Greg Schwem

In good economic times and bad, corporate America consistently turns to Greg Schwem for laughs. Called “king of the hill in the world of corporate comedy” by the Chicago Tribune, Greg’s presentation, “Comedy With a Byte,” has entertained audiences from coast to coast. Clients such as Microsoft, Cisco, General Motors, IBM, and McDonald’s have invited Greg to share his hilarious views on technology and today’s business environment. Greg delivers with observations on topics such as Blackberry abuse, social network overload, never-ending conference calls, “frequently” asked questions, text messaging addiction and home office workers.

Greg researches every audience and customizes material so no two shows are alike. Combining clean, inoffensive comedy with lightning fast ad-lib skills and PowerPoint support, Greg takes his audiences on hilarious tours through their work environments. His preparation includes company web site research, phone conferences and maybe even a personal visit! As Greg recently told one reporter: “The client hires me for approximately one hour. If I can’t take the time to find out as much as possible about them, I shouldn’t be in this business.”

He continued, “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.”

The personal touch strikes a chord with clients. “The fact that you came up to our facility beforehand to get a feel for our culture and how we operate proved to be very beneficial, “ said Skyline Display President Bill Dierberger. “I have never seen some of our corporate folks laugh as hard as they did.”

After a performance for the National Insurance Crime Bureau, Human Resources VP Barbara Low said, “Your comments and insights were spot on, relevant and incredibly funny. Our employees wanted more!”

Greg is a graduate of Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism and a former NBC television reporter. Since making the leap to comedy, he has logged numerous appearances on Comedy Central and shared the concert stage with the likes of Celine Dion and Jay Leno. He can be heard regularly on SIRIUS Radio and just released his first book, Text Me If You’re Breathing: Observations, Frustrations and Life Lessons From a Low-Tech Dad.