Using variable, outside if statement

I have a problem, with a variable that's declared inside an if statement, and i can't use that variable inside another if statement.

This is the first if statement.

if(isset($_POST['submit']))
{
    $name = $_POST['name'];    

    sleep(1);
    echo "some text";

    ?>

This is the second if statement. And this is the one, where i want to use the $name variable

<?php
    exit();
}
if(isset($_POST['submit1']))
{

    echo $name;
    sleep(1);
    $pass1 = $_POST['pass1'];
    $pass2 = $_POST['pass2'];
    $email = $_POST['email'];


    $userq = "INSERT INTO game_user (name, email, password) VALUES ('$name', '$email', '$pass1')";
    $result = mysqli_query($mysqli,$userq);

}
?>

Any help is appreciated :)

EDIT: Here's the full code as requested :)

<?php
$name = '';
  if(isset($_POST['submit']))
      {
      $name = $_POST['name'];    

      sleep(1);
      echo "Vi mangler lige lidt mere information, før $name kommer på vingerne";

      ?>

      <script>
      $(document).ready(function(){

      document.getElementById("newbox").style.height = "600px";
         $("input").show();
              $("sweg").show();


         });
      </script>
      <form method="post">

      <input name="pass1" type="password" class="feedback-tand" placeholder="Password" /><br/><br/>
        <input name="pass2" type="password" class="feedback-tand" placeholder="Gentag password" /><br/><br/>
        <input name="email" type="text" class="feedback-tand" placeholder="Email" /><br/><br/>

        <input name="submit1" type="submit" value="OPRET!" id="submit1"/>


      </form>
   <?php

               exit();  
}      
      if(isset($_POST['submit1']))
      {

echo $name;
              sleep(1);
        $pass1 = $_POST['pass1'];
        $pass2 = $_POST['pass2'];
        $email = $_POST['email'];


                        $userq = "INSERT INTO game_user (firma, email, password) VALUES ('$name', '$email', '$pass1')";
                        $result = mysqli_query($mysqli,$userq);






        } 
?>




<form method="post">

<div class="newcomp">
 <input name="name" type="text" class="feedback-tand" placeholder="Airline navn (Dette kan ikke skiftes senere!)" id="tidsrum" />
</div>

<input name="submit" type="submit" value="OPRET!" />


</form>

Also note this code is purely for experimenting.