Two Ryans. One chance meeting. A shared vision.

When we first crossed paths, it wasn’t in some flashy boardroom or big-budget marketing agency. It was in a marketing cohort. One of us (Ryan #1) was just trying to figure out how to market insurance without spending thousands on leads. The other (Ryan #2) was presenting a CRM that he was struggling to fully use.

Fast forward a few months → a networking lunch. We connected again. That’s when things started clicking.

One Ryan was technical — a problem solver, a computer programming grad who loved digging into the mechanics of software.

The other Ryan was creative — a designer with a gift for visuals, branding, and the kind of storytelling small businesses need.

At first, it was just curiosity. “Let’s test this tool.”

Then it became collaboration. “Wait, you know how to make it do THAT?”

And before we knew it, it became partnership. “We can actually do something bigger with this.”

We realized our skills weren’t just complementary — they were a catalyst. Together, we could solve the very problem so many small businesses face:

Marketing that feels too expensive, too complicated, too intimidating.

That’s how Ryan² Design Labs was born. Not from investors or endless budgets, but from grit, curiosity, and the belief that small businesses deserve BIG tools, without the overwhelm.

Today, our motto is more than words:

Designing trust. Engineering growth.

And with Catalyst360, we’re taking that vision even further — giving small businesses the power to compete with the big players, without draining their wallets.

This is our story. And it’s only the beginning.