You Don’t Rise to the Occasion.
You Rise to Your New Standard.
RISE: The Champion Experience is a transformational 2-day immersive environment designed to challenge, refine, and activate leaders, entrepreneurs, and growth-minded individuals to live at a higher standard.
This is not a traditional conference.
This is where Champions are built.
Rise to Discipline. Take Action. Create Momentum.
10330 Natural Bridge Rd, St. Louis, MO 63134 • April 8 & 9, 2027
Presented By Apex Champion Institute and H7 Network
Most People Don’t Lack Potential.
They Lack a Standard.
They:
- Start strong but don’t stay consistent
- Know what to do but don’t execute
- Talk about growth but avoid discipline
- Drift instead of lead
- Settle instead of rise
Over time, they become a version of themselves they were never meant to become.
RISE exists to change that.
RISE Is Not a Conference.
It’s a Designed Transformation Experience.
At RISE, you will:
- Confront where you’ve lowered your standards
- Redefine your identity as a Champion
- Build practical discipline and execution
- Engage in meaningful conversations and activation
- Create immediate action plans
- Leave with clarity, responsibility, and direction
This is not passive learning.
This is active transformation.
The RISE Journey
Every Champion’s journey follows a path.
At RISE: The Champion Experience, you’ll move through five transformational movements designed to challenge your thinking, strengthen your leadership, and activate lasting change.
Face the truth about where you’ve been settling.
Define who you are and the standard you’ll live by.
Choose the leader you’re committed to becoming.
Put your commitment into action through challenge and experience.
Leave equipped to lead with Discipline. Action. Momentum.
This isn’t a conference agenda. It’s the journey every participant will experience as they rise to a higher standard.
Most Events Deliver Information.
RISE Delivers Transformation.
Most conferences focus on:
- motivation
- networking
- content consumption
RISE is intentionally built to create:
- identity shifts
- emotional breakthroughs
- practical activation
- leadership growth
- real accountability
At RISE:
- attendees participate
- table leaders activate
- speakers challenge
- conversations matter
- decisions are made
You won’t leave inspired for a day.
You’ll leave challenged to live differently.
The Experience
Your Experience Includes
4 Main Stage Speakers
Focused on:
- Confrontation
- Identity
- Discipline
- Legacy & Leadership
Champion Activation Tables
Interactive mastermind and implementation sessions designed to create:
- reflection
- clarity
- strategy
- action
The Champion Marketplace
Connect with aligned businesses, partners, sponsors, and organizations committed to growth and leadership.
Guided Reflection & Journaling
This experience is intentionally designed to help attendees process, decide, and activate.
Real Conversations & Relationships
No surface-level networking.
No transactional interactions.
This is relationship-centered leadership development.
Who This Is For
RISE Is For People Ready To Rise.
This experience is for:
- entrepreneurs
- business leaders
- growth-minded professionals
- coaches
- faith-driven leaders
- individuals pursuing purpose and impact
People who:
- know they are capable of more
- are tired of inconsistency
- want accountability
- want meaningful relationships
- want practical execution
- are ready to lead at a higher level
RISE Is NOT For:
- passive attendees
- people looking for entertainment
- surface-level networking
- those unwilling to be challenged
- people who want inspiration without action
What You’ll Walk Away With
After RISE, You Will Leave With:
- A clearly defined Champion Identity
- A higher personal standard
- Greater clarity and discipline
- Practical action plans
- Meaningful relationships and connections
- Leadership activation
- Increased confidence and responsibility
- A network of prospective Champions committed to growth
Speakers
4 Stage Speakers.
Multiple Champion Table Leaders.
One Unified Mission.
Every speaker at RISE is aligned to one purpose:
Helping people rise to the Standard of a Champion.
Speakers to be announced soon.
Partners & Sponsors
Become a RISE Partner
We are not selling booth space.
We are inviting aligned organizations to become part of a movement focused on building Champions.
Partner Level — Champion Partner — $3,000
Silver, Gold, & Platinum level’s benefits PLUS:
- Reserved partner table
- Brand alignment within the RISE environment
- High-level networking opportunities
- Visibility throughout the event
- Access to leaders and decision-makers
- Flexible payment options available
Sponsorship Levels
Platinum Sponsor — $1,999
Silver and Gold level’s benefits PLUS the following:
- 10 minute presentation and 5 minutes of Q and A during lunch on either day
- Presentation requires approval 10 days in advance of the Conference
Gold Sponsor — $999
Silver level’s benefits PLUS the following:
- A full PR H7 Marketing Package:
- A customized interview with Clay Hicks video produced (you’ll receive a copy of the original), with your input, about your business that will be part of the conference.
- Social Media posts about your business leading up to the event
Silver Sponsor — $499
All sponsorship levels include:
- Vendor Table
- Recognition as an event sponsor multiple times during the conference
- Featured in final email communications
- Mentions on H7’s Facebook and LinkedIn pages.
Optional Sponsorship Opportunities
- Breakfast Sponsor Thursday or Friday Morning: 3 avail for each day ($250.00 each). Table topper will say sponsored by and have the company logo’s.
- Lunch Sponsor: 4 available for $250.00 each.
- Marketplace Coffee/Snack Sponsor for Break: $300 (3 available) their logo at the coffee area.
- Meal sponsors shall have their logo prominently displayed on a table topper noted as “Sponsored By” as well as on the Sponsorship Reel.
- Lanyard Sponsor: $250.00 logo on lanyard. Logo on Sponsorship Reel.
- Swag Bag Program — $200 + item costs
Why Align With RISE?
Your organization will:
- increase brand visibility
- build authentic relationships
- engage directly with leaders and entrepreneurs
- connect with growth-minded attendees
- position your brand within a transformational leadership movement
This is more than exposure.
This is alignment with impact.
The Standard Is Not Something You Learn.
It’s Something You Live.
The question is:
Will you continue living at your current standard…
or rise to the one you know you’re called to?
RISE: The Champion Experience 2027
Presented by Apex Champion Institute and H7 Network
10330 Natural Bridge Rd, St. Louis, MO 63134 • April 8 & 9, 2027
Questions?
- Donna Schomer — donna.s@h7network.com
- Angel Hicks — angel@h7network.com
- Clay Hicks — clayton@h7network.com