Meet Our Leadership Team

Bill is responsible for overall leadership and direction of the company, including strategy and operations. Prior to joining AWL in 2008, Bill was the President and CEO of Surgient, a leading data-center virtualization management software company. Previously, Bill held Senior Vice President roles at Vignette, a publicly traded developer of content management software and he founded several software companies, including Wallop, Datis Corp. and Mozart Systems. He also held sales positions at Oracle and other Silicon Valley technology companies. Bill holds a bachelor’s of engineering degree from Dartmouth College and an M.B.A. from the Haas School of Business at the University of California at Berkeley.

Erik Josowitz and his team are responsible for conceiving, developing and operating our Customer Acquisition as a Service (CAaS) platform and data systems. Our platform is the brain and central nervous system of the business. Prior to joining AWL in 2008, Erik served as Vice President of Marketing at Surgient, a leading data-center virtualization management software company. Before Surgient, he served as Vice President of Product Marketing at SoloMio, a mobile telecommunications software company and Vice President of Product Marketing and later Vice President of Corporate Strategy at Vignette. He holds a Bachelor of Architecture degree from the University of Texas at Austin.

Jessica Leirer and her team are responsible for all consumer marketing activities, across all insurance verticals and utilizing online and offline channels and methods. They engage consumers and convert them into leads, clicks and calls through the AWL CAaS platform. Prior to joining AWL in 2011, Jessica was an analyst at 360Partners, an Austin-based, ROI-focused search engine marketing agency, where she worked with lead generation customers. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in business and a Bachelor of Arts degree in philosophy from Washington University in St. Louis.

Kristie Douglas and her team are responsible for our Contact Center, HR and Administration functions. The Contact Center team makes sure that our 7 day-a-week operation with 600+ employees runs efficiently and effectively, while the HR and Administration teams oversee all employee facing processes and needs. Kristie joined the AWL team in 2009. She earned her bachelor’s degree in elementary education from Millersville University in Pennsylvania.

J.R. Attick is the leader of our fast-growing insurance distribution business unit, the AWL Insurance Agency. This team is largely made up of licensed insurance agents who sell our carrier partners’ policies to the preferred Property/Casualty and Medicare insurance product markets. In addition, J.R. is responsible for leading our strategic business development team which is focused on turning our vast data assets into products and services that enhance customer acquisition efforts across multiple industries. Prior to joining AWL in 2008, J.R. held several Business Market Sales Operations positions at Qwest Communications/Century Link. He holds a BBA in Marketing from the McCombs School of Business at the University of Texas.