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Esther Choy Leadership Story Lab What is your business & what makes it unique? We’re in the business of combining the science of persuasion and the art of storytelling to help our clients establish deeper and more meaningful connections with their audience. We believe you don’t have to be a superhero to tell great stories. But [...]
Tell us about Open Books and the organization’s history. Open Books is a nonprofit social venture that operates an extraordinary bookstore, provides community programs, and mobilizes passionate volunteers to promote literacy in Chicago. Every time you shop at Open Books in River North, proceeds are funneled toward our signature reading and writing programs, which transform the [...]
While crowd sourcing is a hot concept in almost all businesses at the moment, one realm it hasn't touched is the mystical world of novel writing. But a San Francisco-based author came up with an uber-tech-savvy way to write a first novel. Her name is Natalie Linden. She calls herself the Unreliable Novelist, and her project [...]
Freelancers and one-person businesses are a growing part of the workforce. And it’s just not just the journalist and artist we typically associate with freelancing. Educators, miners, construction workers, and cooks—they all have a growing ratio of contract work to full-time jobs. WBEZ’s Front and Center hosted a free event here at Catalyst Ranch, Making Your [...]
This month’s calendar, Evil Robot Pogo, was inspired by the super fun and quirky Robot Monster and Ghost Company. In honor of our February Pogo art, we took a moment to catch up with Mad Scientist and Creative Director, Kevin Scarbrough. Who is Bartholomew Finkerton IV and what does your company do? Bartholomew ("Roux" to his [...]
We know that everyone could use a little inspiration in their life - after all that is precisely what we at Catalyst Ranch learn, teach and live. Longtime friend, Mitch Morrison, started and is now leading a community of business people who are fascinated, curious and passionate about the power of inspiration and how it can [...]
"The Living Wills", by authors Brendan Sullivan and Rick Kaempfer, posits that human interconnectivity is much more pervasive – instead of people being connected (or separated) by six relationships, six people can be joined by just one relationship.
I had a great time interviewing Brendan Sullivan and Rick Kaempfer of THE LIVING WILLS before the holiday. In the video we originally posted, they shared the details of the book's plot and some insight into their collaboration. Posted here for you is an extended video on their particular collaborative process. Enjoy! THE LIVING WILLS will [...]
2011 has been a great year for us at the Ranch! Here are a few reasons why: 5. "Harmony, Hope, and Humanity" a cabaret fundraiser to benefit disaster relief for Japan. When the disastrous earthquake and subsequent tsunami hit Japan in March, we (like many others) felt compelled to find a way to help. With ten [...]
Catalyst Ranch's Monthly Giveaway Prize - Perplexus Check out the Ranch’s new prize giveaway for the month of December! Perplexus is an addicting, mind-bending 3-D puzzle that will undoubtedly put your sanity to the test, yet will be nearly impossible to put down! Work with and against gravity to carefully shift, flip & twist the sphere [...]