Mike Rowe
TV host, writer, narrator, producer, actor, and spokesman Mike Rowe is a popular keynote speaker and emcee.
Mike Rowe Booking & Availability
Speaking fees, availability and booking details for corporate events, keynotes and private appearances.
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Mike Rowe’s current speaking fee is $300,000–$400,000. Final pricing can vary by date, location, event format and scope of the appearance.
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Corporate events, conferences, leadership meetings, keynote speeches, workshops, fireside chats, private events and virtual programs may be available depending on the engagement.
Mike Rowe Biography & Credentials
TV host, writer, narrator, producer, actor, and spokesman Mike Rowe is best known as the creator of Discovery Channel’s Dirty Jobs.
Fortune 500 companies hire Mike Rowe as a keynote speaker to give their workforce confidence and gratitude from a blue-collar perspective. Additionally, Mike Rowe has partnered with several iconic brands such as Ford, Walmart, Lee, and many others.
Today, Mike runs the mikeroweWORKS Foundation, awarding scholarships to students pursuing a career in the skilled trades. Future Farmers of America, Skills USA, and the Boy Scouts of America honor him as a close associate. Furthermore, Forbes identified Mike as one of the country’s 10 Most Trustworthy Celebrities in 2010, 2011, and 2012.
Mike Rowe is available to be booked for corporate and private events. He is also well-known for his keynote and motivational speaking. Contact the Mollie Plotkin Group today to inquire about Mike Rowe’s fees.
Mike Rowe began his entertainment career in 1984 when he began performing with the Baltimore Opera. Rowe’s first television appearance was in 1990 following his audition for the QVC Shopping Channel. It was with his QVC experience that Mike gained the skills that would serve him well as a TV Host.
After years of freelance jobs and doing small sports in advertising, Mike pitched what would become “Dirty Jobs” to the Discovery Channel. Audiences loved it, Discovery ordered 39 episodes, and the rest is history.
Mike would become “the dirtiest man on TV,” traveling to all 50 states and completing over 300 different jobs. Many credit the explosive success of reality TV focused on working-class Americans to the iconic image that Dirty Jobs created.
Following the success of Dirty Jobs, he launched mikeroweWORKS, a philanthropic organization that provides scholarships to those training in blue-collar trades.
Mike Rowe’s Keynote Speaking
Mike Rowe’s Keynote speeches go viral and are often the source of inspiration for the mass movements Rowe aims to create. His TED talk and speeches to organizations like SkillsUSA have reached hundreds of thousands to millions of viewers.
In addition to his corporate keynote speaking, Rowe has also testified before the U.S. Senate Commerce Committee about the importance of changing perceptions and stereotypes around blue-collar work. Subsequently, Rowe would be asked back to testify to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Following his appearance before the U.S. Senate and House Committees, Rowe would write the book Profoundly Disconnected, A True Confession From Mike Rowe. Notably, all of the proceeds from the sale of the book go to the mikeroweWORKS Foundation.
Mike Rowe’s Current Television Series
The Story Behind The Story is based on Rowe’s wildly popular podcast “The Way I Heard It.” Mike Rowe interviews celebrities and reveals their true personal struggles to start their careers.