There are lots of amazing things happening around the city of Madison, Wisconsin! On this episode of the I Love Madison show, Neil Mathweg talks about the Game of Magnets, as well as the Madison Food Tournament! After the “Meetup of the Week” segment from Chris Sorenson and the “My Move” Segment from Chris Reese, host Neil Mathweg talks with Coreyne Woodman-Holoubek and Laura Gmeinder from Disrupt Madison on their new approach to HR conferences! This episode is packed with great stuff, so make sure to listen! The Game of Magnets is now live! Listeners can look for I Love Madison magnets around the city, take a picture of them and post them on social media to register those magnets. Each week during the show, Neil will give out prizes to the owners of randomly selected magnets. The game is live, so you are going to want to get your magnet and keep an eye out for other magnets around the city! Remember, you can register your magnets by using the hashtag #MadisonGOM for a chance to win some great prizes each week! Chris Sorenson hosts the “Meetup of the Week” segment If you love history, you will love this local Madison meetup! This week, Chris Sorenson features “historic cities, churches, and cemeteries,” a meetup that travels around the area to see historical locations, such as the Frank Lloyd Wright buildings, civil war historical grave sites and several old churches. For more information on this meetup, check out the link in the resources section! Chris Reese hosts the “My Move” segment with guest Mike Louban Chris talks with Mike Louban, a Madison resident who recently moved into the city from Oregon. Mike moved in the middle of January, so he was a little nervous about the famous Madison winter, but says that he and his family love the city. Mike’s children were able to connect to the community through sports and exploring places in the community, like the lakes and the farmer’s market. He said the adjustment was not a hard one, although there have been a few comical things he has learned since moving to Madison. In Oregon, Mike never had to pump his own gas, as it’s illegal to do so there, so he said it took a few weeks to adjust to a new system. He would pull up to a gas pump and wait for someone to fill up his car, then realized he was waiting for something that was never going to happen. His family loves biking around the lakes, then stopping at Babcock Hall for ice cream, as well as the farmer’s market. The best thing about Madison according to Mike? The fact that you can do big-city things without the hassle of living in a big city! Neil Mathweg hosts Coreyne Woodman-Holoubek and Laura Gmeinder, from Disrupt Madison The featured guests this week are Coreyne Woodman-Holoubek and Laura Gmeinder from Disrupt Madison. Disrupt is a night of short focused talks from professionals who want to share their ideas on how to move talent thinking forward. Disrupt only happens once a year, usually on June 6th, and features 8-10 short presentations by keynote speakers. The format is very fast-paced, with the entire event only lasting two hours. This gives professionals in HR the chance to hear new ideas without a long conference format! Coreyne and Laura have set up a special promotion for the I Love Madison listeners who are interested in purchasing tickets to this event! Check out the “Disrupt” section in the resources below! Outline of This Episode [2:00] Game of Magnets is live! [4:15] Madison Food Tournament Promo [6:00] Chris Sorenson with the “meetup of the week”: “historic cities, churches and cemeteries” [8:30] Chris Reese with the “My Move” segment [13:45] ILM Sponsors [14:15] Neil talks with the team from Disrupt Madison Resources & People Mentioned Meetup - Historic Cities, Churches and Cemeteries Disrupt Madison Disrupt Madison Promo Use code: lovemsn (tickets will go on sale at 8 a.m. Monday and show as $40. Using the code "lovemsn" will give the first 50 people $10 off as a special holiday gift to your community.