Construction Recruitment Specialists
- Client Name: Rosie-mae O'Toole
- Sector: Construction
- Inception: 09 April 2020
- Isotope Partnership: Traditional
Success Story
Some recruiters are just meant to work for themselves. Some recruiters aren’t. Both can be very very good at what they do, with one having the desire to build something for themselves & the other, valuing employed life & what that can bring. Since joining the industry, Olek very quickly became one of the recruiters you’d find in the former camp. The “the moment I made my first placement, I knew I’d want to one day do this for myself”. & so it was no surprise when Isotope were lucky enough to first start talking to Olek about the ideas of starting his own agency, that this really would never be a question of if, but more when.
Personal timing was always the most important factor for him; professionally he felt capable of doing it, he knew the education space very well & knew what it would take to run a contract & perm business within the education space. Back in 2024, the personal stars aligned & Nexo Education opened it’s doors. This is his story.
Client Name: Oleksander Wyrodek
Company Name: Nexo Education
Sector: Education
Inception: April 2024
Isotope Partnership: Traditional
Looking Back
3 years. 36 months. That’s how long it took Olek before he felt ready to start his own agency & the last few years have been such a great success that it’s a fantastic example of how only you know if you’re ready to launch your own agency.
A lot of “experts” out there will suggest you need X level of experience to successfully start, develop & build you own agency. However history has shown the team here at Isotope that it’s always a case of the quality of that experience that really drives the timing around launching your own agency.
You see Olek had worked for a great business prior to launching Nexo, a business that exposed him to the inner mechanics of how a business really operates – a great philosophy for any agency to adopt as, in our eyes, it really does empower its consultants to work in the right way because they know the impact those good practises have on them &, as a result, the business.
The foundations around what makes a successful education recruiter were formed at his (then) employer & after seeing an ex-colleague launch their agency with Isotope 12 months prior, Olek decided it was the right time to launch his own agency. Armed with a great recommendation from his old colleague, his conversations with Isotope commenced.
We’d been lucky over the years to work & support a number of education agencies – from primary to secondary, from SEN to FE, you name it we’d done it – meaning that the conversations with Olek always felt very natural.
His pain points were clear – having a back office function that understood the education space, having a compliance & vetting process that had been stress tested over the years, having the right tools to find the right educators (across contract & perm assignments) & having the right functions to build a business through a organic structure that grew through internal investment above all else.
Isotope have been lucky enough to alleviate those pain points since inception.
Support Areas
Having been fortunate enough to work with a number of agencies across the education market over the years, from early-years to primary, from secondary to SEN, all the way through to the FE side of the market – we’re lucky enough to have a great idea of what support is required. Here are just some of the areas of support Isotope are lucky enough to work with Nexo Education across:
Visual
Logo Designs
Business Card
Letterhead
Email Signature
Social Banners
Website
Visual
Good to Know
Each client is assigned an accountant within Isotope during the launch phase of their business. Internally we do this by aligning the right client with the right accountant – with key metrics being sectors they already work in, size of client base & the ambitions of that recruiter for example. Katy Michalczuk was the obvious choice & they’ve been thick as thieves ever since. They even decided to speak in Polish during every MMA meeting over the last few years – great for them both as they’re able to speak freely about complicated topics!
Explore More
Since my first conversation with Max, I knew Isotope was the right partner to help me start my recruitment agency. Max and the team have an incredible depth of knowledge and understanding when it comes to setting up and supporting a recruitment agency, especially within the education sector. Their help with the back office and the extensive support they provide allow me to focus on billing and growing my business. I don’t think there’s ever been a time I’ve called Max and he hasn’t answered. I couldn’t be more grateful to have gone through Isotope.
Oleksander Wyrodek - Nexo Education
Isotope
Commentary
We’d been working with an ex-colleague of Oleks since the inception of their business around 12 months prior to the launch of Nexo Education. A referral from a trusted client & from that first conversation with Olek, we knew that he’d be right for us (& we hoped we’d be right for him). He’s the kind of person you enjoy working with. He values the right elements that make a great business owner & is forever eager to learn, develop & grow as an owner.
Max Jones - Director, Isotope Capital