Greg Schwem

Greg Schwem

Greg Schwem is a corporate comedian and keynote speaker who the Chicago Tribune calls "the king of the hill in corporate comedy." After graduating from Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism and working as an NBC reporter, Greg switched careers in 1989 to bring clean, intelligent humor to the business world.Today, he performs for Fortune 500 companies worldwide, including Microsoft, McDonald's, AT&T, and Oracle. Greg customizes every performance by researching company culture and industry challenges, earning him the HuffPost title of "your boss's favorite comedian."He's also a nationally syndicated Chicago Tribune humor columnist, three-time bestselling author, and Telly Award-winning host of the travel series A Comedian Crashes Your Pad. His latest book, Turning Gut Punches into Punch Lines, shares how he used humor to navigate divorce and cancer.Greg's philosophy is simple: laughter isn't just entertainment, it's an essential tool for building resilience and handling life's challenges, both in and out of the workplace.

Sure, I’ll alter video…if it makes my kids look better

If I had just sped up that video of my daughter running hurdles during freshman track season, who knows? Maybe she would have received a full track and field scholarship. It would have been more realistic than superimposing her head onto the body of a famous athlete, something the parents implicated in the college admissions scandal now realize was a very bad idea.

Four Phrases Waitstaff Really Need to Stop Using

I found myself siding with the serving community, who, for the most part, cheerfully spends their days depositing meals in front of us and then listening to us complain our salads contained arugula and we SPECIFICALLY requested it be removed, which is why I usually tack 25 percent onto my bill. Post tax.