Averaging 15+ years in Recruiting and 20+ years in Sales and Sales Management, our team brings valuable experience and a vast network.
Price Williams
Price Williams has over 20 years of experience in the Search Industry with Williams Tison. He has successfully matched thousands of sales executives with many of the high-tech industry's most successful companies and hiring executives during that time. Prior to Williams Tison, Mr. Williams spent five years with Lanier Worldwide Incorporated as a Sales Leader. Mr. Williams earned his bachelor's degree from the University of Richmond and now resides in Purcellville, VA, `with his wife and three children.
703-737-3692 (w)
703-402-6730 (c)
brig tison sr
As Co-Founder at Williams Tison, Brig Tison brings energy, enthusiasm, business maturity, and more than 18 years of Executive Sales experience to Williams Tison. Brig holds a BS Degree in Marketing from Western Carolina University. Brig has had a flourishing career in Sales and Recruiting and has trained and developed many successful sales representatives across the United States. He held positions in Sales, Sales Management and District Management with Lanier Worldwide in Savannah, Denver, and Tallahassee. Brig opened Lanier's Richmond, VA office, taking it from a startup to over $10 Million in sales in six years, and twice winning Lanier's District Manager of the Year Award in the United States. His next assignment was as Regional Director of Parametric Technology, a Product Lifecycle Management / PLM Solutions leader. He headed the Washington, DC — Mid-Atlantic Region. Brig resides with his wife in Tybee Island, GA.
703-628-6337
mark lione
Originally from Connecticut, Mark Lione is a graduate of the University of Richmond with a bachelor's degree in Business Administration. Mark began his sales career at Lanier Worldwide. As a successful salesperson in Northern Virginia and Virginia Beach, Mark was promoted to manage Lanier's sales training program for the Northeast region. Prior to joining Williams Tison in 2000, Mark was a Senior Account Executive for AppNet/Commerce One. He now lives in Lansdowne, VA, with his wife and two children.
571-238-3780 (c)
tom daeschner
Tom has been with Williams Tison for over 16 years and has been recruiting/hiring for more than 25 years. He began his career with Lanier Worldwide Inc. in Baltimore and eventually was promoted to Wilmington, DE, Winston Salem, NC, and back to Wilmington, DE, where he ran one of the largest and most profitable Districts in the country. Before joining Williams Tison, Tom was VP of Sales for a technology company in Northern Virginia. He earned his BS from the University of Maryland and currently resides in Purcellville, VA, with his wife and three children.
703-554-4800
Veronica murphy
Veronica Murphy joined Williams Tison in 2007 and has placed candidates in Sales/Account Management, Marketing, Sales Engineering, and Finance roles ranging from entry-level to Executive Management in both startups and publicly traded companies. Prior to joining Williams Tison, Veronica worked in the financial services sector for over 20 years. Her career in sales and sales management spans Compliance, Private Banking, and Personal Trust with Thomson Financial, Institutional Shareholder Services, and Citibank, among others. Veronica's industry experience, coupled with her successful sales experience and management expertise, enable her to discern nuances affecting a client's specific situation and recruit culturally compatible, results-oriented individuals who meet her clients' stringent demands. She graduated from Auburn University with a BS in Finance and attended The American University for her MBA in Finance.
301-253-3433(w)
240-994-0793 (c)
adam cochran
Adam Cochran joined Williams Tison in 2007 after a successful career in Sales Management. Throughout his career, Adam has been successful in building and developing technology sales teams and sales professionals. Since joining Williams Tison as a Principal, Adam has placed hundreds of Sales and Sales Engineers across the country. Before Williams Tison, Adam served as Sales Director for Cybertrust and was responsible for commercial and Federal Security sales throughout North and South America. Prior to joining Cybertrust, Adam served as Sales Director for PSINet and Cogent Communications and was responsible for North American Sales of IP, Managed Hosting Services, and Security sales. A native of PA, he graduated from Clarion University of Pennsylvania and was a member of their nationally ranked NCAA Division I wrestling team. He currently resides in Chantilly, VA, with his wife and three children, and is actively involved in youth baseball and wrestling.
703-342-6216
paul javornik
Paul Javornik has been involved in recruiting and hiring for the last 25 years. He began his career with Lanier Worldwide in 1990 in Greenville, South Carolina. He held numerous positions with Lanier, including District Manager in one of the largest districts with Lanier in North Dallas. He has lived in Ohio, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Tennessee and now resides in McKinney, Texas, with his wife. Both of his children have graduated from college and have started their careers. Paul has a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He has a proven sales and management track record in his 17+ years with Lanier Worldwide (Ricoh USA), and he is in his 14th year with Williams Tison, LLC.
