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.

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