Our Mission
Great business outcomes through purpose-driven communications.
AWL is founded on the belief that shared leadership creates strength.
Shared leadership is our business model, how we approach the world, and how we help our clients tackle every problem they face. True, in-this-together-partnership. It’s what your customers want. And it’s how we operate. We bring a stack of chairs with us to every table.
We lift as we lead.
Your team, and their ability to succeed, grow, lead and gain recognition for their work is important to us. We live by our values. Honesty. Service. Inclusion. Tenacity. Goodness. Humor. We look for ways to help businesses thrive by leaving every team better than we found it. We nurture the skills and experience that boost morale and create strong cultures.
Our Values
Honesty
We do more than tell the truth, we engage in the hard conversations with empathy and a focus on solving our clients’ biggest problems.
Humor
We don’t take ourselves too seriously to know that a belly laugh makes hard things doable, and if you’re doing great work, it should be great fun.
Inclusion
We celebrate and create a safe space for different experiences and points of view, because they drive better solutions.
Service
Out in front or leading from behind, we are generous with our time, expertise and resources to leave every client and team – and the world – better than we found it.
Goodness
Gracious, we love bringing the goodness, going above and beyond to exceed expectations, and helping our clients do their best work.
Tenacity
Communicating through change takes guts and heart. We don’t wait to be told what to do, we search for solutions, and we never give up.
Our Team
Our team is made up of creative, strategic thinkers who get to know our clients and their business to develop strategies and solutions that fit—and have fun doing it!
Founder & CEO
Founder & COO
Director, Communications & OCM
Justin Zeigler
Strategic Communications Consultant
Manager, Communications and OCM
Manager, Communications and OCM
AWL gives back, every day, all year long.
We believe investing in women feeds families, strengthens communities, and fuels business success. As women leaders who have benefited from the mentorship, sponsorship and expertise of formidable women throughout our careers, we believe our success must be shared with women coming up. We provide pro bono mentorship to individuals and teams, and donate 5% of all profits to organizations helping women ascend to leadership positions. During the COVID-19 pandemic, we expanded our giveback program to help address a 400% increase in need for those experiencing homelessness and hunger in our local Washington, DC community.