Colin Savage

There's a long story, and it's all through my LinkedIn profile. People can read it. But I managed to, over the 20 years, build up what I call 7-7-70. So I lived in seven countries. I was seconded to seven others. And I worked in 70 nations around the world. put it up and make it simple for others to follow. There's three threads that go through my background.

There's a long story, and it's all through my LinkedIn profile. People can read it. But I managed to, over the 20 years, build up what I call 7-7-70. So I lived in seven countries. I was seconded to seven others. And I worked in 70 nations around the world. put it up and make it simple for others to follow. There's three threads that go through my background.

One of them was academics and education. I was heavily involved in my own academics. I studied for three master's degrees in various areas. I worked as a lecturer in universities and countries across Southeast Asia and Japan where I spent almost nine years. Then there was

One of them was academics and education. I was heavily involved in my own academics. I studied for three master's degrees in various areas. I worked as a lecturer in universities and countries across Southeast Asia and Japan where I spent almost nine years. Then there was

It's more of a business thread, which involved business development, marketing, market research in a number of industries, which all, looking back, link a little bit to each other, but at times were also different, particularly because they also not include just all over the private sector, but also working with government and governments across. different countries I lived in.

It's more of a business thread, which involved business development, marketing, market research in a number of industries, which all, looking back, link a little bit to each other, but at times were also different, particularly because they also not include just all over the private sector, but also working with government and governments across. different countries I lived in.

And then finally, the other thread would probably be something where I would think, and it's more aligned with this podcast almost directly, is strategy and change. While I'm working in industries or moving from one to the other, I noticed that things were evolving.

And then finally, the other thread would probably be something where I would think, and it's more aligned with this podcast almost directly, is strategy and change. While I'm working in industries or moving from one to the other, I noticed that things were evolving.

An example would be I spent time leading a team of analysts out of London in the UK that focused on telecommunications across the team of 40 people. They were all dedicated and focused on individual countries or market. And they were all coming back to me with similar, but also at times very different analysis of how those markets were changing.

An example would be I spent time leading a team of analysts out of London in the UK that focused on telecommunications across the team of 40 people. They were all dedicated and focused on individual countries or market. And they were all coming back to me with similar, but also at times very different analysis of how those markets were changing.

Data was becoming part of what you could put on your mobile phone or you could start searching the internet. And this led me into financial services where, while I was with quite a traditional Japanese major licensure, there was fintech visible. And fintech led to things like regtech, where we're doing regulation.

Data was becoming part of what you could put on your mobile phone or you could start searching the internet. And this led me into financial services where, while I was with quite a traditional Japanese major licensure, there was fintech visible. And fintech led to things like regtech, where we're doing regulation.

Through all of these different evolutions and changes, there were little things that led me from one to the other. But also, I'm really honest to say that a little bit of looking in the rear view mirror and seeing you afterward. At the time, it was just a lot of change. And I know today, Vince, we're going to talk about something that I mentioned in Change Addict to Change Guru.

Through all of these different evolutions and changes, there were little things that led me from one to the other. But also, I'm really honest to say that a little bit of looking in the rear view mirror and seeing you afterward. At the time, it was just a lot of change. And I know today, Vince, we're going to talk about something that I mentioned in Change Addict to Change Guru.

I really was a change addict in a sense. When I left Canada in 1994, I just threw caution to the wind and went. Hit Thailand. I packed a suitcase. I went there. I had no, I knew nothing about the language, culture, the working environment or anything. I not only changed the city I lived in, but the country, the culture, the language, the industry and everything at once.

I really was a change addict in a sense. When I left Canada in 1994, I just threw caution to the wind and went. Hit Thailand. I packed a suitcase. I went there. I had no, I knew nothing about the language, culture, the working environment or anything. I not only changed the city I lived in, but the country, the culture, the language, the industry and everything at once.

And that really put me on the path. to do it repeatedly until before I moved back to Canada. I joked to myself that, look, if I change everything at once and I'm addicted to doing that, the only thing I can do next is maybe move to the moon. There's no more I can add into the mix to make it harder on myself.

And that really put me on the path. to do it repeatedly until before I moved back to Canada. I joked to myself that, look, if I change everything at once and I'm addicted to doing that, the only thing I can do next is maybe move to the moon. There's no more I can add into the mix to make it harder on myself.

So I think full circle, all of the different industries and markets and cultures and countries, roles and people that I've dealt with, you can put a lot of energy into promoting it and encouraging it, but to a point before it gets a little bit dangerous. So hopefully that's a good entry, Vince. If you've got any other questions for me on that, I'd be happy to delve into it.

So I think full circle, all of the different industries and markets and cultures and countries, roles and people that I've dealt with, you can put a lot of energy into promoting it and encouraging it, but to a point before it gets a little bit dangerous. So hopefully that's a good entry, Vince. If you've got any other questions for me on that, I'd be happy to delve into it.