NFL Super Bowl XLIX ChampionJ.D.M.S.Foster Youth Advocate

Where You Start Does Not Determine Where You Finish.

From 10 years in foster care and youth homelessness to NFL Super Bowl XLIX Champion and Juris Doctor. Brian E. Tyms is dedicated to empowering youth, athletes, and organizations to turn survival into their purpose.

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FOSTER CARE ADVOCATE

Super Bowl XLIX Champion

Juris Doctor (J.D.)

KEYNOTE SPEAKER

Brian's Story

Four Chapters. One Relentless Standard.

This isn't a highlight reel. Brian's story is a blueprint for anyone who was taught that their beginning is their ceiling.

01

Survival & Resilience

Ten years inside the foster care system and a season of youth homelessness taught Brian how to keep moving when stability was never guaranteed.

02

Peak Performance

From undrafted free agent to the NFL, and ultimately a Super Bowl XLIX Champion, built on daily preparation and refusing to be counted out.

03

ACADEMIC GROWTH

B.S. from Florida A&M University, M.S. from Saint Leo University, and a Juris Doctor from Cooley Law School.

04

Purpose & Advocacy

Legal candidate and foster youth advocate, translating lived experience into systems change and empowering the next generation.

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Lived proof. Shared with purpose.

A Story That Changes the Energy in the Room.

Brian does more than recount what he survived. He turns lived experience into a challenge audiences can carry forward—own your next step, define your why, and act with purpose.

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Programs

SAMPLE KEYNOTES & WORKSHOPS

Every program is tailored to the room , whether its youth, athletics, corporate, or policy, and structured to inspire measurable self-ownership.

Keynote A

From Potential to Professional

Turning dreams into practical daily steps. Attendees leave with a defined "why," a first executable action, and a language for personal ownership that outlasts the room.

Foster youthYouth-serving organizationsEducational groups
Keynote B

Beyond the Game: From Adversity to Opportunity

Resilience, identity beyond sport, and the discipline of daily preparation — built around one question every athlete eventually faces: who are you becoming beyond football? A candid framework for navigating career transition when the uniform comes off.

Professional & collegiate teamsAthletic departmentsCorporate leaders
Keynote C

Lived Experience as a System Catalyst

Bridging the gap between written policy and human reality, showing how lived expertise becomes the most credible engine for systemic change.

Child welfare agenciesLegal & advocacy conferencesPolicy leaders
Workshop Method

BRIAN'S 4-STEP ACTION METHOD

This is the foundation of every workshop; the framework that moves a room from motivated to accountable.

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Define a vision beyond present circumstances

Participants get specific about a future that is bigger than their current address, roster spot, or case file. The dream is written down, specific, and made for ownership.

  • Separate identity from circumstance
  • Write the vision in concrete language
  • Set a horizon: 1 year, 5 years, 10 years
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Featured Book

From Foster Kid to Football Star

The Brian Tyms Story is an unflinching account of ten years in foster care, youth homelessness, an undrafted road to the NFL, and the discipline that carried him to a Super Bowl ring, a Grey Cup Championshp and a law degree.

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For Event Organizers

Combine your keynote with a book signing experience for attendees — $15 per copy, with bulk ordering available for schools, teams, agencies, and conferences.

Meeting Planners

POPULAR KEYNOTE WORKSHOP TIERS

Clear formats and clear deliverables. Engagement fees are customized to the scope, audience, travel, and deliverables of your event. Fill out the booking form for a more detailed quote.

30 min

The NFL Opportunity & What Comes Next

A story-driven session designed around the reality of a tight team schedule: Brian's story, the four questions, and a closing conversation on opportunity, preparation, identity, and life beyond football.

  • Brian's story: foster care to the NFL and beyond
  • All four framework questions, condensed
  • Closing conversation: identity & what's next
60 min · Most requested

Beyond the Game: Preparing for the Season & Life Beyond Football

An expanded session with greater interaction, including preparation, leadership, education, business, and career development. This one is  built for a professional sports environment.

  • Everything in the 30-minute session
  • Deeper work on each of the four questions
  • Player discussion & Q&A
90 min

Beyond the Game: From Adversity to Opportunity — Full Community Experience

A complete youth or community experience, or a combined player-and-youth special event, ending in a closing commitment every participant has ownership over.

  • Everything in the 60-minute session
  • Career, education & opportunity resources
  • Closing commitment from every participant

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Book Brian For Your Event

Share your event details and Brian's team will follow up within two business days with availability, pricing, and a tailored program recommendation.

  • Custom program tailored to your audience
  • Pre-event planning call included
  • Optional book signing experience