RISE 27 has four main stage slots, and they’re for business owners who would rather change what attendees do than simply fill the time.
What a RISE Stage Session Looks Like
RISE 27 runs April 8–9, 2027, in St. Louis, and it isn’t a conference where people sit and listen. The main stage has four slots, and every session follows the same shape:
- 50 minutes per session
- 40 minutes for your presentation, including time for questions
- 10 minutes of RISE Journal Free-Write time
- Free-Write after every session: attendees step away to write in their RISE Journal what your topic stirred up for them
- Placed by the RISE Committee: each session goes where it fits in the journey
Attendees move through the Five Movements to Become a Champion: Confrontation, Identity, Commitment, Trial, and Empowerment. That’s the arc of the whole event, not a menu to choose from, so you don’t pick a movement. The Committee places your session where it fits.
Deliver Your Message the RISE Way
Every stage session is delivered in the same spirit: direct, challenging, and activating. That means a talk built to make attendees confront, decide, or act, not a traditional lecture and not a sales pitch. Promotion stays to a minimum.
Because the Free-Write follows your session, you shape what happens in the journal. You bring two things:
- 3 to 5 key takeaways. Make them personal and challenging, not just informational. Ask yourself what attendees should still be wrestling with, pen in hand, after you finish speaking.
- One Free-Write prompt. An open-ended question for the journal. For example: “Where have you been settling for less than your standard?”
You’re not designing a talk. You’re designing what an owner writes down next.
What You Get Out of It
Your message gets acted on. The journal gives your idea a next step. Right after you speak, attendees write down what your topic stirred up for them and how they’ll act on it. Your talk doesn’t fade by Monday.
Your travel is covered. Flight and hotel are complimentary.
You get visibility. Speakers receive either a complimentary 1/4-page ad or a 1/2-page ad for the price of a 1/4-page ad in the RISE Journal, plus a lanyard advertisement. See how journal ads work in RISE 27 Sponsorship: Put Your Brand in the Moment Transformation Happens.
You keep the conversation going. Your own Champion Activation Table session can follow up your presentation, so the conversation continues up close.
You don’t need to sponsor. Sponsorship isn’t required to speak.
Who Should Apply
If you own a business and have a message that can change what people do, not just what they know, apply. The form asks how your session will challenge attendees to confront, decide, or act rather than simply inform them, so come ready to answer that.
Submissions are reviewed by the RISE Committee, and you’ll be notified by email. With four slots, submitting the form doesn’t guarantee a speaking slot.
Ready to apply?
- Apply to speak at RISE 27: Apply here
- Questions: clayton@h7network.com
- Event: RISE 27, April 8–9, 2027, St. Louis, Missouri
Clay Hicks
Founder & CEO, H7 Network
After 10,000 recorded one-to-one conversations, I built Connect, Serve, and Ask® — the relationship methodology behind ChampionOS™. My purpose is simple: lift others up, unite them, and take no credit for their success.
Find a group near you and see it in action.
