Catalyst Ranch’s
Creative Juice Blog
by Ida Abdalkhani It’s interesting how of my varied journeys and adventures in life—getting my MBA right after my undergraduate degrees (with no full-time work experience), going from corporate employee to entrepreneur, becoming a laughter yoga instructor, and even bungee jumping in Victoria Falls—the one thing that people most want to talk about is my backpacking [...]
We are pleased to present a new blog series featuring Women Entrepreneurs. We meet so many women who are hard- working, tenacious, creative and generous and we want you to meet them too. We ask about life, inspiration and curiosity and they answer as we would expect. With honesty and amazing spirit! Our first fabulous guest [...]
Inspiring Found-Object Art by Jane Perkins At Catalyst Ranch, Chicago’s first unconventional meeting venue, we love re-purposed art and furniture! Stroll around the Ranch and you’ll see classic lamp stands with modern lampshades, tea tins from around the globe that have turned into pen holders, and re-painted picture frames embellished with beads and trinkets. There is [...]
Please stand up and do some jumping jacks for guest blogger Kim Ready! Fitness Engaged is our newest meeting mix-in vendor and is a full service wellness company offering corporate wellness programs, seminars, and retreats along with 4 programs designed to give your meeting a healthy balance. We live in a world of demanding deadlines, calendars [...]
At Catalyst Ranch, Chicago’s original creative meeting space, we host all kinds of meetings from week-long conferences to half-day meetings. Sometimes our clients have pre-meetings before meeting with the whole group, and sometimes clients break out to meet with have a a colleague across the country via conference call. How can you make the most of these [...]
Welcome guest blogger, Meredith Woolard, Client Services Director at Catalyst Ranch, Chicago's most creative meeting venue. In addition to helping our clients coordinate their meetings and making sure they receive the red carpet treatment from start to finish, Meredith is our go-to-gal for tips on healthy living! She kindly shares her knowledge about super-foods, the importance of [...]
Welcome back guest bloggers Jackie Sloane and Anil Saxena! Ms. Sloane and Mr. Saxena provide coaching, consulting and training to enhance clients’ abilities in engaging others and producing results through relationships. They will be sharing their process in an interactive seminar, Leading the Transformational Retreat, on Monday, May 19 at 3:00 pm at Catalyst Ranch. What shift are [...]
At Catalyst Ranch, Chicago’s most creative meeting space, we try to anticipate our clients’ every need, so they can focus on their agenda and have the most innovative and productive off-site meeting possible. We want to fuel creative thinking and problem solving in a variety of ways. We start with an inspiring environment, plenty of coffee, [...]
Welcome guest bloggers Jackie Sloane and Anil Saxena! Ms. Sloane and Mr. Saxena provide coaching, consulting and training to enhance clients’ abilities in engaging others and producing results through relationships. They recently shared their process for Leading the Transformational Retreat Monday, March 3 at 3 at Catalyst Ranch. Leading the Transformational Retreat A new leader we’ll call Audrey took on [...]
Catalyst Ranch is lucky to be situated in one of the fastest growing neighborhoods in Chicago! The West Loop is bustling with tried and true favorites and hip new dining concepts. Lately, it seems that another cool shop or restaurant opens up every day! Today we spotlight a classic fine dining establishment that just received new [...]
