Catalyst Ranch’s
Creative Juice Blog
We've had an amazing ten years in business and it's all thanks to our fantastic clients and supporters. We've had some great times and created incredible memories. Here's a look at our top ten faves. Want to help us make some more? Be sure to join us for FanFair: Catalyst Ranch's 10th Anniversary Party by RSVPing here. [...]
No small business can survive ten years (especially in this economy) without the ardent love and support of its clients and evangelists. As we celebrate our 10 Year Anniversary this November, we knew that the way we needed to start the celebration was to reward our most supportive fans: What inspired us to start this [...]
We're very excited to host the Serious Games Workshop with Robert Becker of Becker Multimedia. In a previous blog post, we shared some benefits of gamification. We thought our readers would like to get to know the man who will be leading the Serious Games Workshop here at the Ranch on 10/23: Catalyst Ranch: What makes Becker Multimedia [...]
Over the past few years, I have had the great pleasure of working with Jamil Khoury, artistic director of Silk Road Rising. Not only is he a wonderful artist to collaborate with, he is both amiable and inspiring. As an artist, he is constantly asking provocative questions and fostering stimulating conversations through his work. We are proud to [...]
A sublime spectrum of Chicago historical and cultural perspectives coalesce in SHORTS!, the second installment of our Local Feature film series.
Our film series LOCAL FEATURE debuted with The Interrupters last week and the event was a smashing success! Attendees arrived early to munch on some delicious snacks, including the scrumptious cupcakes provided by GiGi's Bake Shop. After a warm welcome from our ever-friendly Ranch Staff, Gala Gal Lauren Smith kicked off the event by talking about the [...]
The award-winning Kartemquin Films documentary about violence prevention was the Chicago movie of 2011. In this stirring and powerfully insightful year-long journey through Chicago’s inner city, director/producer Steve James (HOOP DREAMS) and author-turned-producer Alex Kotlowitz (There Are No Children Here) follow three courageous “violence interrupters” working for the innovative organization CeaseFire, as they patrol the city’s [...]
CeaseFire is the subject of the powerful documentary "The Interrupters," which is the first film in our film series LOCAL FEATURE. CeaseFire is an anti-violence program and initiative of the Chicago Project for Violence Prevention aimed at reducing street violence by using outreach workers to interrupt potentially violent situations. Check out this post from their blog:
Our friend, Jeff Marinucci, wowed us with his innovative, customized and online training program that works with clients to create a unique fitness schedule. We asked Jeff about his business, inerTrain, and his new reality show, Taking the Lunge. Taking the Lunge is a reality-based program following 5 individuals as they fit fitness into their busy [...]
We've had a great first week of June at Catalyst Ranch, with events like Using Storytelling to Better Connect with your Audience with Esther Choy and tonight's Socially Smart & Savvy book release with Sharon Ringier. We're very lucky to have some amazing thought leaders to collaborate with and it's very appropriate that our June calendar [...]