I'm Russ Cantu and I want to help you build a better brand.

Hi, I'm Russ Cantu.

I build stuff, better.

Growing up in the Silicon Valley and having been a part of the development and launch of multiple successful ventures has given me specific insight into what makes a person and company successful. For the past two decades, that is exactly what I have been doing: in the non-profit and for-profit spaces, in helping individuals and corporations share effective stories.

I started Catalyst.

I lead a team of trusted digital experts who specialize in growing churches through highly engaging brands and websites with top shelf coaching and consulting. We have grown 100% year over year for three years running and are forecasted to have our biggest year ever in 2020. I speak yearly at conferences, am a trusted partner with North Coast Training, and influence pastors weekly with highly engaged email list, sporting 55% open and 6% click-through rates.

"We’ve done some stuff with them ourselves and are really pleased with the work they do. We all know our website is the first thing anyone sees about our church and boy does it send a quick message." Larry Osborne at North Coast Church

I invest in people and products.

I invest in my digital community by providing top-shelf WordPress plugins like MessageWP for delivering sermons and NotesWP for taking sermon notes on any website. I also coach football and lacrosse and serve at North Coast Church. I mentor pastors, entrepreneurs, and small business owners who want to serve their audience the best they can. And along the way, I give out of my margin as a serial or angel investor.

How can I help?

In a world of over-saturated pitches, I have your best interests in mind. Whether you are a church looking for your next right step or an entrepreneur needing advice on your small business, I want to help. So drop what you are doing, take a deep breath, and don't stress; we've got this.