The story behind the name
A name with meaning.
A purpose that drives us.
SAVAGE
/ sav-age /From the Latin silvaticus
wild, natural, untamed.
For us, Savage represents the courage to think differently, challenge convention and question the way workplace wellbeing has always been done.
COLLECTIVE
Because lasting change is never built alone.
No single expert, intervention or initiative has all the answers. That's why Savage Collective brings together insight, data and a carefully curated network of specialists - creating the right combination of expertise around the needs of each organisation.
A collective of ideasA collective of expertsA collective of practicesA collective of experiencesSavage is how we think. Collective is how we work.
Together, they define who we are. WHY WE EXIST
We believe workplace wellbeing can do better.
For too long, workplace wellbeing has been built around assumptions, one-off initiatives and generic solutions.
We believe organisations should start somewhere else: by understanding their people.
Savage Collective was created to bridge the gap between wellbeing and business performance - combining insight, behavioural thinking and specialist expertise to understand what people really need and turn that understanding into meaningful action.
Because when people feel better, they work better. And when people thrive, organisations do too.
OUR VALUES
COURAGE
We challenge convention and aren't afraid to ask better questions.
GROWTH
We stay curious, keep learning and evolve with the evidence.
We put people at the centre - without losing sight of performance.
WELLBEING
CONNECTION
We believe better outcomes happen when the right people and ideas come together.
IMPACT
We focus on meaningful change, not wellbeing for wellbeing's sake.
MEET THE FOUNDER
Savage Collective started with curiosity.
After 15+ years working across retail, wellness and commercial environments, Samantha van Gemert became increasingly interested in the relationship between how people feel and how they perform.
That curiosity became Savage Collective - built around a belief that workplace wellbeing should be informed by insight, grounded in evidence and designed around real people rather than assumptions.
Think differently about workplace wellbeing.
If you’re ready to understand what your people really need, we’d love to start the conversation.