With more than 25-years of experience in managing, consulting and recruitment, and as a managing director for other staffing firms, JoAnne Williams was inspired and motivated by her clients, colleagues, and family to open her own staffing business.  In January 2004, JoAnne was encouraged to place her reputation and her name on the door.   As a result, JoAnne Williams, Founder and CEO of JWilliams Staffing, owns the largest real estate staffing firm in the nation with corporate headquarters in Irvine, California; servicing over 24 major regions throughout California, Nevada, Arizona, Texas and Florida with franchises in Colorado, North Carolina and Georgia. JWilliams Staffing places more candidates in full-time positions than all other real estate staffing companies combined.

JoAnne Williams is a veteran of the home building, staffing and recruitment industries.  Including 10 years as Vice President for a publicly traded homebuilder. Her contributions are many and include: Past President and member of the Sales & Marketing Councils, instructor for segments of the National Association of Home Builders, guest lecturer for University of California, Irvine.  JoAnne was named to the 2000 Who’s Who in Builder and Developer magazine and she was the 2004 recipient of the Southern California BJ Stewart Women’s Achievement Award for her leadership, involvement and dedication to the building industry.  Since then, her company was named one of the “Best Companies to Work For” in the BIA/Orange County’s Tribute to Excellence Spotlight Awards and by the Orange County Business Journal. 

Jessica Cahill joined JWilliams Staffing in 2007 and brings unique educational and business experience to her position. Jessica is a licensed California Real Estate Broker, Certified Sales Professional and holds a bachelor's degree in Economics from California State University, Northridge and an associate's degree in Marketing and Product Development from FIDM in Los Angeles. She serves on the Board of Directors for the Sales and Marketing Council of Southern California, and is actively involved in Young Leaders Group of the Building Industry Associations of Southern California..

Lauren Beardsley is an experienced and successful Recruiting and Sales Professional with a focus on exceptional customer service.  Lauren’s extensive experience includes 10+ years in full service recruiting and relationship focused account management as well as 7+ years in the New Home Sales Industry.  Lauren was top Recruiter/Account Manager for a well-known National Recruiting firm resulting in promotion to Branch Manager.  Through her excellent mentoring and leadership skills, she built a team that was consistently ranked in in top 5% of all branch offices nationwide based on the number of candidates placed and job orders filled.  Lauren was also promoted to National Sales Trainer based on outstanding Recruiting and Marketing performance.

Within the New Home Sales Industry, Lauren successfully performed all aspects of new home sales and customer management for a top ranked home builder. Her excellent customer service and relationship building skills resulted in one third of sales from her referral base and consistently ranked in top 5% of JD Power survey results for customer satisfaction.  Lauren is a graduate of Pennsylvania State University with a BS degree in Marketing. Lauren’s combination of experience with full service recruiting and in the real estate industry has given her the tools and excellent customer service skills that make her the ideal person to help find you the perfect candidates.