Mike Rowe
TV Host & Dirty Jobs Creator | Scientific Innovation Champion
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Mike Rowe is best known as the creator and host of the TV series Dirty Jobs, which ran for eight seasons on the Discovery Channel. His exploration of unusual and under-appreciated professions has given him a unique vantage point on the value of hard work and the power of human ingenuity. As a longtime advocate for skilled labor and STEM education, Rowe's keynotes celebrate the innovators and problem-solvers who drive scientific and technological progress.
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Learning from dirty jobs
Mike Rowe, the host of "Dirty Jobs," tells some compelling (and horrifying) real-life job stories. Listen for his insights and observations about the nature of hard work, and how it's been unjustifiably degraded in society today.
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