Tyler's Story

Tyler's Story

Part One: The Night on Meme’s Patio 

On a warm fall evening in 2014 Tyler finally muttered out the words “yes I am” when his grandma asked the question “are you gay?” and experienced the liberation & freedom of coming out. 

Those three words “yes I am” unleashed another level of authenticity that up until that night on the patio Tyler had never experienced before. Stepping powerfully into his most authentic version of himself for the very first time. 

Shortly after in 2015 Tyler embarked on an epic journey when he relocated from Texas to Chicago to pursue his dreams of filmmaking. That move to Chicago opened up more freedom as Tyler was finally in a safe environment to really explore his new identity as an out and proud gay man. 

Fast forward a few years later and Tyler had just graduated college with a Bachelor's degree in Documentary Filmmaking. Like most newly minted grads with a film degree Tyler found himself landing a mediocre job in corporate America. This was the beginning of Tyler’s next chapter. 

Part Two: The Coaching Years

It wasn’t long into Tyler’s corporate career that he knew his life was meant for something BIGGER. He knew life had to be more than just working a 9-5, waiting for Friday and then spending the weekend blacking out and trying to forget how miserable life is. 

Well the universe was definitely listening to Tyler’s plea’s because out of the blue Tyler had a transformational conversation with a coworker who introduced Tyler to the world of coaching. And thus began the now 6 year love affair with coaching. 

Tyler began his coaching journey in 2018 studying at the Health Coach Institute where he received a dual certification in health and life coaching. What Tyler wasn’t prepared for was his second coming out moment. Yes in 2018 Tyler came out again…this time he was coming out as a coach & completely taking on a new identity. 

Over the last several years Tyler has been sharpening his coaching skills and has now had the privilege of coaching over 1,000 clients. 

Part Three: 2024 -The Year of Being a Speaker. 

After celebrating his 5th year as a coach in 2023 Tyler embarked on a personal quest in 2024 to just BE. At the beginning of 2024 Tyler asked himself “who do I want to be this year?” and the first thing that popped into his mind was a professional speaker. So Tyler set out to be a speaker. In May of 2024 Tyler competed at SpeakerSlam (North America’s Largest Inspirational Speaking Competition) where he took home 1st place with his award winning speech “Coming Out & Coming In” 

In the speech Tyler said “Not everyone gets to experience the liberation of coming out like I did that night on Meme’s patio but everyone in this audience has the opportunity to find freedom by choosing to come into yourself… For in being true to yourself, you’ll find the ultimate freedom, the freedom to be unapologetically, beautifully you.” 

Since delivering that speech Tyler has really been thinking deeply about the concept of “coming out.” What really is “coming out” and why is this beautifully liberating experience only reserved for the LGBTQ+ community?

Part Four: The Ah-Ha Moment That Changed Everything

In the months following his Speaker Slam win Tyler contemplated the concept of coming out and came to a conclusion that most people are in some proverbial closet, hiding something away from the world. Which leads Tyler to question “What is your closet?”

Is there a part of you that you’re holding back due to fear or judgment? 

Do you have a dream that lives within you that you’ve never shared with anyone else? 

Do you have a desire to radically change your life but you’re worried about what other people will think? 

If you answered yes to any of these questions you’re currently living inside a closet and it's time to change that!

Part Five: The Mission

Imagine how great your life could be if you allowed your dreams to come out? Or you allowed your most authentic self to come out? It’s sad but many people are living a closeted life, pretending to be happy, pretending to be okay with their situations when in reality they want something different. They are yearning to “get out” of their current life and into something completely new.  

And that has become Tyler’s mission - To break you out of whatever closet you find yourself currently trapped in that’s holding you back from achieving the life of your dreams. Life is too short to live it inside a closet. It’s time that everyone gets to experience the liberation of coming out. 

So here’s one final question for you: are you ready to come out & create an aligned life where you can finally be 100% unapologetically you?