972-517-6196 (w)
214-236-8300 (c)
brig tison jr
Originally from the Washington, DC area, Brig Jr. is a graduate of George Mason University, where he competed at a Division I level for the GMU Baseball team. Brig began his career in the technology world in 2013, selling software solutions for four years before joining his father on the Executive Recruiting side. Brig Jr. has spent over five years now successfully sourcing and placing top-level Enterprise Sales and Sales Leadership talent within early to mid-staged Software and SaaS companies. He currently resides in Austin, TX, with his wife, Monica.
703-963-6345
linwood Whitener
Linwood Whitener is a motivated Senior Executive with an astute business maturity recognized for outstanding bottom-line results in a series of complex business building and troubleshooting missions. Linwood has had a 20+ year career in Sales, Recruiting, Training and Development, and Business Development across the United States and Canada. He has held positions in Sales, Sales Management and District Management with Lanier Worldwide in Toronto, Ont., Richmond/Va. Beach, VA, Albuquerque, NM, and Dallas/Ft Worth, TX. Linwood has also been a VP of Sales for both the first and second lines of management. He lives with his wife and son in Arlington, TX.
817-343-5962
anthony montefusco
Anthony Montefusco brings over five years of Sales and recruiting experience to Williams Tison. Originally from New Jersey, Anthony played baseball at George Mason University. After a couple of years in professional baseball, Williams Tison placed him at a Marketing and Big Data Analytics startup in the DC area. Anthony spent three years there and worked his way up from a BDR to Account Executive. After that, Anthony joined Williams Tison and has spent the last two years with the company. Anthony has lived in Washington DC, Boston, and Seattle and currently resides in Houston, TX, with his fiancé.
609-668-9376
george klein
George Klein brings over 35 years of successful sales and district sales management experience to Williams Tison. He has been involved in the recruiting, hiring, and development of sales executives for that same time. The majority of George's career was with Lanier Worldwide (now Ricoh USA, Inc.), where he held positions of leadership for several of the corporation's multi-million-dollar sales districts in the Southern U.S. In addition to seeing sales executives in his employ promoted to positions of higher responsibility, George's most notable accomplishments were taking two of the company's historically deficient sales districts and transforming them into profitable and award-winning operations. Because of his track record of building long-term sustainable sales and sales management teams, George was an accomplished and decorated district manager and a repeat recipient of Lanier Worldwide's "Manager of the Year" award. Along with his sales-related responsibilities, he also served as a member of Lanier's Corporate Ethics Team. He has a BS Degree in Management from the University of New Orleans. George and his wife reside in Kenner, LA, a suburb of New Orleans.
504-473-0700
Kimberly Shelton
Originally from Orange County, California, Kim Shelton attended Sonoma State University, majoring in Communications. Kim has over 10+ years of experience leading sales teams in emerging tech in Silicon Valley. Kim has an abundance of contacts and knowledge of the Bay Area marketplace, having lived and networked in the sales community there for years. She is experienced in leading sales teams in both publicly traded firms as well as smaller startups. This firsthand knowledge makes her invaluable when searching for top sales talent
714- 404-9470
joe Allen
Joe Allen is a sales and recruiting veteran with over 15 years of experience in the LegalTech sector providing software and services to law firms and corporations. He has held various sales and sales management positions at organizations ranging from startups to multi billion dollar corporations. In addition to LegalTech, Joe has managed teams and territories in the telecommunications and IT recruiting industries. Joe is a graduate of Radford University with a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration. Joe resides in Tampa, Florida with his wife and three children.
571-379-6580
CHET WILLIAMS
Chet Williams has been a national sales and marketing recruiter for over 11 years. He began his career in retail operations and eventually was the Vice President of Operations at Reality Furniture. While at Randstad he was a Sales and Marketing Practice Director of a team that annually did 1 million in revenue. Chet has a bachelor’s degree from Western Maryland College in Communications where has also played football. His wife Sue is a Senior Director with Novitas Solutions, and his two children Taylor and CJ are very successful professionals. The Williams family resides in Cockeysville. MD.
chet@williamstison.com
443-721-3282
Alec sheridan
Alec Sheridan is a native of Long Island, New York where he still lives today. Upon graduation from High School, Alec enlisted in the United States Marine Corps where he would spend the next 7+ years. While in the Marines, Alec served as an infantry section leader throughout 2 deployments in Afghanistan. He would go on to serve as a formal instructor, teaching interpersonal communication and engagement skills at the Marine Advisor Course located in Virginia Beach, before he would deploy again as an Advisor to the Jordanian Armed Forces. Alec’s experience in the Marines taught him to be personable, dedicated, and mission-oriented. After leaving the military in 2020, he moved back to Long Island where he attended Hofstra University. Alec enjoys physical and mentally challenging hobbies. In his spare time, he is a firefighter and enjoys running, working out, surfing, and ice hockey.
alec@williamstison.com
516-280-0027