“A Most Unusual Announcement Guaranteed to Help Close America’s Skills Gap…
and Horrify Half the Country.”
Category: mikeroweWORKS
Disappointing but not Discrimination
Mr. Rowe! Your organization mikeroweWORKS is affiliated with SkillsUSA, who is part of this sad situation.
Hot Under the Blue Collar #5 ~ Work Smart AND Hard
I just read this letter and threw up in my mouth bit. Care to join me?
Happy Birthday Dani…again
It started with a simple request from Evan to sing Happy Birthday to his girlfriend, Dani – in return for a donation to mikeroweWORKS. Turns out there was a copyright issue. And then some beer. And then…this. Anyway, that was Read More …
May The Fourth Be With You
Thank you Theresa Ann Isaacs, for turning my first sip of coffee into a two-minute coughing spasm
Hot Under The Blue Collar, Part 3
Eric Schenck writes…Mike – You know, I’m completely with you when it comes to removing the stigma
Hot Under The Blue Collar, Part 2
Here’s a new version of my now redundant rant against the high cost of college,
Lamar Advertising’s Unsolicited Generosity
Couple years ago, I spent a week one day putting up a billboard in Tyler Texas.
DC Velocity: Workforce warrior
Think of TV personality Mike Rowe, and a certain image inevitably comes to mind: a trim middle-aged man wearing a baseball cap, blue jeans, and a big grin
5.6 Million Reasons to Stop Ignoring the Skills Gap
Last week, my personal toilet at mikeroweWORKS Headquarters coughed up a disgusting clog of bad advice,
Build Baltimore Gala Evening
Saturday night in Baltimore, I attended a fundraiser for Project JumpStart,
“You Can’t Pray for an “A” but Study for a “C.”
Not all advice is created equal, and the advice Lexy got from her mother was definitely above average.
Commitment to take The mrW Foundation to the next level
High on the list of resolutions I hope to keep in 2016, is my commitment to take The mikeroweWORKS Foundation to the next level. Naturally, I haven’t defined the meaning of “next level,” because I understand the importance managing expectations. Read More …
Off The Wall: Brief “Bad Job” Rant
“I was able to encourage one of my son’s friends in his quest to become a trained welder. “
#NotAfraidtoWork to Benefit the mikeroweWORKS Foundation
What we have here is a picture of Mike Rowe climbing out of a 35-foot white stretch limo.