I’ve been logging the miles the last few weeks. Columbus, Detroit, New York, Chicago, Indiana. Planes, trains, and automobiles…oh, yeah, and a boat. Different cities, different rooms, different vibes — but a similar something that’s hard to miss. A feeling of movement - of shifting - of change.
So many of the people I’ve talked to have been excited. A new technology that’s changed their every day. A company they just heard about that’s about to blow up. A trend they’re seeing again and again that’s got them as excited as they’ve been in years. And at the same time those same folks keep talking about models that have worked for the last decade that suddenly don’t model out.
That tension is the moment we’re living in. The thing that’s exciting is real. So is the thing that’s scary. And I keep thinking: who’s built to navigate both at the same time?
Not folks who are starting from scratch, but people who already know how things work. As I think about where we sit in this moment, it occurs to me that the Midwest doesn’t need disruption right now. It needs leverage — and it’s already sitting on it.
A century of manufacturing expertise, design thinking, supply chain knowledge, and a deep understanding of how things actually work in the physical world. In the AI, bits vs. atoms equation we’ve got something the coasts can’t replicate.
The opportunity is real. But it doesn’t get handed to us. We have to be in the rooms, tell our own stories, and make sure the Midwest has a seat at the table it built.
That’s what Summit Ohio is for. The people already proving it.
Last December, 500+ of you braved a snowstorm to pack the inaugural Midwest House Summit in Grand Rapids. This summer we’re doing it again — minus the ice, plus live music.
Midwest House Summit Ohio is three days in Columbus’s Franklinton Arts District. A neighborhood where historic manufacturing warehouses are now artist studios, galleries, and maker spaces.
Co-hosted with Rev1 Ventures. Programmed alongside RTRX. The room will be the mix we’ve spent a decade building toward: founders and operators doing serious work, investors who know the region is no longer optional, artists and musicians who give the whole thing its soul, and thought leaders from around the country who are already paying attention — or should be.
On stage: bold conversations about where the Midwest is headed, spotlights on the companies building what’s next, sessions designed to be useful — not just inspirational.
Off stage: live music, multiple meals, two happy hours, and the kind of hallway conversations that actually change things. Your ticket covers it all. Show up and meet the right people.
Speaker announcements start dropping this week.
And we’re holding a “flash sale” ($150 OFF) today to celebrate: TICKET LINK
July 29–31, 2026 | Rev1 at the Peninsula | Franklinton Arts District | Columbus, OH