Growing up in Fort Lauderdale Florida, Wayne Lyons II was driven to succeed in both academics and sports. He graduated from Dillard High school as the valedictorian with a 4.8 GPA and over 50 full ride football scholarship offers. Wayne chose to attend Stanford University where he studied Architectural Design and graduated in four years with a Bachelor’s of science and arts in the engineering department. He chose to utilize his fifth year of college eligibility and play football for the University of Michigan as a graduate transfer student. At the University of Michigan, He chose to pursue a master's degree in the school of social work. After only two years, he was able to graduate from the University of Michigan with a masters of social work degree. Wayne Lyons II have since then, created a nonprofit organization that focuses on mentoring and tutoring young students to enable them to become the best citizens and students possible. The name of the nonprofit is Empire For The Youth (EFTY). Wayne is currently traveling and networking to connect with companies, nonprofits and for profits, to build an alliance between all people working towards a positive goal to enhance and empower many communities across the globe.