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SUMMARY:Travel Destinations and What They Can Teach You - A Virtual Panel
DESCRIPTION:Catalyst Ranch welcomes Color and Curiosity’s Megan Zink\, who’ll trade stories and inspiration with a panel of fellow travel enthusiasts.\nTravel Destinations and What They Can Teach You: A Virtual Panel with Megan Zink\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWe’re swapping workshop sessions for storytime\, and you’re not going to want to miss it! Sit back\, relax and soak up the #InspirationThroughInterviews as four Chicago travel lovers share stories of their favorite memories and the most important things they’ve learned from travel as an experiential learning tool. \n2020 may have majorly disrupted travel plans\, but there’s no harm in reminiscing or even beginning to think about future getaways – in fact\, studies and articles from publications such as National Geographic\, the New York Times and Travel & Leisure share that the anticipation of travel can be a huge mood booster! \nTune in and be taken away as you \n\nConnect with other curious travel lovers\nGet inspired through interviews\nCome away with ideas for experiential learning while traveling\n\nAll proceeds from the event will benefit Code Your Dreams\, a Chicago-based nonprofit focused on experiential learning\, bridging the tech gap in Chicago and creating grassroots change in communities. For more information\, visit www.codeyourdreams.org. \n  \n\n\nMeet the Storytellers\n\n\n\n  \nBrianne Caplan is the executive director and founder of Code Your Dreams\, a Chicago-based nonprofit that empowers underserved youth to innovate community solutions through code. Bri is also the founder of CoderHeroes\, a company that makes coding imaginative\, impactful and personal for children through individual and group virtual sessions. As a former data scientist and program director for Careers in Computer Science at the University of Chicago\, Bri strives to make the technology sector accessible to all. \nCourtney Vondran is a LGBTQ+ travel content creator from Chicago\, USA. Her mission is to help explorers travel cheaply and live authentically. When she’s not blogging\, she enjoys salsa dancing\, listening to a good podcast\, and exploring local street art. \nFlo Lawnicki is a senior paralegal as well as a lifestyle & travel blogger at Flo’s Favorites\, musician\, wife\, and mother from the Midwest – her entire life has been within Michigan\, Indiana\, and Illinois. Her blog\, Flo’s Favorites\, details her lifestyle and travels throughout the Midwest. On any given day you can find Flo somewhere along the lakefront or biking through one of Chicago’s fascinating neighborhoods searching for hidden gems. \nMaggie O’Reilly is a native of the South Side of Chicago and is an entrepreneur\, travel junkie and mother of two. In addition to owning a meeting and event planning company\, she is the founder and designer of MAYTA Collection\, an ethical fashion label fueled by a love of travel\, culture and tradition and inspired by the colors\, textures and materials she’s encountered and relationships she’s developed with artisans worldwide. Every piece is handcrafted in small batches using up-cycled or found textiles and raw materials – and no two are alike! \n\nAbout the hosts\n\n\nMEGAN ZINK\nMegan Zink is a content/demand gen marketer and creative mind passionate about ongoing education\, data-supported storytelling and visual communication. As a marketing manager at Chicago SaaS company ReviewTrackers\, she manages a team responsible for content\, conversion and lead gen initiatives as well as creative implementation and how content impacts the customer journey. She is also a published photographer and writer + public speaker (and Second City program alum). \nShe has been fortunate to travel since she was young and believes it is one of the best teachers for lifelong learning there is. You can usually find her learning something new (like astrophotography) or outdoors\, hiking\, rollerblading\, running or doing yoga\, and she loves exploring different cultures through food and art. \nCOLOR & CURIOSITY\nColor & Curiosity helps others better tap into travel as a lifelong learning tool\, amplifies community-based content and elevates the stories of localized womxn entrepreneurs and educators. Have a story to tell? Connect with us @color.and.curiosity or www.colorandcuriosity.com. Contact us for more information on educational events and workshops\, consulting on editorial strategy\, case ‘stories’ and other services! \n\n\n\nCATALYST RANCH\, Chicago’s Creative Meeting and Event Solution\nCatalyst Ranch is Chicago’s authority on creative meetings and events\, both in-person and virtually. Since 2002\, we’ve been activating creativity and innovation for clients worldwide\, and we’re dedicated to making all your meeting goals a reality. We’re your trusted partner\, taking the stress out of meeting planning and delivery. \nA woman-owned business and pioneers of Chicago’s prolific West Loop neighborhood\, our brick-and-mortar venue is located at 648 West Randolph Street. For a truly revitalizing experience\, visit us in person and immerse yourself in our stimulating\, unexpected environment! Until then\, get a peek at www.catalystranch.com.
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