Greg Schwem tells all his clients, "I'm here to make you laugh but, at the end of the day, I want to be your biggest cheerleader too!" That approach is why the Chicago Tribune recently proclaimed Greg Schwem "king of the hill in the growing world of corporate comedy." His humorous take on the 21st century workplace and work/life balance has landed him on SIRIUS Radio, FOX News and the pages of Parade Magazine. More than just a business humorist, Greg is also an author, award winning greeting card writer and nationally syndicated humor columnist for Tribune Content Agency. But Greg is first and foremost a corporate entertainer, with a who's who client list that includes McDonald's, Microsoft, Motorola, IBM, Verizon Wireless, United Airlines and Cisco Systems.
Whether speaking in the morning, afternoon or evening, audiences will see and hear the following:
- A heavily researched and customized presentation featuring material created with the help of Greg's client. Greg doesn't "phone it in."
- Customized multimedia support that includes video, audio and screen grabs from a client's website.
- A motivational message that uses humor and real world examples from actual companies that show the "do's and dont's" of succeeding in business. Let Greg tell your audience about his experiences with the highly successful American Girl Doll company!
What audiences WON'T see or hear
- Profanity and inappropriate material
- An unprepared speaker
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Greg's show provides a hilarious look at today's corporate environment and the latest tools used to conduct business. When Greg hits the stage he already has perused the company's Internet site, combed the internal message boards and even sifted through numerous PowerPoint presentations. "There is no such thing as too much information," Greg says. "I know corporate audiences like to laugh at themselves so the more ammunition I get, the funnier it will be. Just don't give me a 10-K report. There is NOTHING funny about that."
Greg's preparation always includes a conference call with company executives and, in some cases, an onsite visit. The personal touch strikes a chord with clients and helps Greg create customized material. Some examples:
For Citrix Systems: I just looked at your breakout list. You've scheduled'Advanced Dial Plan Design' AND 'Troubleshooting Cisco Unified Call Manager and Call Manager Express' in the same day? Ladies and gentlemen, spread the FUN out!
For the Society of Actuaries: You use something called "Generally Accepted Accounting Principles." Generally accepted? Does that mean you can fudge once in awhile? Try giving your kids a generally accepted curfew of midnight and see what time they come home!
Besides customized material, Schwem entertains audiences with stories about tedious business meetings, Smart Phone addiction, "frequently" asked questions and his hilarious conversations with his insurance agent regarding health coverage. Greg 's latest book, released in September 2024, is entitled Turning Gut Punches into Punch Lines: A Comedian's Journey Through Divorce, Cancer and other Hilarious Stuff. His previous books include The Road to Success Goes through the Salad Bar and Text Me If You're Breathing: Observations, Frustrations and Life Lessons from a Low-Tech Dad. Greg also is the creator of the web series, A Comedian Crashes Your Pad..., now streaming on YouTube.
Greg Schwem tells all his clients, "I'm here to make you laugh but, at the end of the day, I want to be your biggest cheerleader too!" That approach is why the Chicago Tribune recently proclaimed Greg Schwem "king of the hill in the growing world of corporate comedy." His humorous take on the 21st century workplace and work/life balance has landed him on SIRIUS Radio, FOX News and the pages of Parade Magazine. More than just a business humorist, Greg is also an author, award winning greeting card writer and nationally syndicated humor columnist for Tribune Content Agency. But Greg is first and foremost a corporate entertainer, with a who's who client list that includes McDonald's, Microsoft, Motorola, IBM, Verizon Wireless, United Airlines and Cisco Systems.
Whether speaking in the morning, afternoon or evening, audiences will see and hear the following:
- A heavily researched and customized presentation featuring material created with the help of Greg's client. Greg doesn't "phone it in."
- Customized multimedia support that includes video, audio and screen grabs from a client's website.
- A motivational message that uses humor and real world examples from actual companies that show the "do's and dont's" of succeeding in business. Let Greg tell your audience about his experiences with the highly successful American Girl Doll company!
What audiences WON'T see or hear
- Profanity and inappropriate material
- An unprepared speaker
Still reading? Good!
Greg's show provides a hilarious look at today's corporate environment and the latest tools used to conduct business. When Greg hits the stage he already has perused the company's Internet site, combed the internal message boards and even sifted through numerous PowerPoint presentations. "There is no such thing as too much information," Greg says. "I know corporate audiences like to laugh at themselves so the more ammunition I get, the funnier it will be. Just don't give me a 10-K report. There is NOTHING funny about that."
