[1][2][3] He is an inaugural Playwright Fellow at Denver Center for the Performing Arts[1] as well as a lead organizer for TEDxBoulder—one of the largest global TEDx events.

[4][5] He is known for cross-disciplinary creativity[6][7][8] as well as for his upcoming musical, My Country, My Country[9][10][11][12] He is the great-great-grandson of venerated Congolese religious leader Simon Kimbangu, the great-grandson of statesman Charles Kisolokele, and a descendant of Kongo Empire prophet and leader Kimpa Vita[13] Weyi was born in Dallas, Texas, and grew up in Denver, Colorado; he is the son of immigrants.

[12][20] After completing his undergraduate education, Weyi moved to Thailand, where he lived and worked at a meditation and martial arts school.

[14] In 2019, Weyi was a featured storyteller of Denver's edition of the Empathy Museum, a travelling pop-up that encourages members of the public to walk in each other's shoes.

[30] The project was originally founded by artist Clare Patey, and Denver's edition was put on by the Biennial of the Americas, featuring stories from Suzi Q Smith, Mayor Michael B Hancock, and others.