Big Ooga First Tuesday March 1st with Bill Moller and Frava Burgess

February 28th, 2011 | No Comments

Getting Your Story in the News – Private Conversations with the Media
featuring
WGN talk radio host, Bill Moller and CLTV Senior Producer, Frava Burgess
Join us here on Tuesday for the next Big Ooga Event at 6pm. If getting your story on local news is high on your priority list, spend an evening with WGN radio host, [...]

Interview with Josh Linkner, author of Disciplined Dreaming: A Proven System to Drive Breakthrough Creativity

February 24th, 2011 | No Comments

Josh Linkner

Title of Book: Disciplined Dreaming

As the founder of ePrize, GlobalLink New Media and two other successful technology companies, Josh Linkner has become a respected entrepreneur and venture capitalist. We recently caught up with Josh to ask him about his newly released book, Disciplined Dreaming, which draws upon his wealth of knowledge and years [...]

Just Released- Disciplined Dreaming: A Proven System to Drive Breakthrough Creativity

February 21st, 2011 | No Comments

“Creativity is not just another way for companies to succeed—it is actually a necessity. Without it, organizations may not survive.”- Josh Linkner  
Original thought, creativity, and innovation- key components that make us who we are, Catalyst Ranch. We breathe “out-of-the box” thinking!  For us and everyone who visits, these components are the currency of success in [...]

Big Ooga with Carol Roth at Catalyst Ranch- This Monday

February 18th, 2011 | No Comments

 Big Ooga is almost here and we can hardly wait! On Monday we will be hosting the next Big Ooga networking event with author Carol Roth speaking on “The Road to Entrepreneurial Success — How to Reach High and Get There.” Carol, a business strategist, television news commentator and author will discuss how entrepreneurs can stay [...]

EventCamp 2011 at Catalyst Ranch

February 15th, 2011 | No Comments

This past weekend we hosted the 2011 EventCamp National Conference which provided opportunities for attendees to Meet Mingle and Media. It was a chance to be part of a community where like-minded event professionals could embrace technology and experiment with doing things differently.
Proving that people can come together and share thoughts and ideas reaching far [...]

EventCamp National Conference: An interview with Mike McCurry- Sound n’ Sight

February 9th, 2011 | No Comments

In a recent interview with Sound n’ Sight, Mike McCurry had a lot of exciting things to say about the upcoming event this weekend at Catalyst Ranch. Mike and the rest of the founders of EventCamp are looking forward to another great event where like-minded professionals will share tips and learn new strategies for enhancing [...]

More than 115 local Jewish educators take the ‘iChallenge’ by Diana McCloy

February 7th, 2011 | No Comments

 
 
 
I-Challenge, an ideas incubator for Jewish education, was just recently here at the Catalyst Ranch. More than 100 Jewish educators from all over the Chicago area participated in engaging creative exercises to break free from status quo thinking in search of the next big idea in Jewish education.
JUF News has a great write-up of the [...]

“Work/Life Alignment”- Inspirational Article by Jan Wencel

February 3rd, 2011 | 1 Comment

I would like to share an inspirational piece with all of you written by productivity expert Jan Wencel. She suggests that instead of striving for balance in our lives, we should work to achieve harmony. Check out her companion video to this piece here!
Work/Life Alignment
So many of us are trying to create work/life balance. But [...]