Catalyst Ranch’s
Creative Juice Blog
Catalyst Ranch is lucky to be situated in one of the fastest growing neighborhoods in Chicago! The West Loop is bustling with tried and true favorites and hip new dining concepts and boutiques. Lately, it seems that another cool shop or restaurant opens up every day, so to keep you posted, we’ll continue our occasional In [...]
Welcome guest blogger, SoHoSoleil's Amelia Merritt! SoHoSoleil Locations is an exclusive group of New York City day rental lofts with creative meeting spaces for corporate meetings and events, photography and video shoots. Since 1996, their lofts have been providing energizing off-site settings for creative workshops. Today Amelia is sharing five easy ways to get your creativity flowing! [...]
At Catalyst Ranch, Chicago’s creative meeting venue, we meet clients from companies large and small who are holding their offsite meetings and retreats at the Ranch. Many of our clients are non-profit organizations, and to support their hard work, we offer discounts on meetings and special events for our NPO clients. We have also donated or [...]
Cool Couple at Catalyst Ranch, Photo by Victoria Sprung Welcome back to #WeddingWednesday, our semi-weekly column where we bring you wedding tips, tricks, crafts, interviews, and interesting Chicago wedding happenings. Lauren Smith, our Gala Girl at Catalyst Ranch, shared this photo of a crazy cool Lego cake topper with me, and it got me thinking about [...]
Chicago’s Catalyst Ranch is proud to be a green meeting venue! First of all, we love vintage furnishings as you can see once you step off the elevator! Eva, Ranch Czarina, and many of our creative Ranch Hands have a knack for beautifully re-purposing what others might throw away. By looking at things in a different [...]
Welcome guest blogger, Meredith Woolard, Client Services Director at Catalyst Ranch, Chicago's most creative meeting venue. In addition to helping our clients coordinate their meetings and making sure they receive the red carpet treatment from start to finish, Meredith is our go-to-gal for tips on healthy living! She kindly shares her knowledge about super-foods, the importance of [...]
Welcome back guest bloggers Jackie Sloane and Anil Saxena! Ms. Sloane and Mr. Saxena provide coaching, consulting and training to enhance clients’ abilities in engaging others and producing results through relationships. They will be sharing their process in an interactive seminar, Leading the Transformational Retreat, on Monday, May 19 at 3:00 pm at Catalyst Ranch. What shift are [...]
“I wish I had more time!” “I’m so swamped.” “Ain’t nobody got time for that!” How often do you hear phrases like that? Or express them yourself? Time, or the lack thereof, can cause a lot of stress. In a recent staff meeting at Catalyst Ranch, our Operations Manager, John Leen, led us through a series [...]
At Catalyst Ranch, Chicago’s first unconventional meeting venue, we love re-purposed art and furniture! Stroll around the Ranch and you’ll see classic lamp stands with modern lampshades, tea tins from around the globe that have turned into pen holders, and re-painted picture frames embellished with beads and trinkets. There is plenty of vintage furniture that has [...]
Announcing our amazing April Giveaway Prize . . . Empire State Building 3D Puzzle Model Build one of the world’s great landmarks out of foam-core pieces and a little imagination with our new Monthly Giveaway Prize! This 3D Empire State Building puzzle lets you easily assemble the famous skyscraper from 39 highly detailed foam & cardboard [...]