L. Wayne Smalls

L. Wayne Smalls is an Amazon Best Selling author from Baltimore, Maryland who retired from the United States Army at the rank of Major. His military career has consisted of 22 years of active duty service, with over 25 years of service overall. During his time in the military, he traveled the world and has seen and witnessed many great and wonderful things. Also while in the military, he received several degrees of higher learning, including an Associate's Degree in General Studies from Northwestern State University, a Bachelor's Degree in Business Management from the University of Maryland, and a Master's Degree in Business Administration from Webster University. He is currently attending Capella University to earn a Doctoral Degree in Business Administration with a specialization in leadership.

Wayne has embarked on a new career as a writer, motivational speaker and life coach. He has a passion for helping people, especially young men. Wayne cares a great deal about the welfare of our youth and works very hard to share his life experience and knowledge with them in an effort to guide them onto a positive path. He focuses a lot of attention on mentoring young men, as he sees them as future leaders. He strongly believes that molding powerful young men will make great strides towards eliminating some of the tragedies that have affected our communities in recent times.

Wayne is a steward of positivity and motivation. He believes that anyone and everyone can reach their full potential in life if they believe in themselves. He understands that believing in yourself is only the beginning of a longer process. There also must be purpose, direction, and motivation that accompanies the desire to succeed. Wayne wants to help as many people as he can to reach their goals and dreams. He realizes that everyone needs to understand leadership and how it can play a huge part in succeess, no matter where they are in life.