The Savage Way

Successfully Navigating the Waves of Business and Life

By: Frank Savage

Narrated by: George Washington III

Inspiring lessons on business and life from Frank Savage

Frank Savage's is an unlikely success story. Raised in segregated Washington, DC, by his mother, a hairdresser and entrepreneur with little formal education, Savage's career has taken him around the world as a globetrotting financier. From his first banking job at Citibank to his current position as Chairman Emeritus of Howard University, The Savage Way shares the life and business lessons he learned along the way. This memoir relates the many starts and stops, successes and failures in his long career, from his involvement in the collapse of Enron, to his experience investing in Africa, to his days as a competitive yachtsman - always guided by the wisdom of the mother who taught him to transcend all limits.

A powerful memoir of an inspiring business leader.

Savage is the current Chairman of his alma mater, Howard University, and the CEO of the global financial services company Savage Holdings LLCA rare and inspiring story of personal and professional challenge and ultimate triumph, The Savage Way is a memoir that offers powerful inspiration and wisdom for tomorrow's business leaders.

©2013 Frank Savage (P)2013 Audible, Inc.

Inspirational Story, Wish the Author Read It

Frank Savage lived a fascinating life, and The Savage Way distills it into practical lessons on leadership, resilience, and navigating power. Ahead of his time, Savage has particular value to aspiring business leaders and to professionals of color looking for a candid playbook on credibility, composure, and perseverance.

The early chapters’ Enron defenses are tedious and repetitive, but push through. The book hits its stride when Savage recounts high-stakes international situations and the inner resolve required to keep moving when the room, the stakes, and the politics are stacked against you.

One caveat: skip the audiobook. The narrator overacts, bizarrely placing emphasis on words, and turns serious moments into melodrama, which blunts the impact. Savage himself is engaging and thoughtful in interviews; you can’t help wishing you were hearing this story in his own voice. Until a future edition leverages AI to deliver that, just buy the book and read it.