Big Ooga First Tuesday Meeting – for small business owners and accomplished professionals The Entrepreneur’s Journey – Building the First Craft Distillery in Chicago Since Prohibition and the Grit to Make it Happen Join us for an inspired evening of courage, best practices and entrepreneurship on what it takes to build and run the first [...]

No Meeting! With all the hub-bub of the Season instead of a holiday party we’re inviting you to save money on all of your office supplies. Join as a member and enroll in the Office Depot Corporate Discount Program and save as much as 30% on all of your supplies.  It’s free to enroll and [...]

The tubs of negatives were found in a house sale and just by fluke they were not destroyed. Their discovery has led to some of the most remarkable street photography of our era. http://www.vivianmaier.com/ If you have ever doubted the importance of your unique contribution, enjoy these photos and know you will rob the world [...]

Fresh out of Suzanne Ross’s Communication Class – juiced with the skills to precisely define my company – I went home to write. At a certain point, I thought – “This is tough! Let’s get to know Suzanne better and see what she says about HERSELF.” So I hopped over to her website. Check point [...]

With 22 million more entrepreneurs in the market you are competing with 22 million more brands and noise. William Deresiewicz in the New York Times tapped this as Generation Sell. So how do you stand out? Here are some ideas to spark differentiation, make your company more human and ignite attraction. 1. Are you interesting, [...]

Moving into new digs I had a list of basics to get and have ended up with the crock pot instead of the alarm clock. This is going to be a problem tomorrow when I need to be up at five. This got me thinking about how I’ve consciously avoided certain necessities.  How I’ve prioritized [...]

The other night at a business event I met a fellow networking leader who I had been looking forward to speaking with. In the first few minutes of conversation she asked me what I thought of  “Person X”. “You don’t want to ask me that.” I said, knowing she could be associated with her. “Yes, [...]

It was the 9th Anniversary party of the Catalyst Ranch and the crowd was gathered around the raffle drawing.  All of the buckets with lucky tickets had been pulled and only the last fabulous prize remained. This bucket had the most tickets. This bucket was the one I wanted. I hovered near the front, tickets [...]

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Please join us in celebration of Big Ooga member, Lauren Young, President of  Freshly Baked Communications as she launches her new book, the first in a series of four, Pour-Marketing Success Starts with the Right Ingredients. The night will feature the talents of Spark Entertainment * Keri Slattery * XO Pictures * Citygirl Weddings and [...]