Horizontal Digital recognized as Optimizely’s Rising Star Partner of the Year 2025

MINNEAPOLIS, MN – February 11, 2026 – Horizontal Digital, a leading connected experience consulting firm, has been recognized by Optimizely as the North America Rising Star Solution Partner of the Year as part of Optimizely’s 2025 Partner Awards. 

The annual Partner Awards program recognizes top-performing partners across Optimizely’s global network of more than 700 partners. This year, Optimizely honored partners across 11 categories, celebrating organizations that play a pivotal role in driving innovation, delivering measurable customer results, and advancing the broader digital experience ecosystem. 

The Rising Star Solution Partner of the Year award recognizes emerging partners that demonstrate exceptional growth, deep product expertise, and strong collaboration with Optimizely. Horizontal Digital was selected in recognition of its rapid momentum, technical excellence, and ability to help organizations unlock digital potential through results-driven digital experiences. 

"Horizontal didn’t wait for momentum — they created it, delivering immediate impact with ambition, execution, and a trajectory that’s impossible to ignore. I'm thrilled to continue to expand and reshape the DXP and Agentic landscape together," said Patrick West, VP of Strategic Growth at Optimizely.  

In 2025, Horizontal Digital has made significant strides in expanding its Optimizely practice—growing to 50+ certified Optimizely professionals and claiming a Diamond Partner status in under one year.  

“Over the past year, we’ve leaned deeply into our partnership while rapidly expanding our Optimizely practice,” said Ryan Noel, Head of Growth at Horizontal Digital. “Being named Optimizely’s Rising Star Partner of the Year reflects our commitment to delivering world-class DXP solutions and the trust our clients place in us. Together with Optimizely, we are already delivering meaningful value for enterprise marketing teams.” 

About Horizontal Digital

Horizontal Digital is an intelligent, connected experiences consultancy that builds exceptional website, mobile, ecommerce and portal experiences across the globe. We deliver on this promise by fusing every digital touchpoint with customer data from sales, service, eCommerce, and marketing programs we design and implement. These connected experiences create and continue conversations for customers across all departments and channels — empowering organizations to build stronger relationships with them in the process. Our unwavering focus on delivering meaningful digital experiences at every touchpoint has allowed us to successfully solve complex challenges for some of the world’s most recognizable brands.