7 speakers. 7 minutes.
Infinite inspiration.

Stand Up For Passion is a live storytelling event featuring seven people, seven minutes each, and seven stories of transformation. Stories of courage, reinvention, failure, discovery, and the passions that changed everything.

 
 
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What happens at an event

A person and a story

1

Seven speakers are chosen
Entrepreneurs, artists, refugees, executives, athletes: people from every walk of life.

2

Each one is coached by Arnaud Collery
Weeks of work to find the heart of their story and tell it honestly.

3

They take the stage for 7 minutes
No slides. Just a person and a story.

4

The audience stays
A Q&A and drinks, where speakers and audience meet.

10

years

20+

events

9

countries

1000s

of attendees

10 years

Ten years of real stories

Our anniversary edition took place in New York in 2024, sponsored by Axiom Space, with astronaut Thomas Pesquet among the speakers.

See past events →

Featured talk

Thomas Pesquet, “Keep Running”

“My 7-minute speech he helped me construct was much more powerful and engaging because of Arnaud.”
— Anne Koller, Corporate Wellness Trainer, San Francisco