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You are cordially invited to join the inaugural MIDWEST NICE Festival in Madison, WI. Forget everything you think you know about conferences. And birthdays. There will be no posturing or nametags (to attend you’re only required to have 1,500,000+ TikTok followers). There will be no cake with candles (maybe cheesecake). This is about organically building something wildly fun and productive through the uncanny convening power of Josh’s 40th birthday.
Burst out to Madison – the jewel of the Midwest – for a curated weekend of enlightened debauchery. Mid X MidWest is three days, two nights, where the genuinely curious, wholesome, and hardworking gather to explore unique breakthroughs and connection that only happen through shared first experience.
“This is what happens when people stop being polite, and start getting real Midwest Nice.”
We’re gathering in Madison with 30 of the country's most promising young leaders in entrepreneurship, entertainment, and changemaking. The city of Madison is more than backdrop, she’s a character in our experience, offering its amazing people, food, drink, politics, athletics, and drink.
Midwest Nice’s humble beginnings unites us in the middle of America as people capable of leading with joy and creative collaboration. Imagine what Year One SXSW was like, before New Yorkers discovered tax evasion.
WHAT TO EXPECT:
TBD. But Mid X MidWest will not be mid. If that was the case, we woulda done it in Ohio. Your early bird opt-in allows us to leverage your awesome to beget more awesome.
Expect a few small group sessions that explore creative ways to give a damn. Interdisciplinary sharing of ideas on how to defeat The Robots. Lakeside views and runs through the Arboretum. A Badger gameday. Some music, some comedy, and lots of trouncing around the Capitol Square and Willy Street at Josh’s favorite local spots.
We’re aiming for economies of scale and sponsors to keep costs down to ~$300/attendee, excluding beds and planes. And Early Bird RSVPs lock in the best discount lodging!
THIS IS FOR:
A large intimate group of friends building platforms for change. Good Political pals. Funny people. Diehard Sconnies and Badger-curious.
People with Midwestern values and a worldly perspective.