotope team & a few ZOOM meetings (how very 2020) & we all begun to understand the vision, direction & passion that Chris has for his market & the agency he was looking to create.
We understood him, we understood his market, we understood what success within his agency would look like (& the challenges that would bring) & therefore partnering was, quote frankly, a no-brainer.
Given our experiences in working with agencies across the entire IT market, we know there is no “one way” to support an agency within this market. It requires a tailored & fluid approach to ensure effective recruitment startuo support for them & their agency. Here are just some of the areas of support Isotope are lucky enough to work within ITSM.co across:
Logo Design
Business Cards
Compliment Slip
Letterhead
Email Signature
Social Baners
Here are just some of the landmarks iTSM.co have enjoyed since opening their doors.
As part of the on-going creative & marketing support provided to our clients, the creative team are on hand to ensure that both the visual & brand identity of our clients are constantly reflective of our client & their business. Check out just some of the more recent creative work, here:
Max, Laura, Alan, and Jordan – thank you all so much!
From the very first call, I knew Isotope understood my vision for The ITSM Consultancy, and were fully committed in helping me kickstart and make a success of this venture.
Their expertise, care and attention to detail meant that no stone was left unturned and I had the perfect platform to launch properly.
I know this is only the beginning of what will become a truly great partnership.
Thanks again all, I really appreciate it!

Chris is a foodie. Like the Isotope team, he loves good food & therefore it’s no surprise that if the ITSM industry hadn’t stolen his heart all those years ago, Chris would be building a culinary empire with bars & restaurants around the globe. We love it – we just hope that when he opens his first restaurant he remembers us on opening night!…
So there are a few things you might feel like doing right now. You might feel like re-reading the above? Perhaps you can resonate with this particular recruiter, perhaps they’re working in a comparable market to you & you’d like to re-read both their history & some of the support that has been important to them since their inception. Alternatively you might feel like reading another case study from the collection? Perhaps you’re interested in hearing other stories, other insights into what pulls recruiters to start their own agencies & compare that with your own thoughts & feelings around the topic. Or perhaps you just feel ready to make that first step for yourself? You’ve read a few of these case studies now & can see parts of “you” in every journey, you’ve looked at their history, you’ve reviewed what they had to say about Isotope & you might have even taken a sneak peak of them on LinkedIn. Whatever you feel like doing, what’s stopping you clicking that yellow button & exploring the idea a little further? 👇
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“We’ve always wanted clients that challenge us. Make us constantly look at our beliefs around what effective recruitment startup support really is & what is looks like & ensure that, when applying it to every client we work with, it fits & is right for them. Our relationship so far with Chris & his business has been just that; an enjoyable challenge that has expanded & developed our understanding of what it really means to be partners with recruiters within their businesses. Chris has had some great success over the last few years & we’re very pleased to be on this journey with him”