Ep 11: SMALL-STARTS with Joan Westenberg - a podcast by ALTS Projects

from 2020-08-24T23:56:52

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Joan Westenberg is an award winning Australian PR director, contemporary writer, and creative. She is the founder of PR and communications firm Studio Self. 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.

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, a blog about creativity, culture and technology.

Joan is the creator of Transgenderinclusion.com, an open-source workplace inclusion hack, and the author of the book #DIY, a manifesto for indie creativity.

A few points in the chit-chat:

Newfound awareness of the distractions in everyday life
Observing mainstreaming in the technology ecosystem
Finding different outlets with your voice
Receiving criticism in the extreme
Creating a Self-care community and space for it in your life
How to/ When to/ Why to start an idea
The evolution of projects
Scaling at the expense of beauty
Give yourself permission to go ahead and make what you want to make
Diversity and inclusion priorities for people and companies
Reflecting on a year of sobriety
Creating a pathway for outsiders in tech to be able to enter the ecosystem
The value placed on creatives

Notes and Links:

Follow @joanwestenberg on Instagram and Twitter

Music by Gareth Leach Music by way of Bateman

Twitter: @ALTSProjects

Instagram: @altsprojects_

Hosted by Gaz Williams @gwilliamsALTS

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