FULLER HISTORY

FOUR DECADES

Ryan Fuller: Exploring Life Through Creativity, Challenges, and Simple Joys.

Ryan Fuller of McCoy and OPKIX riding on the Navajo Reservation

Ryan at age 39, riding across the Navajo Reservation with dog, Thomas. Photo by Erin Fuller, circa 2019

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  • Heritage 1861 - 1948

    My family story, told in How the World Moves by Peter Nabokov, begins with my great-great-great-grandfather, Edward Proctor Hunt, whose journey reflects our heritage of resilience and cultural preservation through storytelling.

  • Early Struggles & Resilience

    Growing up, I faced challenges like dyslexia and stress-induced blindness. With a father who left when I was two and an often-absent mother, I learned to navigate a turbulent childhood. These struggles shaped my resilience, determination, and creativity.

  • Paths of Discovery

    These were years of movement and discovery—skateboarding to mountaineering, creativity to exploration. I found my passion for filmmaking, photography, and snowboarding while traveling to places like Alaska, Tahiti, and Peru. At 18, during a brief stint in college, I met my wife of 25 years Erin, the start of a lifelong love.

  • The Mastery Years

    A time of learning, refining, and building. From filmmaking to product design, branding, and technology, I honed my skills, built high-valuation companies, and led impactful projects—not for recognition, but to create, innovate, and prepare for what’s next.

  • A Legacy of Learning

    From the preservation of my Acoma heritage, which sparked my sense of adventure and creativity, to building products and technology, my journey has always been about knowledge. Now, with McCoy, we’re creating the world’s largest learning game—ensuring everyone has access to education to shape their future and achieve their dreams

HERITAGE & LEGACY

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Sky City, the birthplace of Day Break (Edward Proctor Hunt), marks the earliest documented beginning of our Indian family’s story.

It wasn’t until adulthood that I truly understood the legacy of my family and the seed of early Indian culture planted in me as a child. Over the past decade, I’ve explored how our family’s modern journey began and how the choices of my great-great-great-grandfather, Edward Proctor Hunt (Day Break), continue to shape my own path today.

Two Worlds

Robert Griffing’s painting Warriors captures the deep kinship between the tribe and Scottish Plainsmen.

If ancestry has proven anything, it’s that Americans often come from many cultural backgrounds. For me, I am equal parts Acoma and Scottish, two lineages deeply rooted in resilience, storytelling, and a profound connection to the land. From the Acoma oral traditions passed down by my ancestor, Edward Proctor Hunt (Day Break), to the enduring Highland spirit of my Scottish lineage, both sides of my heritage have valued history, honor, and the preservation of knowledge—shaping not just where I come from, but who I am today.

No Worse for Wear.

  • Father Left

    Certain moments in childhood shape us—some more than others. For me, it was when my father left when I was two years old. Nearly 40 years passed before we reconnected. I never held resentment, never complained—I simply lived without, always wondering what could have been.

  • Blindness

    Growing up, I faced challenges like dyslexia and stress-induced blindness. With a father who left when I was two and an often-absent mother, I learned to navigate a turbulent childhood. These struggles shaped my resilience, determination, and creativity.

  • Brother's Alcoholism

    When I was nine, my brother Ricky was kicked out for alcoholism. I gave him $60 before they locked him out forever. I never saw him again. It shattered my trust in family—until I met my wife, who restored it.