Catalyst Ranch’s
Creative Juice Blog
Our meeting space, Catalyst Ranch, was designed to grease the wheels of important work and idea making. As such, we’re proud that we’ve been a destination not just for large businesses but also for nonprofit and community organizations. At the neighborhood level, there’s so much that can be done when minds come together to [...]
Chicago's Black-owned businesses provide us with plenty of opportunity to celebrate National Black Business Month. Like we mentioned in our previous post, we encourage you to familiarize yourself with more of these companies and organizations to try their offerings in August and all year round. Read our first post highlighting National Black Business Month in [...]
In honor of National Black Business Month, we're taking a look at three local Black-owned businesses that we admire for different reasons. Their goals and their contributions to Chicago and beyond speak to our own priorities of creativity, innovation and community. As these are just a taste of the rich fabric of Chicago's Black [...]
At Catalyst Ranch, we see ourselves as an incubator for the groups and individuals that come through and use our space. There are so many ways to engage and foster people’s ideas and passions. Our space is meant to stimulate and allow the freedom to express yourself while in the process of creation and [...]
When we’re not providing space for creative corporate meetings or unforgettable celebrations, we love to open our doors to public networking events and workshops. These types of gathering, usually on weekday evenings, provide opportunities for folks to experience community and connection in a specialized way. AMA Chicago is an organization that has brought many [...]
Sure, Chicago Pride overflows for our skyscrapers, our food and our 44th President, but did you know: Another great reason to love Chi-Town is for our ties to the origin of Black History Month. It was Carter Godwin Woodson who, after earning degrees from the University of Chicago and becoming the second African American [...]
An invaluable benefit to being a Meetings & Events venue is getting to meet all our clients. A great deal of them are fellow small business owners – our neighbors and peers in the vibrant community of Chicagoland entrepreneurs. Over the course of several photoshoots they booked in our space last year, we got to know [...]
We know how to throw a party with purpose! Lets recap our 17th Anniversary Party lifting up our community of women entrepreneurs... It’s the one event we look forward to the most, each year. And we’re all just beside ourselves with how swell this 17th Catalyst #Ranch Anniversary was. For each of our Anniversaries, we include [...]
Previously on The Digital Adventures of Pogo... One can never be over prepared for an activity. For when you least expect it, the unexpected can occur. Ranchhands to the rescue! Meeting Mix-In Magic! The energized sounds from the Polka Room were building to a dull roar. Inside, Deborah, the meeting planner, watched the attendees become fully [...]
