GHLStarboys Wins a HighLevel 2026 Marketplace Award
GHLStarboys has been named an official HighLevel 2026 Marketplace Award winner. Our founder, Arham Abid, is listed by name on HighLevel's official LevelUp Awards page, and the recognition was presented on stage at LevelUp 2026, HighLevel's flagship event, held in Dallas, Texas in October 2026. This is not a badge we applied for or bought. HighLevel reviews its own platform data and decides who qualifies, which is exactly why the recognition means something.
What is the HighLevel Marketplace Award?
The HighLevel Marketplace Award recognizes the people and teams who build real value inside the HighLevel ecosystem: the developers, agencies and operators behind the apps, tools and growth that the community actually uses. The important part is how you get it. In HighLevel's own words, every award is "earned, not entered" (HighLevel LevelUp Awards). You do not fill in a form, nominate yourself or pay to be considered. HighLevel's team reviews account and platform activity against each award's criteria throughout the year, flags the accounts that qualify, and then invites those winners to be recognized. That makes it a performance award, not a popularity contest.
The Marketplace Awards are given across three categories, each pointed at a different kind of contribution.
| Award category | What it recognizes |
|---|---|
| Most Popular App | The marketplace apps with the most active installs across the community. |
| Top Revenue Generator | The developers driving the highest total payouts through the marketplace. |
| Community Champion | The builders shipping new public apps that reach real adoption and traction. |
Across all three, the common thread is the same: measurable results inside HighLevel, verified by HighLevel. Qualifiers are then invited to walk the stage at LevelUp each October, collect the award in person and take a photo with the platform's co-founders.
Where is GHLStarboys on the 2026 winners list?
You can check it yourself. On the official LevelUp Awards page, scroll to the Marketplace Awards section and open the 2026 Winners list. Arham Abid is listed there among the recognized builders. We are not asking anyone to take our word for it, and that is the point of writing this down: the claim is verifiable on HighLevel's own domain, not just on ours.
What is LevelUp, and why does the stage matter?
LevelUp is HighLevel's flagship annual conference, held each October in Dallas, Texas. The 2026 edition brought together more than 1,500 founders, agency owners and software builders from across the HighLevel world for several days of product launches, training and recognition. The awards are handed out on the main stage in front of that room, which is part of why qualifying matters. It is one thing to say you are good at HighLevel on your own website. It is another to be recognized for it, on record, at the event the entire ecosystem shows up to.
Why a HighLevel award matters when you choose who builds your CRM
Here is the honest problem for anyone hiring help with HighLevel. Thousands of people call themselves HighLevel experts. The badge is easy to claim and hard to verify, so most buyers end up choosing on a nice website and a confident sales call, then finding out months later whether the work holds up. An award that is earned on platform data rather than bought changes that calculation. It is third-party proof, from HighLevel itself, that the results are real. When you are about to hand someone your CRM, your funnels, your automations and the follow-up that your revenue depends on, that kind of proof is worth more than any promise. If you are still weighing up the platform itself, our take on whether GoHighLevel is worth it is a useful companion read.
Who is Arham Abid?
Arham Abid is the founder of GHLStarboys and Rozi Academy. He built GHLStarboys into a specialist HighLevel build and fulfillment team of more than 350 vetted experts who now serve over 1,200 agencies worldwide, handling the funnels, workflows, migrations and AI setups that agency owners do not have the time or the people to build themselves. The HighLevel 2026 Marketplace Award is the latest marker on that track record, and it sits alongside the team-building philosophy he is known for in the HighLevel community: hire the expertise first, then scale around it.
What this means for our clients
In practical terms, nothing about how we work changes, except that the proof behind it got louder. The same team that was quietly shipping results for agencies last month is now an officially recognized HighLevel award winner. If you already work with us, you now have one more thing to point to when a client asks who is actually behind their build. If you are considering us, you have a reason to trust the work before you have seen it. We have also been busy putting HighLevel's newest tools to work for clients, from the platform's AI Employee to everything else covered in our LevelUp 2026 recap, and the pricing behind it all in our GoHighLevel pricing 2026 guide.
If you want an award-winning team on your HighLevel account, the fastest way to start is a conversation. Book a free growth call and we will map out what your build actually needs. If you are setting up HighLevel for the first time, you can start with HighLevel here, and bring us in to do the heavy lifting. Either way, you are not experimenting with your CRM, you are handing it to a team HighLevel itself put on stage.
Disclosure: the HighLevel link above is an affiliate link. GHLStarboys may earn a commission if you sign up through it, at no extra cost to you. HighLevel is the provider of the platform.
Frequently asked questions
Did GHLStarboys win a HighLevel award?
Yes. GHLStarboys founder Arham Abid is listed as an official HighLevel 2026 Marketplace Award winner on HighLevel's LevelUp Awards page, and the award was presented on stage at LevelUp 2026 in Dallas, Texas.
What is the HighLevel Marketplace Award?
It is a recognition HighLevel gives to builders and developers for measurable results inside its ecosystem. It is earned, not entered: HighLevel reviews platform data against each award's criteria and selects qualifiers, rather than taking applications or payments to enter.
Where can I verify GHLStarboys on the winners list?
On HighLevel's official LevelUp Awards page at levelup.gohighlevel.com/awards. Open the Marketplace Awards section and the 2026 Winners list, where Arham Abid is named among the recognized builders.
When and where was LevelUp 2026?
LevelUp 2026 was held in October 2026 in Dallas, Texas, at the Hilton Anatole. It is HighLevel's flagship annual event and drew more than 1,500 founders, agency owners and software builders.
How do you win a HighLevel Marketplace Award?
You do not apply. HighLevel reviews account and platform activity against each award's criteria throughout the year, confirms the accounts that qualify, and invites those winners to be recognized at LevelUp. The Marketplace categories cover most active installs, top revenue generated and new public apps that reach real adoption.
Who is Arham Abid?
Arham Abid is the founder of GHLStarboys and Rozi Academy. He leads a team of more than 350 vetted HighLevel experts serving over 1,200 agencies worldwide, and he is an official HighLevel 2026 Marketplace Award winner.
How do I work with GHLStarboys?
Book a free growth call at ghlstarboys.com/growth-call and we will scope what your HighLevel account needs. Our team handles funnels, workflows, migrations, AI setup and ongoing fulfillment for agencies and businesses on HighLevel.
