Patrick Lam
Optimizely
Sep 1, 2023
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Welcome 2023 Summer OMVPs!

Optimizely’s top-tier Most Valuable Professionals program honors 3 new OMVPs.


There's no greater way to end the week off than to announce the new OMVP members of Summer 2023. This round of applicants had many potential candidates, but three of them stood out from the rest and have proven themselves to be worthy of the OMVP title. Before I share the list of new members, here is a little about the OMVP program.

In 2007, EPiServer started a program called the Most Valuable Professionals (MVP) program as a 'thank you' to our most active mentors who lead the way for all other community members. These MVPs are nominated by others in the technical community as individuals who bring their experience in technology and business forward in the spirit of open exchange of knowledge and creativity. They willingly use the knowledge gained through their own successes and failures to accelerate the success of others. Once nominated, there is a selection process evaluating the candidate's engagement within the community, Optimizely project involvement, and other factors. When evaluations close, the new OMVP class is selected and receives exclusive status with Optimizely and its partners.

Becoming an OMVP gives these professionals access to additional exclusive benefits for their partners, and membership-only access to events, activities, and sneak peeks! Events including Local Developer Meetups, Roadshows, OMVP Summit/Retreat, Optimizely Connect, and more can be found on World. Look for more events this year!

As aforementioned, OMVPs are the main ambassadors for all Optimizely products as well as the main contributors in our Optimizely World and Slack communities, blogs, and forums. These individuals share and inspire others within the community to unlock digital potential. Let's salute our Fall class of OMVPs!

The New Optimizely MVPs


Andrea Goldstein
Senior Director of Digital Marketing
Verndale

Doug Yoder
Technical Director
Verndale

Polly Walton
Head of Experience Optimization
UNRVLD

Congratulations to the 2023 summer class of OMVPs! This group will enjoy benefits exclusive to them, including early access to new products & features, an audience with Optimizely leadership for feedback, and in-person parties/events and swag! Optimizely welcomes these amazing professionals to the prestigious OMVP group for the 16th year in a row. To see the rest of our incredible OMVPs please visit our OMVP page.

If you know someone who you think should be an OMVP, nominate them or send them the link to apply.

Sep 01, 2023

Comments

Surjit Bharath
Surjit Bharath Sep 1, 2023 08:52 PM

Congratulations and welcome!

Praful Jangid
Praful Jangid Sep 7, 2023 01:01 PM

Congrats and welcome to the group!!

Mark Stott
Mark Stott Sep 8, 2023 10:41 AM

Congratulations and welcome :)

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