Tyrell grew up in the town of White Rock, near Vancouver, B.C. He was brought up in family that honored good morals, respect, and a positive attitude. In the seventh grade, he transferred to a small Christian private school for basketball. His high school basketball coach really stands out as having influenced his life by relating school and life values through successes and hardships on the court, emphasizing his development as paramount. He admires greatly his parents’ continual support of him and his brothers, and learned about the importance of a positive attitude for success from his father, who always told him: “if you tell yourself you can’t do something, it will never happen.” His mother taught him acceptance and respect for people of all walks of life because one can find good in every person and learn something from them. The most important issue in his life right now is being a leader in service to others by using the resources available to him to impact positively as many people as possible.