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Yves Morizot is the President of Stand 21, founded over 45 years ago in Dijon, France. Stand 21 is the world leader in head to toe, made-to-measure racing gear. Following the most stringent safety and medical standards, with over 150 employees, Stand 21 products are conceived, engineered, designed, and entirely hand crafted within their our own facilities. With a passion for safety Yves created Racing Goes Safer, Stand 21’s Safety Foundation, a non-profit organization with a primary purpose of promoting enhanced motorsport safety.
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SUCCESS MANTRA
“I spend my life to work on safety.”
CAREER CHALLENGE
Early in his career he had difficulties with a man who was his friend and someone he was sharing his manufacturing space with forcing him to move his company. Then there is a bank story about broken promises for a business loan.
AH-HA MOMENTS
Early in his career he met drivers including Alan Prost, Ayrton Senna, Nigel Mansell, and Nelson Piquet and shared with them his focus on safety. They all started wearing his suits and that provided his brand with great exposure as the safety company and not a marketing company.
FIRST SPECIAL RACE
An Alfa Romeo Giulietta 1300
BEST AUTOMOTIVE ADVICE
Never exceed your capacity.
GREAT RESOURCE
Stand 21 – www.stand21.com
PARTING ADVICE
If you are a good person with an open mind, you will have friends and if you have friends you will have a good life.
HOW TO LEARN MORE ABOUT YVES
Stand 21 – www.stand21.com
Stand 21 USA – www.stand21na.com
Racing Goes Safer – www.racinggoessafer.com
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