Work with the athlete. Directly.
Post a deal. Athletes near you who are open to brands see it in Leave, with your terms in plain words. They decide.
Three steps.
The athlete decides.
You say what you want and what you'll pay. Athletes nearby read it in Leave and answer in their own words. The money waits for the work.
- 01 · POST
Say what you want
Posts, a story, an appearance at your shop. Your amount. Leave checks each athlete's state rules.
- 02 · THEY DECIDE
Athletes reply
Nearby athletes open to brands read it in plain words and say yes, counter, or pass.
- 03 · PAY ON DELIVERY
Money waits for the work
Stripe holds your payment and releases it when the work is done. The athlete keeps 100%.
- VERIFIED BUSINESSES ONLY
- STATE RULES CHECKED
- PAYMENT HELD UNTIL DELIVERY
- NO PASSWORD
- BUDGET
A local shop has no marketing budget. Nothing up front: the deal amount plus a small fee, only when an athlete says yes.
- LOCAL
An athlete with a few thousand followers six blocks away moves more cheesesteaks than a celebrity across the country.
- DIRECT
The athlete answers, in their own words. No middleman in the thread.
- ONE PLACE
Post, pay, prove delivery, and get a receipt in one place. Stripe verifies your business, holds the payment and handles the athlete's 1099.
Public record and a rate. Nothing else.
Athletes choose to be seen. You see what they made public and the range they set for this kind of work. You never get a way to message them first.
WHAT A BUSINESS CAN AND CAN'T SEE
- Can see: Athletes who turned on "Open to brands" in Leave, inside your radius.
- Can see: Their public record: sport, school, class, public reach.
- Can see: The rate range the athlete set for this kind of work.
- Cannot see: Private strands, contracts, other deals, messages, or contact details.
- Cannot see: Anyone who never signed up for Leave. No pre-built profiles.
- Cannot see: Anyone under 13, ever. Athletes 13–17 appear only when a parent or guardian turned on "Open to brands" and the state allows high school NIL; a minor's payouts go to the guardian's Stripe account.
THE LINE · LEAVE IS NOT AN AGENT
- 01The business posts. The athlete decides. Leave shows each side the information.
- 02Leave never negotiates, represents, or arranges. Replies and counters are the athlete's own words.
- 03No direct messages from brands. Athletes reply to a post if they want to.
- 04Stripe verifies the business and holds the money until the work is delivered.
- 05Information, organized. The athlete decides.
Try it. Post a deal.
A working demo of Leave for Brands with a fictional cheesesteak shop and fictional athletes. Post a deal, watch replies come in, accept one, confirm the work and release the payment. Nothing leaves your browser.
Leave is software. It is not an athlete agent and does not negotiate, represent or arrange deals. Information, organized. The athlete decides.
Questions businesses ask
What is Leave for Brands?
Leave for Brands is a web portal where a local business posts a paid deal, such as social posts, a story, an appearance or a signing, for nearby athletes who have turned on "Open to brands" in Leave. Athletes read your terms in plain words and reply yes, counter or pass. It is not open to businesses yet; the demo on this page runs on fictional data.
What does it cost a business?
The athlete receives the full deal amount and keeps 100% of it. The business pays a small Leave fee on top, shown before you post and on every receipt. Nothing is charged up front: you fund a deal by card or bank transfer (ACH) only when you accept an athlete's reply.
Does Leave negotiate or find athletes for me?
No. Leave organizes information for each side and never negotiates, represents, arranges or brokers a deal. You post; athletes who opted in see it and decide. You cannot message athletes first. Replies and counters are the athlete's own words, and you choose which one to accept.
How does payment work?
You pay through Stripe, by card or ACH, when you accept a reply. Stripe holds the payment and releases it to the athlete when the work is delivered; Leave never holds the money. The athlete adds proof for each deliverable, you confirm it, and you release the payment. Payment releases 3 days after the last proof unless you flag a problem. Stripe also handles the athlete's 1099.
Which athletes see my post?
Only athletes who turned on "Open to brands" in Leave and are inside your radius. Athletes 13 to 17 appear only when a parent or guardian turned it on and the state allows high school NIL, and a minor's payouts go to the guardian's Stripe account. Nobody under 13 ever appears, and neither does anyone who never signed up for Leave. High school athletes never see deals in blocked categories: adult content, gambling, alcohol, tobacco and vaping, prescription drugs and weapons.
What rules do my deals have to follow?
Paid posts must carry a clear disclosure such as #ad; tags like "partner" or "collab" alone don't count, and both the business and the athlete are responsible under FTC rules. Pay can't depend on how an athlete plays. For Division I athletes, deals of $600 or more are reported to NIL Go within 5 business days and checked for a real business purpose and fair market value, so keep deliverables specific and the amount near the athlete's rate.
Information, organized. The athlete decides.
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