Global recruiter with 35 years experience owning, managing and growing staffing businesses across the world
Founder of four highly successful businesses; Recruitment Solutions (taken to IPO). Firebrand Talent Search (trade sale), Eloquent Staffing (trade sale), and People2People (currently Director and Owner)
Advisor, consultant, mentor, investor and trainer to the Recruitment, Staffing, Professional Services and Social Media sectors.
Voted the most influential recruiter in Australia in the past 60 years http://blog.rossclennett.com/2015/09/the-5-most-influential-people-in.html
Services
• Strategic and Business Consulting
• Mentoring, Coaching and Leadership Development
• Independent Board Advisory and Non Executive Director
• Public Speaking and Training
• Business sale, M&A Consulting and Negotiation
Insights, advice, mentoring on how to build highly profitable, multi-site recruitment companies across disciplines and across international borders
Principal @ Advisor, consultant, mentor, investor and trainer to the recruitment, staffing, professional services, and social media sectors.
Current Appointments
• People2People Pty Ltd (www.people2people.com.au): Joint Founder. Member Advisory Board
• Recruitment Juice Talent Development - Apac PL (www.juicetdp.com): Owner & Director
• Stellar Recruitment (www.stellarrecruitment.com.au) Member Advisory Board
• Consult Recruitment (www.consultrecruitment.co.nz): Member Advisory Board
• Niche Recruitment (www.nicherecruitment.co.nz): Member Advisory Board
• InteractiveInc Recruitment (www. interactiveinc.com.au): Member Advisory Board
• Interpro (www.interpro.com.au ) : Member Advisory Board
• Climb Retail (www.climbretail.com.au): Member Advisory Board
• Wattsnext (http://www.wattsnext.com.au): Member Advisory Board
• Precision Sourcing (http://www.precisionsourcing.com.au/ ) : Member Advisory Board
• Kinetic Recruitment (http://www.kineticrecruitment.com.au/ ): Member Advisory Board
. Buckmaster Hawkey ( http://www.buckmasterhawkey.com.au/): Member Advisory Board
• People2People (Victoria) Pty Ltd : Non-Executive Director and Co-Owner
Services:
• Strategic and Business Consulting
• Mentoring, Coaching and Leadership Development
• Independent Board Advisory and Non Executive Director
• Public Speaking and Training
• Business sale, M&A Consulting and Negotiation
Insights, advice, mentoring on how to build highly profitable, multi-site recruitment companies across disciplines and across international borders From January 2013 to Present (3 years) Founder, Owner and Global CEO @ Total strategic, marketing, financial and operational responsibility for Firebrand Talent Search. Comprised 10 offices in 8 Countries in Europe, Asia, Australia and New Zealand. Also CEO of fully owned subsidiary, Eloquent Staffing, with offices in Sydney and London, successfully sold in 2012 From October 2010 to February 2013 (2 years 5 months) International CEO @ Total operational, financial, marketing and fiscal responsibility for all Aquent businesses outside of North America, which comprised more than 25 offices in 14 countries across Europe, Asia and Australasia. Opened offices in more that 15 cities and sourced, negotiated and integrated 10 acquisitions of staffing companies in Australia and UK From May 2001 to September 2010 (9 years 5 months) Founder, Owner and Executive Director @ Publicly listed recruitment group specialising in Accounting, IT, Office Support and Clerical, Call Centre and Sales and Marketing Recruitment. 150 staff with offices in all states of Australia
Founder, Executive Director and Chief Operating Officer From August 1987 to October 1999 (12 years 3 months) Sydney, AustraliaAssociate Director @ • Returned to Australia with the group from London to run Sydney office.
• Supervision of 15 consultants in banking, accounting, sales and marketing and office support recruitment.
• Direct management of senior recruitment assignments.
• Staff hiring, training and development.
• Control design and budgeting of advertising strategy.
• Establishment and responsibility for new South Sydney office.
• Appointed to the Board in 1986 – subsequently acquired increased strategic responsibility and national responsibilities. From 1985 to 1987 (2 years) Sydney, AustraliaManager - Permanent Recruitment @ • Promoted in late 1983 to manage the company’s busiest and most profitable branch in London’s West End.
• Achievement of personal fee budget.
• Supervision of five other consultants and 3 support staff.
• Staff recruitment and training, client and candidate contact and achievement of consultant and team monthly fee targets. From October 1982 to December 1984 (2 years 3 months) London, United KingdomConsultant @ • Executive Selection and Recruitment: Advertised, Retained Selection of Middle/Senior Management positions in Accounting, Sales and Marketing, Engineering, Production and General Management.
• Training: Conducting reception, sales, supervisory and middle management courses on both an in-company and public basis.
• Psychological Assessment: Testing, interviewing and assessing of individuals for selection, promotion, and vocational career guidance.
• General Consulting: Involvement in general consulting assignments including salary surveys, market research, organisational studies and assessment centres. From January 1980 to July 1982 (2 years 7 months) Adelaide, Australia
Dip. App.Psych, Applied Psychology @ Flinders University From 1979 to 1979 B.Soc.Sci, Psychology @ University of Cape Town From 1976 to 1978 Matriculation - University Entrance @ Diocesan College (Bishops) From 1971 to 1975 Greg Savage is skilled in: Talent Management, Recruiting, Talent Acquisition, Technical Recruiting, Executive Search, Social Recruiting, Recruiter Coaching, Coaching, Training Delivery, Public Speaking, Blogging, People Development, Operations Management, Social Media Marketing, Social Marketing
Websites:
https://www.facebook.com/TheSavageTruth1,
http://www.youtube.com/user/thesavagetruthvideo?feature=mhumge,
http://www.gregsavage.com.au/