Catalyst Ranch’s
Creative Juice Blog
As we say at Catalyst Ranch, it all starts with the environment, and our creative Chicago meeting venue is an environment like no other! With bright colors and an eclectic collection of art from around the world, the Ranch vibe reflects the diverse, imaginative, artistic staff and the incredible ideas that are generated and developed in [...]
Welcome back to #WeddingWednesday, our semi weekly column where we bring you wedding tips, tricks, crafts, interviews, and interesting Chicago wedding happenings. Considering a green wedding? Eco-conscious weddings are on the rise - and why wouldn't they be? Green weddings can be just as fabulous as conventional weddings, but without the waste and the expense. Reduce [...]
Where would we be without great inventions? Without the lightbulb? Without airplanes? Or silly putty? Chicago can take credit for many innovations including the zipper, the skyscraper, and the Ferris Wheel! At Catalyst Ranch, we are always exploring new ways to deliver the best possible meeting services to our clients, so they will be inspired to [...]
Welcome back to #WeddingWednesday, our semi weekly column where we bring you wedding tips, tricks, crafts, interviews and interesting Chicago wedding happenings. Planning a winter wedding can present a few challenges - stilettos or snow boots? - that you wouldn't face in another season, but a winter wedding also provides you with plenty of opportunities to [...]
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 [...]
Well Creative Juicers, today is a very special day here at Catalyst Ranch. Today is the 11 year anniversary of our very first meeting. On that fateful day 11 years ago the very first clients walked in the (freshly painted) doors of Catalyst Ranch. Back then we were only one floor and the staff was more [...]
Catalyst Ranch is thrilled to be hosting Allie LeFevere's Beauty Experiment on October 12th! Beauty Experiment is a revolutionary workshop designed to (in Allie's own words) "redefine your relationship with your body. With food. With your reflection. To love you again. And act like it. To call yourself beautiful. And mean it." Allie was kind enough to take [...]
As you may have noticed, www.CatalystRanchMeetings.com got a major design overhaul. We completely revamped the entire site from top to bottom and came away with a site that is bigger, better, faster, stronger. We've loved all the great feedback we've gotten from our clients, facilitators, vendors and partners! We'll be using our blog as a space [...]
When Dilini Fernando, an Associate Brand Manager over at Miller and the winner of this years Cubicle Makeover Contest, submitted to us she mentioned that she is "expected to be at the epi-center of all things fun/hip/chic/Millennial but right now, my desk hardly reflects that." In designing her Cubicle Makeover Catalyst Ranch's Eva Niewiadomski and Lauren Smith [...]
Welcome back to #WeddingWednesday, our semi weekly column where we bring you wedding tips, tricks, crafts, interviews and interesting Chicago wedding happenings. This week we’re all about style! Bridal-style that is. Karen Marie Salon in Chicago is full of trendsetting stylists and makeup artists with years of experience making brides look their stylin' best on their wedding [...]