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# Joan Westenberg - award winning Australian PR director, contemporary writer, and creative
- URL: https://katecarruthers.com/guest-joan-westenberg-award-winning-australian-pr-director-contemporary-writer-and-creative/
- Published: 2020-09-11T04:45:25.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-03T13:31:33.000Z
- Author: Kate Carruthers
- Tags: Diversity, podcast, trans rights, transgender, women, Writer, #wp, #Import 2026-10-03 23:30

This time on [Conversations with Annie & Kate](https://womenswork.me/conversations-with-annie-kate/?ref=katecarruthers.com) our guest is [Joan Westenberg](https://www.joanwestenberg.com/?ref=katecarruthers.com), she is an award winning Australian PR director, contemporary writer, and creative. Joan is also a staunch advocate for trans inclusion and runs a site called [Transgender Inclusion](https://www.transgenderinclusion.com/?ref=katecarruthers.com) that provides an open source tech focused transgender inclusion policy. We had a great discussion about evolving into an integrated human and overcoming life's challenges to become who you were truly meant to become.

> Joan Westenberg is an award winning Australian PR director, contemporary writer, and creative. She is the Director of Content at [Linktree](http://www.linktr.ee/?ref=katecarruthers.com) and the founder of PR and communications firm [Studio Self](http://www.thisisstudioself.com/?ref=katecarruthers.com). Her approach to messaging, communication and semiotics has built her reputation as a writer, and she has been named as one of the leading startup voices in Australia by SmartCompany.  
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> Her writing has appeared in The SF Chronicle, Wired, The AFR, The Observer, ABC, Junkee, SBS, Crikey and over 40+ publications. Her regular work can be found on [Pizza Party](http://www.hellopizzaparty.com/?ref=katecarruthers.com), a blog about creativity, culture and technology. Joan is the creator of [Transgenderinclusion.com](http://www.transgenderinclusion.com/?ref=katecarruthers.com), an open-source workplace inclusion hack, and the author of the book [#DIY](https://www.hellopizzaparty.com/diy-fuck-the-gatekeepers?ref=katecarruthers.com), a manifesto for indie creativity.