<p>Mike Rowe is a writer, narrator, producer, recording artist, Emmy-Award winning TV Host, New York Times Best Selling author, and the CEO of the mikeroweWORKS Foundation.</p><p>As the creator and host of the iconic TV series <em>Dirty Jobs</em>, Mike is best-known as “the dirtiest man on TV,” but his true calling is storytelling. From <em>Somebody’s Gotta Do It to Returning the Favor, The Story Behind the Story, Six Degrees,</em> and The <em>Way I Heard It,</em> Mike continues to tap the country on the shoulder and say, “These are people you should know.” In his role as a perpetual apprentice, Mike has highlighted hundreds of workers in dozens of essential industries. His foundation has awarded millions of dollars in work ethic scholarships, and his commitment to reinvigorate the skilled trades is unrivaled.</p>
Media Personality, Producer & Co-creator And Host of CNN's <i>Somebody's Gotta Do It</i>
<ul><li><strong>Happy, Dirty People</strong></li><li>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.</li></ul>