Catalyst Ranch’s
Creative Juice Blog
Here at Catalyst Ranch, we like to give away a unique prize every month to one lucky Ranch visitor! We're just generous like that! We like to keep provide a lot of toys, puzzles, and games in our meeting rooms to help clients ignite their imaginations and have the most productive offsite meeting ever!! Sometimes the giveaway [...]
“Millions of people claim they can’t draw. The truth is that we all doodle, and these little pictures can literally be life-changing!” ~Diane Durand Doodle Institute founder Diane Durand is working in partnership with Catalyst Ranch, Chicago’s unique meeting venue, to present a series of workshops on the fine art of doodling! It just so happens [...]
At Catalyst Ranch, a boutique meeting center in Chicago’s West Loop, we firmly believe the physical environment has a meaningful impact on the people within it. We strive to make the Ranch warm and welcoming, so meeting attendees feel relaxed and comfortable to communicate freely. All of the eclectic decorative elements trigger the imagination to jumpstart [...]
Welcome back to #WeddingWednesday, our semi-weekly column where we bring you wedding tips, tricks, crafts, interviews, and interesting Chicago wedding happenings from Chicago’s creative wedding venue, Catalyst Ranch. Your wedding is a once in a lifetime experience. How are you planning to remember it in the years to come? When the big day arrives, your friends [...]
Welcome back to #WeddingWednesday, our semi-weekly column where we bring you wedding tips, tricks, crafts, interviews, and interesting Chicago wedding happenings from Chicago's creative wedding venue, Catalyst Ranch. 'Tis the season for outdoor weddings! An outdoor wedding, of course, has more variables than an indoor one, but is absolutely worth the effort! Outdoor summer weddings [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Welcome guest blogger, Gloria Athanis! She and Chef HC Choi are partners and owners of Healthful Habits Inc. They teach people of all ages the benefits of living a healthy lifestyle through the power of a plant based, organic diet. They conduct healthy lifestyle demos and workshops for companies and non-profit organizations of all kinds. Healthful [...]
Want to wow your valentine? You could spend hours reading greeting cards and still not find the perfect message, so write your own! Everyone appreciates the thought and effort that goes into a hand-crafted gift, so why not make your own personalized scratch-off Valentine's Day cards? The crafty administrative staff at Chicago's Catalyst Ranch created unique [...]
Once all the eggnog is gone, it is time to reflect on the past year, recall happy memories, and celebrate the good times. 2013 flew by at Chicago's Catalyst Ranch with so many exciting meetings and events, from guest speakers to benefit concerts to the head-to-toe makeover for the Ranch's website. Out of all the cool [...]