The events planning business and the entertainment industry are part of a wide community that is an ecosystem in its own right with a web of interconnected parts. Each part of this ecosystem plays a critical role in the smooth operation of any one event.

After spending 20 plus years in the industry, two things have become quite obvious to us:

• Each event inevitably runs into some type of personnel issue before or during the event. Staff booked for the event can call in sick, show up late, and sometimes don't even call in or show up at all. This state of affairs places club owners and event promoters in a precarious position.
• There are experienced gig workers who are available and ready to jump in and cover any last-minute open shift. They can even do so with just a couple hours' notice. They just need a platform that could connect them with those available gigs.

That's where Apera comes in. We are the last minute staffing solutions in the nightlife/entertainment industry. We connect businesses with a last-minute crisis in personnel with on-demand gig workers in real time.