Category status · Live operating record

What's open. What's in motion. What's closed.

A live record of where every category stands for the talent Apex represents. We update it as conversations progress, and a category closes the moment a brand signs.

Open In discussion Closed Pre-excluded
Status
Open

Category is available for partnership conversations. No exclusive contract signed. CMO outreach welcomed.

Status
In discussion

An active conversation is underway with one or two brands. Nothing is signed, and the terms are still open.

Status
Closed

Partnership signed within this category. No competing brand will be considered for the duration of the contract.

The current categories

Eight tracked categories. Most still open.

The model

A category can be owned.

One brand holds it for the full term of the partnership, from signature to the last day of the contract.

How status moves

Open to signed in three to six months.

Apex never holds a category open by stalling a conversation. If a category is in discussion, it is in discussion with one or two brands at most, and any other interested brand is told exactly that. A brand that hears the category is taken can decide the same day instead of waiting months on a maybe.

"If your category shows Open here, it is open, and you can start a conversation today. If it shows In Discussion, someone is already at the table, but nothing is signed yet. Either way, you know where you stand."
Danny Schuurman · Founder, Apex Partnerships & Advisory
If your category is open

Begin with the first conversation.

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