
At Catalyst Ranch, we’ve created an environment that stirs up inspiration and creativity, making corporate meetings infinitely more productive and weddings and special events wildly original.
Welcome to Creative Juice: the Catalyst Ranch blog, where you’ll find:
- our own insights into what makes creative magic happen at Catalyst Ranch
- activities and ideas you can use at home or with your colleagues, to juice up your imagination
- people, places and events around town that will feed your creative spirit
We’re glad to have you here. Now fill up your cup!
Our most recent posts:
Meet Small: Six Essentials of Small Meetings
Small meetings are getting a lot more attention lately and for good reason. They are the way to meet these days. Currently social distancing guidelines call for gatherings of 10 people or less. Catalyst [...]
Why There is No Substitute for Face-To-Face Meetings
With the ongoing coronavirus it’s become apparent that in today’s business world of video meetings and teleconferences, the value of face-to-face encounters can often get overlooked. Collaboration and conferencing tools have made the way [...]
On the current protests
To our clients and guests: While we have looked forward to this day marking Chicago's Cautious Reopening for businesses, our hearts have been heavy mourning the continued unjust deaths of black humans, as well as violence [...]
Video: How to Develop Your Presentation Skills… Virtually
Business in Quarantine Video Series: Julie Ostrow In this time of quarantine, everyone across the globe has had to find their bearings conducting business with new restrictions. The landscarpe of our Meetings Industry [...]
Helpful Tips for Hosting Successful Virtual Meetings
Virtual meetings have become a necessity in the professional workplace, allowing for a simulated face-to-face experience that serves as a feasible substitute for the real thing. People have, to be fair, worked remotely for [...]
Catalyst Ranch Launches Parties-To-Go
Catalyst Ranch Launches Parties-To-Go – A Creative Way for You to Host a Virtual Birthday Party CHICAGO, Ill. – April 23, 2020 – Social distancing requirements amid the COVID-19 pandemic have put a strain [...]
#RanchAtHome: Virtual Zoom Backgrounds!
When folks have meetings at our space, all the Catalyst Ranch color and stimulation greases their brain's wheels, and soon enough their team's creativity and innovation go through the roof. But what happens when [...]
How to Get to Work Without Leaving Your Home
The routine of 'going to work' is being upended for people across the globe. Companies all over are dealing with the novel coronavirus, and with the recommendations from public health organizations, that means encouraging as [...]
A note from our Founder, on health and safety
To our valued clients and guests, As everyone knows, things are changing every day with updates regarding COVID-19. At Catalyst Ranch, what remains a constant is our top priority: the health of you, our [...]
At Catalyst Ranch, we’ve created an environment that stirs up inspiration and creativity, making corporate meetings infinitely more productive and weddings and special events wildly original.
Welcome to Creative Juice: the Catalyst Ranch blog, where you’ll find:
- our own insights into what makes creative magic happen at Catalyst Ranch
- activities and ideas you can use at home or with your colleagues, to juice up your imagination
- people, places and events around town that will feed your creative spirit
We’re glad to have you here. Now fill up your cup!
Our most recent posts:
Meet Small: Six Essentials of Small Meetings
Small meetings are getting a lot more attention lately and for good reason. They are the way to meet these days. Currently social distancing guidelines call for gatherings of 10 people or less. Catalyst [...]
Why There is No Substitute for Face-To-Face Meetings
With the ongoing coronavirus it’s become apparent that in today’s business world of video meetings and teleconferences, the value of face-to-face encounters can often get overlooked. Collaboration and conferencing tools have made the way [...]
On the current protests
To our clients and guests: While we have looked forward to this day marking Chicago's Cautious Reopening for businesses, our hearts have been heavy mourning the continued unjust deaths of black humans, as well as violence [...]
Video: How to Develop Your Presentation Skills… Virtually
Business in Quarantine Video Series: Julie Ostrow In this time of quarantine, everyone across the globe has had to find their bearings conducting business with new restrictions. The landscarpe of our Meetings Industry [...]
Helpful Tips for Hosting Successful Virtual Meetings
Virtual meetings have become a necessity in the professional workplace, allowing for a simulated face-to-face experience that serves as a feasible substitute for the real thing. People have, to be fair, worked remotely for [...]
Catalyst Ranch Launches Parties-To-Go
Catalyst Ranch Launches Parties-To-Go – A Creative Way for You to Host a Virtual Birthday Party CHICAGO, Ill. – April 23, 2020 – Social distancing requirements amid the COVID-19 pandemic have put a strain [...]
#RanchAtHome: Virtual Zoom Backgrounds!
When folks have meetings at our space, all the Catalyst Ranch color and stimulation greases their brain's wheels, and soon enough their team's creativity and innovation go through the roof. But what happens when [...]
How to Get to Work Without Leaving Your Home
The routine of 'going to work' is being upended for people across the globe. Companies all over are dealing with the novel coronavirus, and with the recommendations from public health organizations, that means encouraging as [...]
A note from our Founder, on health and safety
To our valued clients and guests, As everyone knows, things are changing every day with updates regarding COVID-19. At Catalyst Ranch, what remains a constant is our top priority: the health of you, our [...]









