The most popular voice in marketing is betting on HighLevel as the AI platform built for companies left behind by the Fortune 500 AI boom
dallas, May 29, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — HighLevel, one of the fastest growing AI platforms serving small and medium-sized businesses, today announced a multi-year strategic partnership with Neil Patel, founder of NP Digital and one of the most widely followed voices in marketing and SMB growth.
This partnership reaches a tipping point in the AI economy. While Fortune 500 companies are spending billions of dollars deploying AI to reduce costs and increase power, America’s 36 million small businesses, which employ nearly half of the nation’s workforce, are increasingly priced out, overwhelmed and unable to compete. HighLevel is building an alternative. One platform with the tools you need to grow and scale your business, including AI, automation, CRM, and Google Business Profile embedded throughout your website.
“For years, HighLevel has been described as a fast-growing SaaS company,” says Neil Patel. “In 2026, it’s time for us to start calling them what they are: one of the most important AI transformation platforms serving and scaling small and medium-sized businesses today. AI competition shouldn’t be the privilege of Fortune 500 companies. It should be the great equalizer.”
Under the agreement, Patel and NP Digital will collaborate with HighLevel across its product and AI roadmap, including co-developed AI and SEO capabilities. Content and thought leadership centered around a new SMB-focused podcast with HighLevel as a founding sponsor. International expansion using NP Digital’s UK and Australian footprint. He also performed at HighLevel’s LevelUp event and the company’s Summer of AI initiative in August 2026.
What makes this partnership strong is that we share the same belief that AI should empower entrepreneurs, not disrupt them. Together, we are focused on building technology that helps agencies and small businesses grow faster, compete smarter, and operate at levels previously only possible for large companies. ”
Dedicated partnership hubs are currently live at: gohighlevel.com/neilpatel.
About high level:
HighLevel is an AI-powered business operating system built for agents, entrepreneurs, and operators who want to embed intelligence directly into their business operations. The platform unifies CRM, messaging, automation, and revenue workflows into one system that allows teams to create, build, and strategize with AI, and deploy AI agents to autonomously perform tasks. HighLevel helps businesses move faster, reduce complexity, and scale predictably in an AI-first economy by building intelligence into the operational foundation rather than adding it as a feature.
