We’re excited to introduce you to the always interesting and insightful Lee Savage. We hope you’ll enjoy our conversation with Lee below.

Hi Lee, thanks for joining us today. Can you talk to us about how you learned to do what you do?

Some people pick up a script and it just clicks.
For me, acting wasn’t something I found — it was what was left.
The one thing that made sense when everything else fell apart.

I was good at a lot: hosting, leading, speaking.
But “good” doesn’t survive this business.
Good doesn’t make you drive six hours for a two-hour class.
Obsession does.

When I started, I was terrible — laughably bad.
Agents passed. Auditions flopped.
But I wasn’t chasing approval — I was chasing truth.

I trained hard.
Meisner, Chekhov, Hagen.
Then Deborah Aquila came through and stripped it all down.
She didn’t teach me to act like someone else.
She taught me to act like *me*.

I could’ve saved years if I’d just started creating — screwing up faster, learning louder.
Because this game isn’t about talent.
It’s about grit.

Bagman Rising?
I wasn’t the first choice.
But I showed up.
Stayed when it got tough.
And I outlasted.

Twelve-hour shoot days.
Six-hour drives.
Six years straight.
No fame. No promises. Just the work.

I lost sleep. Relationships. Money.
People thought I was crazy.

But this isn’t what I do.
It’s who I am.

It’s the only thing I *can* do.

As always, we appreciate you sharing your insights and we’ve got a few more questions for you, but before we get to all of that can you take a minute to introduce yourself and give our readers some of your back background and context?

Funny thing? I thought I’d be a cop. Wear the badge. Solve crimes. But life had other plans. I ended up helping my aunt run businesses in a small town — and somehow, that led to a mic, a stage, and a decade performing across the country. That’s when I found the Company of Rogues Acting Studio… and everything changed.

Truth is, it was always there — this need to perform, to create, to tell stories that cut deeper than surface-level polish. Acting unlocked it all. From there, I taught myself everything: filming, editing, branding, marketing. I worked with major clients — Rogers, Toyota, TD, Lincoln — but what matters most? I never lost my soul in the process.

Today, I help artists show up real. I offer photography, video, audition tapings, and creative consulting — but what I really provide is safety. A space to drop the mask and let the truth speak.

My signature? Shadow content capture — trailing artists for a day, catching the raw, unscripted magic their audience *really* wants. It’s messy. It’s human. It’s rare.

I’m not the guy chasing clout. I’m the guy who doesn’t quit. Who shows up. Who gets it done.

Work with me — and your story won’t just survive.
It’ll *cook*.

We’d love to hear your thoughts on NFTs. (Note: this is for education/entertainment purposes only, readers should not construe this as advice)

Most people still think NFTs are just dead memes and overpriced JPEGs. Meanwhile, the real ones are quietly rebuilding the future — and I’m in the trenches with them.

I’ve spent years deep in crypto, mentored by top investors and battle-tested in markets most won’t touch. NFTs? They’re not hype — they’re infrastructure. Your mortgage, license, even your identity will live inside one soon.

By the time it’s mainstream and wrapped in red tape, most people will realize they missed the real revolution.
I’m not one of them. I’m already building the next world — not clinging to the old one.

Have you ever had to pivot?

PIVOT! PIVOT! PIVOT!
(Yeah, I heard Ross from *Friends* too.)

My journey’s been a lot like that couch on the stairs — snapping apart, pivoting like crazy, and trying not to lose it. Entertainment, love, loss… more pivots than a compass in a hurricane.

I’ve always been an entertainer. But deeper down, I was a people-pleaser. A “fixer.” And, if I’m honest, a bit of a simp. My life was all about finding the *Disney* ending. Spoiler: it didn’t happen.

I thought the nightclub scene was the dream, but respect and self-discipline? Nah, missing. I hurt people — especially the ones I loved. To them: I’m genuinely sorry.

The first heartbreak? My “Queen of Hearts.” She built the foundation for every heartbreak after that. When she left, the scars stuck.

After the chaos, I pivoted again. Chased security in corporate marketing. Enter “Queen of Clubs” — ambition clashed, but wisdom came, and I had to let go of a few delusions.

Then, back to my roots: snowboarding, music festivals, no grand plan. Just when I thought I could breathe, bam — “Queen of Diamonds.” She was priceless… but I lost myself in the chase for more.

Today? No anger. Just fierce gratitude. Every pivot, every heartbreak, every left turn — they shaped me.

Advice? Focus on you. Your “Queen of Spades” will show up once you’ve mastered your game. Don’t trade yourself away — that’ll derail you faster than a penny on the tracks.

My pivots didn’t just change my path — they forged me. And the next time life screams *PIVOT*, I’ll smile and build new ground under my feet.

Contact Info:

• Website: https://adrenalinefelicity.com/
• Instagram: theleesavage
• Facebook: thesavagelee
• Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@thesavagelee
• Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/theleesavage

Image Credits

First two photos @becky wiens photography & design