Founder & President
Marc Kaye
Experience - 20+ years global marketing, communications & training; comedy writing & performance, singer/songwriter
Education - Binghamton University, BS Biology & Psychology, Temple University Fox School of Business, MBA
Humor superpower - "The Re-direct" - finding the uncanny or unusual to think differently and make messages stick
Awards - 3rd place for piano rendition of "Love on the Rocks" in 8th grade talent show
Beach house or cabin in the woods? Beach house (more movie murders occur at cabins)
"Fight" song - Alive & Kicking by Simple Minds
Words of "Wit-sdom" - Take your job seriously but not yourself
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Director, Marketing & Brand
Chris Griggs
Experience -
Corporate Brand Leader, Actor, Stand-up comedian, Improvisation team member and teacher
Education - Union University, Marketing and Music. Graduated improv programs with Second City, Upright Citizen’s Brigade and The People’s Improv Theater.
Humor superpower - "Corporate Immersion" - How to incorporate improvisational comedy and humor into brand structure and individual employee growth
Awards - Teacher of the year at The Pit, Picked as the sole improviser to represent NY on the Kelsey Grammer TV show “World Cup Comedy”.
Beach house or cabin in the woods? Beach House but near an airport to get away sometimes.
Your "fight" song - “All My Life” by The Foo Fighters
Words of "Wit-sdom” -Character is Fate (so make your own).
Director, Training
Rhonda Hansome
Experience - Writer, actress, comedian, trainer, educator, storyteller
Education - B.A. Brooklyn College (Performing Arts) Minor - Sociology
Humor superpower - "Intelligent jousting" - using original characters to get unexpected laughs
Awards - Backstage Bistro Award (Best Comedian) AUDELCO Award (Board of Directors Pioneer Honor) ABCFulton Foundation Honor in Interdisciplinary Artistic Achievement
Beach house or cabin in the woods? Being shore side inspires and rejuvenates this non-swimming water-sign (Cancer)
"Fight" song - I am ready to throw down after hearing Baby, I’m A Star by Prince
Words of "Wit-sdom" - Friends or strangers bonding in laughter brings more healing than angel’s wings
Chief Storyteller
Mark Riccadonna
Experience - 20+ years as Master Storyteller and Trainer, Director, Actor, Global Stand-up, TV and radio personality
Education - American Academy of the Dramatic Arts, Founder of "The Amoralists" Theater Production Company
Humor superpower - "The Vulnerable Story" - using humor to make any story compelling and connect message and audience
Awards - NY Comedy Festival, The Friars Club
Beach house or cabin in the woods? Cabin - back to my Ohio roots
"Fight" song - Don't stop believin' by Journey
Words of "Wit-sdom" - It's nice to be important but it's more important to be nice.