Horizontal and Direct Collective partner to elevate customer voice and peer-led workforce insight

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Apr 10, 2026
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We're excited to announce a new partnership with Direct Collective, a peer-led community where workforce leaders connect, collaborate, and grow.

This partnership is focused on bringing customers closer to the conversations shaping workforce strategy and is grounded in a shared belief: the future of work is built by leaders learning from one another.

Through this partnership, we'll become the first staffing organization to formally partner with Direct Collective, signaling a commitment to deeper connection, collaboration, and real-world insight. 

Together, we are creating more opportunities for workforce leaders to connect directly, exchange what’s working, and influence how their programs evolve. This collaboration is designed to elevate the voice of customers and create more opportunities for leaders to learn from one another. 

Everything we do is centered around our customers and the outcomes they're driving. This is about creating space for our customers to connect with peers, share what's working, and play a more active role in shaping workforce strategy. – Jeff Seebinger, Regional Vice President, Horizontal Talent
Through Direct Collective’s peer-led model, our customers will engage in small group discussions and member-led conversations where ideas are shaped in real time, not after the fact. 
Direct Collective is built on the belief that the best insights come from leaders learning from each other. As our first staffing partner, Horizontal is setting the tone for how we work with trusted providers in this space. Jeff and the team consistently show up close to their customers and leaders in the space as a trusted resource across the workforce community. That's exactly the type of partner we want building this alongside us as we shape where these conversations go next. – Dustin Talley, Founder & Community Lead, Direct Collective
By showing up alongside our customers within this community, we are strengthening relationships, surfacing real-world insight, and enabling more informed, collective decision-making. 

 

About Horizontal Talent 

Horizontal is a minority-owned, global firm delivering workforce solutions across technology, marketing, creative, and business professional labor categories. We help businesses of all industries scale by connecting them with top talent, building expert teams, and delivering project solutions.

With a global presence in the U.S., India, Malaysia, the UK, UAE, Saudi Arabia and Australia, we provide flexible, people-powered and technology-driven solutions to drive business success.

About Direct Collective 

Direct Collective is a peer-led community where contingent workforce leaders across HR, procurement, and technology connect year-round, share what’s working, and strengthen their programs through real-world insight. 

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