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Awards & recognition.
The receipts.

A full record of awards, press features, podcast appearances, and industry recognition for Adam Palmer and AutomateScale. Updated quarterly.

★ Industry awards

Awards.

★ 2025 · GHL HALL OF FAME
GoHighLevel Hall of Fame Inductee
Inducted at the 2025 GHL Summit. One of 12 inductees that year, from a global pool of 80,000+ certified partners.
★ 2024 · UPWORK
Upwork Expert-Vetted · Top 1%
Earned through Upwork's internal vetting process. Less than 1% of all freelancers globally qualify.
2023 · MARKETING AUTOMATION
Top 50 Marketing Automation Consultants
Listed by Search Engine Journal in their inaugural ranking of independent automation consultants.
2023 · AGENCY MAVERICKS
Agency Mavericks "Outlier of the Year"
For pioneering the agent-layer approach in B2B funnel architecture.
★ Press features

Press.

Forbes Contributor · 2024-26
"The end of the SDR economy"
Adam's contributor column for Forbes on autonomous follow-up reshaping B2B sales orgs.
Featured · article URL available on request
Search Engine Journal · 2025
"The agent-funnel arbitrage"
Featured deep-dive on the AutomateScale methodology and why most "AI-powered" agencies aren't.
Featured · article URL available on request
MarketingProfs · 2024
"Anatomy of a $1M funnel"
Long-form methodology breakdown of the Scale System™ pillars.
Featured · article URL available on request
The GHL Insider · 2024
"Why Adam Palmer is the agency the agencies hire"
Profile piece on AutomateScale's positioning in the GHL ecosystem.
Featured · article URL available on request
Authority Daily · 2024
"Top-rated freelancer in marketing & automation"
Adam's freelance-to-agency journey profile.
Featured · article URL available on request
Upwork Community · 2024
"Upwork Saved My Life — Path to Agency"
Upwork's official feature on Adam's journey from freelancer to agency founder.
Featured · ★ Read the book on Amazon →
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Podcast appearances · 47 total

Selected podcast features.

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AI Builders · Ep 142
Why agents kill SDR teams · 84K downloads
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Founder's Field Guide · Ep 88
From freelance to systems · 47K downloads
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The GHL Insider · Ep 67
Anatomy of a $1M funnel · 32K downloads
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Agency Hour · Ep 203
The agent layer · 28K downloads
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SaaS Founders Live · Ep 51
Trial-to-paid agents · 22K downloads
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RevOps Weekly · Ep 38
Attribution at the agent layer · 18K downloads
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★★★★★

"It is a pleasure to work with Adam! We will hire him one more time in the nearest future. Thanks for valuable ideas :)"

Growth-hacking specialist with product manager background. USA · 0.8h·2020 · Upwork verified →
★★★★★

"It is a pleasure to work with Adam! We will hire him one more time in the nearest future. Thanks for valuable ideas :)"

Growth-hacking specialist with product manager background. USA · 0.8h·2020·Upwork verified → · Upwork ✓
★★★★★

"Adam was very helpful and made time to discuss my project on short notice. He clearly knows his stuff and provided useful insights. I'd recommend working with him."

60 minute consultation · 2024·Upwork verified → · Upwork ✓
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