Mike Rowe

Former Host of Dirty Jobs on The Discovery Channel

Mike Rowe , keynote speaker
Mike Rowe , keynote speaker TED: Celebrating Dirty Jobs Mike Rowe , keynote speaker
Recounting his adventures in the field of skilled labor—which make for great entertainment—Mike Rowe produces a vibrant portrait comprising the daily experiences of thousands of regular, happy Americans whose unsung toil makes civilized life possible for all of us. After working in virtually every industry, Rowe speaks with novel insight into the worth of toil. Book Speaker

Mike Rowe hosted and co-created Discover Channel's Dirty Jobs, a wildly entertaining and heartfelt tribute to the pleasures of hard work. From 2005 to 2012, Rowe served as a good-humored apprentice on a series of unglamorous jobs, from boiler repairman to abandoned mine plugger. No scripts, no rehearsals, no second takes. Rowe worked as a musician and a late night QVC pitchman before landing Dirty Jobs. He worked in hundreds of "dirty jobs," holding more jobs than perhaps anyone in the world, even if each job lasted only for a day.

A Discovery Channel mainstay who has hosted a variety of other shows, Rowe has spoken at TED, been nominated for an Emmy, and appeared on the cover of Fast Company. He is the founder of mikeroweWORKS, a foundation devoted to raising the prestige of skilled labor.
  • Why Dirty Jobs Matter

    Why has America declared a war on work? In this talk, Mike Rowe gives an illuminating account of the true nature of skilled labor, and why it's being devalued by the media, advertising, and even the government. Why are people who do dirty jobs some of the happiest people you'll ever meet? How do they achieve a work-life symmetry others can't? What lessons can we learn about teamwork, determination, efficiency, and our definition of success? With conviction, humor and deep humanity, Mike Rowe brings us face-to-face with Americans who are simply doing their jobs, happily and well. In the process, he reminds us of the enormous but forgotten benefits of hard, honest work, and how it affects everything from our national identity to our infrastructure to the economy.

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