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Léon Van der Struik

Captain · DISC type DS
Minor Entrepreneurship at De Noorderlingen
📍 Assen, Drenthe, Netherlands

Léon Van der Struik is the CEO and Founder of the AI-driven advertising platform Apex One, and also serves as the Director of Partnerships at Alpha Digital. He specializes in scaling businesses using AI-powered marketing and B2B sales automation. Colleagues describe him as direct, relaxed, and professional, with a talent for making ad campaigns smarter and more effective.

Fueled by a strong passion for sales and an entrepreneurial family background, Léon is deeply motivated by business growth and innovation. This drive led him to launch his own company while still completing his commercial economics degree at Hanze, combining academic knowledge with real-world application from an early stage in his career.

Unique fact: Léon founded his AI marketing company, Apex One, as a student entrepreneur during the "Boost Your Business" minor at De Noorderlingen.

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Experience
2 Years
Current Role
Minor Entrepreneurship
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Assen, Drenthe, Netherlands
Personality Overview

How Léon shows up

Planner & Achiever
Decisive But Calm
Long-Term Thinker

Reading between the lines and seeing beyond your words comes naturally to them. They might take some time to make their mind up but once they do, they don't change it easily. They exhibit a rare combination of being result-oriented but patient at the same time.

Priorities

Topics Léon cares about

AI-Powered Advertising
As the founder of Apex One, he is focused on using AI to automate ad creation, optimize campaigns, and maximize ROI for businesses across multiple online platforms.
B2B Sales Automation
In his role at Alpha Digital, he leads strategic relationships and helps commercial teams build scalable outbound pipelines through AI-driven outreach and personalized engagement.
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Career

Work history

9-2025
Minor Entrepreneurship
De Noorderlingen
9-2024
CEO/Founder
Apex One
7-2024
Director of Partnerships
Alpha Digital
2-2024 - 7-2024
Junior Sales
Alpha Digital
In the press

Media appearances

Meet Our Team - Alpha Digital. Featured in Alpha Digital (company website)
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Education
8-2022 - 7-2026
Bachelor
Hanze
8-2017 - 5-2022
Hoger algemeen voortgezet onderwijs (havo)
Dr. Nassau College Quintus
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

D

Dominance (D)

Dominance (D) reflects how goal and task oriented a person is, and their ability to accomplish results irrespective of how demanding the circumstances might be. Those scoring high tend to be motivated by winning, competition, and success.

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