Greg's preparation always includes a conference call with company executives and, in some cases, an onsite visit. The personal touch strikes a chord with clients and helps Greg create customized material. Some examples:
For Citrix Systems: I just looked at your breakout list. You've scheduled'Advanced Dial Plan Design' AND 'Troubleshooting Cisco Unified Call Manager and Call Manager Express' in the same day? Ladies and gentlemen, spread the FUN out!
For the Society of Actuaries: You use something called "Generally Accepted Accounting Principles." Generally accepted? Does that mean you can fudge once in awhile? Try giving your kids a generally accepted curfew of midnight and see what time they come home!
Besides customized material, Schwem entertains audiences with stories about tedious business meetings, Smart Phone addiction, "frequently" asked questions and his hilarious conversations with his insurance agent regarding health coverage. Greg 's latest book, released in September 2024, is entitled Turning Gut Punches into Punch Lines: A Comedian's Journey Through Divorce, Cancer and other Hilarious Stuff. His previous books include The Road to Success Goes through the Salad Bar and Text Me If You're Breathing: Observations, Frustrations and Life Lessons from a Low-Tech Dad. Greg also is the creator of the web series, A Comedian Crashes Your Pad..., now streaming on YouTube.
Humor is Serious Business...But We Should Still be Laughing
WHAT YOU GET: Live or virtually, Greg Schwem, dubbed "your boss' favorite comedian" by HuffPost, discusses the role humor can, and should, play as Americans and American business, enter a new post-pandemic world. Yes,cancel culture is an important topic but Greg challenges his audience to question how eliminating, or scaling back on humor, could be counter productive to creativity and team building. Greg provides real world examples of companies which have used...
Turning Gut Punches into Punch Lines
The Presentation: In January 2024, while in the midst of a late in life divorce, corporate comedian and
business humor speaker Greg Schwem was diagnosed with a malignant tumor lying flat on his colon.
Divorce and cancer in one year. Other than that, how was the play, Mrs. Lincoln?
Facing an uncertain outcome, Schwem was forced to adopt what he had been preaching to corporate clients
such as Microsoft, Oracle and AT&T for years:...
Work, Laugh, Repeat
Master of Ceremonies/Video Host
Rock, Roll & Laugh Your Way to the Top
7 recommend Greg
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Stein Mitchell Cipollone Beato & Missner LLP
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C.M., Partner, Stein Mitchell Cipollone Beato & Missner LLP
Verified @steinmitchell.comNot until I saw your prepping beforehand, and then heard the variety of your material during the dinner, did I fully appreciate how much work goes into what you do. Your references to the attending law firms (especially the logos and the boring depositions) were hilarious. And your research for the jokes about our popular culture etc was spot-on. Great job!
Zimmer Biomet
On-Site
J.P., Manager, Americas Communications, Zimmer Biomet
Verified @zimmerbiomet.comThank you so much for the fun energy you brought to the Americas Sales Meeting this year! You did a phenomenal job with the awards, and your engagement at the Lucas Oil event took everything up a notch as well. I greatly appreciated your willingness to roll with last minute changes and some of the unexpected chaos. I very much enjoyed working with you and I hope we will again next year!
Society of the Plastics Industry
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J.M.P., Exec. Asst. to the President, Society of the Plastics Industry
Verified @plasticsindustry.orgYou were a huge hit. Our members loved your performance and I personally wanted to thank you for making the Society of the Plastics Industry look so good. We will definitely be reaching out again at some point.
The Children's Place
On-Site
L.M., Sr. VP/Human Resources, The Children's Place
Verified @childrensplace.comMany thanks for a fabulous job at our Star Awards Ceremony yesterday. You were topical, timely, relevant to our business and, above all wonderfully funny and entertaining. The audience was still buzzing about you at the after party.
Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals
On-Site
M.O.C., Sr. Mgr., Meeting Services, Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals
Verified @cscmp.orgYou did a fantastic job! ! As you might have heard, the crowd loved you! Thanks for the hard work you put in to making the presentation unique to CSCMP.
The Builder's Association
On-Site
K.P., Events Coordinator, The Builder's Association
Verified @buildersassociation.comWe are so happy you joined us and your evening of comedy was great. I heard good things from several people and I laughed out lough and enjoyed it very much.
CSS Corp.
On-Site
V.N., Sr. Director, Brand and Marketing, CSS Corp.
Greg is simply fantastic - the spontaneity, the humor and sense of timing is just incredible. He has this inane ability to engage with the audience - we had senior executives & managers, business people, thought leaders, bureaucrats etc., from across the globe and they all loved him. What I like about Greg is his professional approach - he does a lot of research and prep work before he shows up at your event so that the audience relates to what he says
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