DCW Opening Ceremonies Powered by Wells Fargo Home Mortgage, featuring Mike Rowe

What It’s About

Best known as the “dirtiest man on TV” from the hit TV series Dirty Jobs, Mike Rowe is the headliner for the Design & Construction Week® Opening Ceremonies.

Rowe produces and hosts several shows, including How America Works, The Story Behind The Story, and Somebody’s Gotta Do It. Rowe is also the creator and host of a top-rated podcast The Way I Heard It and has a New York Times best-selling book of the same name.

As the country’s leading advocate for skilled labor and the CEO of the mikeroweWORKS Foundation, a charity that debunks myths and misperceptions about the trades and helps close the skills gap, his foundation has granted millions of dollars in work ethic scholarships.

How to Participate:
Open to all registered attendees. Doors open at 7:00 am. Limited general seating is available on a first-come, first-served basis. Complimentary shuttle bus service is provided between all official NAHB International Builders' Show and Kitchen & Bath Industry Show hotels and the Paradise Event Center at the Westgate except properties that are within walking distance.