EVRY1 is built on one simple belief: every person has a story worth hearing.
Every day, we pass people whose lives we know almost nothing about. We don’t know what they’ve survived, what makes them laugh, who they’ve loved or what they’ve lost. We don’t know the ridiculous decisions they’ve made, the things they’re proud of or the things they’re still figuring out.
EVRY1 exists to hear some of them.
Our vision is a world where we are more curious about the people around us, where stories aren’t reserved for celebrities, public figures or extraordinary lives, where ordinary people are given the space to be heard, and where listening to someone else’s life helps us understand one another a little better.
To create spaces where people share something true, others listen deeply, and human experiences that might otherwise remain unseen are given somewhere to live.
A great story is never more important than the person trusting us with it.
We listen to understand lives different from our own.
Stories don’t need perfect endings, polished speakers or manufactured lessons.
Giving someone our full attention is one of the simplest ways we can recognise their humanity.
The stage, and the room around it, should feel open to people from different lives, backgrounds and experiences.
Long before EVRY1, I discovered something I couldn’t quite explain: I loved what happened when one person could walk into a room of strangers and make them feel something together.
Strangely enough, I first found that feeling as a teenage professional wrestler.
Years later, I found it again through So, What’s Your Story? Brisbane, a live storytelling series I created and hosted across 35 events between 2015 and 2020.
But somewhere along the way, I started thinking about all the stories we never hear.
We pass people every day knowing almost nothing about what they’ve survived, loved, lost, discovered, fought for or become.
Meanwhile, more and more of our understanding of each other comes through screens, feeds and fragments.
EVRY1 exists because I think we need the opposite.
A place to stop and listen and give someone the proper respect their story deserves.
And maybe, for a little while, to experience the world through somebody else’s eyes.
Because I believe every person has a story worth hearing.
Sam Sciacca
Founder, Creative Director, EVRY1
Sam Sciacca is the founder of EVRY1, leading its creative direction, live experiences and storyteller development.
Before launching EVRY1, Sam created and hosted So, What’s Your Story? Brisbane, producing 35 live storytelling events between 2015 and 2020 and working with people from vastly different backgrounds to bring their experiences to the stage.
Through EVRY1, he now works directly with storytellers to find the thread within their experiences, develop their stories and create live environments where those stories receive the attention they deserve.
His work is driven by a simple idea:
Every person has a story worth hearing.
Daniel leads commercial partnerships for EVRY1, connecting the platform with organisations that want to align with authentic storytelling and stronger communities.
The people on the EVRY1 stage aren’t celebrities. They’re parents, teachers, business owners, students, tradies, health professionals, retirees and neighbours.
