Welcome to my blog!

Hello everyone and welcome to Ry the Reptile Guy: gRYnd Tyme! This blog is about my road to entrepreneurship. The goal of this blog is to not only serve as a written journal of my journey for myself to look back at one day, but to serve as a source of motivation and inspiration for those who are also looking to chase their dreams! gRYnd Tyme is about putting in the work, and busting your ass to get what you want out of life. Instead of waiting for life to bring it to you (which may never happen). But before we get into the nitty gritty and get our hands dirty, I’ll start off with a little introduction.

Who is Ry the Reptile Guy?

My name is Ryan Glenn, also known as Ry the Reptile Guy. I am a reptile hobbyist, a husband and father of 3. I have been collecting and keeping reptiles for going on three years now. My entire life has consisted of one crazy pet after another. Growing up, my mother was always the person to rescue injured wildlife and rehabilitate it. From a young age, I learned to care for all living creatures. I can remember our first exotic pet was a Great Horned Owl we had named Webster. I was very young then but I can remember riding my bike down the driveway with that mean bastard on the handlebars. From there, my family and I have rescued 2 red tailed hawks, 2 red squirrels (actually were pretty awesome pets!), a fawn deer we named Buck and ending up donating to Broadbent Wildlife Sanctuary down in Breckinridge County, KY, and an Opossum. I fell in love with nature and all creatures. I have spent my entire life caring for animals. So now that you know a little bit about my past, let’s talk about the future!

The Road to the ReptiRanch

I know what you’re thinking. “What in the hell is the ReptiRanch?” The ReptiRanch is a fully interactive Reptile and Exotic Animal zoo that I own. ReptiRanch is a place where any average Joe can walk in the door and learn about a new species of animal, overcome fears, experience one-on-one the beauty of these magnificent animals, and have family-friendly fun. If you are thinking to yourself, “where is this at, I would love to visit!” The ReptiRanch is currently located directly between my ears. That’s right, it is still an idea. But thanks to the things I have learned along this journey, I can envision this place as if it already exists! The ReptiRanch is my ultimate goal. Of course owning a zoo is not something that comes very easily. There is a long road ahead of me!

What Am I Doing to get There?

As I said earlier, I have been in the hobby of keeping reptiles for going on three years now. I have a small collection that continues to grow as I can. I have 5 Ball Pythons, 2 Boa Constrictors, a Corn Snake, a Carpet Python, a Leopard Gecko, and a Savannah Monitor. I plan to continue growing my collection. My first goal to turn my hobby into a business is to offer a traveling reptile show for hire for corporate and private events. The reptile shows will not only be a source of income to fund my ultimate goal, but also an avenue to spread the knowledge and experience with people about these frequently misunderstood creatures. Another avenue I am preparing to take it breeding my ball Pythons and Boa Constrictors. Now, before everyone gets all pissed off and curses me “You’re extorting these creatures for money!” I want to share a few things. First of all, if you look up anyone who breeds reptiles for a living you will find that Ball Pythons have endless possibilities of looks and are absolutely beautiful no matter what you get. (I recommend Brian Barczyk, Brian Kusko, and Dav Kaufman on YouTube for family-friendly education about reptiles and breeding. I have provided links below!) There a re thousands and thousands of reptile breeders in this world, I’m only trying to get my slice of the pie in return for my slice of Heaven. I am also planning on increasing my social media influence via YouTube, podcast, and of course this blog! I also have a Facebook page, Instagram, and Twitter page (Links also below!) where you can see my animals and watch my journey via video and pictures.

What You Can Expect From Me!

While achieving my goals, my secondary goal is to motivate and inspire others to follow their dreams via social media influence. If you are to follow me, it is either because you have a dream of being your own boss, or you love animals. Either way, that’s fine with me! But for those who have dreams, I want to be here to offer encouragement, motivation, and inspiration! So I will share what I am learning, who I am listening to, what I am watching, what I am reading, and every single step I take on this journey. What is the difference between me doing so and the others who do this? All of the people that are notorious influences are already at the top of their game! They’ve done it, and they are already successful. Sure, they talk about what they did to get where they are, but you didn’t see it! Mainly because the tools available today were not available when they were walking this road. With me, I promise 100% honesty, 100% transparency, and 100% no bullshit. I’m not going to tell you “You’re not successful until you’re making millions!” I’ll be completely honest, I am starting at the bottom. ROCK BOTTOM! I live in a trailer park because of stupid things I have done and decisions I have made. But I am done being here. I am done living day-to-day clocking in, clocking out, going home, and being broke all of the time! So if you are in the same spot I am, take my hand. Buckle up, put your head down and PUSH! We are the new elite, we just don’t know it yet. So together, let’s rise and kick the shit out of this world! It’s grind time baby! Thank you so much for the support and I look forward to taking this journey with you!