The Beast from the East — the phrase coined by Joseph Savage for his line of cleaning products — is getting its name out in more ways than one. Savage started selling the cleaner almost five years ago and, since then, has auditioned his products for the hit ABC reality show, Shark Tank this summer in Greenville.

However, Savage’s recent activity has been centered around community outreach. He has found a way to give back to the community while pushing his entrepreneurship to the next level. Last year, Savage started setting up at Piggly Wiggly with his Wheel Deal, he said. Savage gives passersby a chance to purchase a raffle ticket for $1, qualifying them to win a first prize of a $100 Piggly Wiggly gift card or second prize of a free bottle of his Savage Beast cleaning product. Upon purchasing a ticket, the participant spins the wheel, giving them a chance to win a discount on a bottle of one of his products, Savage said.

“I’m waiting to hear back from Shark Tank, but I’m not standing still,” Savage said. “I’m doing a little something for the community while I’m waiting on them to make a call, telling me to come on out to California with my products. This is the second year I’ve done this. I said, ‘Hey, I gotta step out the box to do something, make a difference.’ God blessed me enough to be able to do it last year, so I’m doing it again this year because my tire shine products have been doing pretty good for me.”

Savage will hold the drawing for his raffle fundraiser on Dec. 19, he said. This gives him ample time to raise money to give the shelter free turkeys for both Thanksgiving and Christmas. He donates the turkeys to the shelter, and the shelter deals with distributing them to those in need, Savage said.

“I give them turkeys for Thanksgiving and then I turn around and give them turkeys for Christmas,” Savage said. “That’s why I’m out here early to raise enough funds to buy them for both holidays.”

Savage said he is a 22-year employee of First South Bank in Washington. But when he’s not working, he frequents car shows around the state, opening his entrepreneurial business up to new clientele. His products like the Super Beast, which cleans and shines all types of chrome, are appealing to those that are in the business of keeping a clean ride, Savage said.

“It will leave chrome so slick it will make a mosquito slide off and break its neck,” Savage said.

Savage hopes to one day open his own manufacturing plant to mass-produce his line of products, and he hopes to do so right here in Beaufort County, he said.

“I work here and I live here so I might as well build it here,” Savage said.