Joan Westenberg launches PR and advertising firm Studio Self

May 13, 2020 5:13

Writer and creative director, Joan Westenberg, has opened public relations and advertising firm, Studio Self.

Westenberg said she is the first openly transgender woman in Australia to be running a PR and advertising agency. Studio Self is one of five firms globally that are run by transgender women, the agency said.

“Starting my own advertising and creative studio was one of the biggest risks I’ve ever taken. The data shows that 0.1% of creative agencies worldwide are owned and operated by women, and the number of firms run by transgender women globally is less than five,” she said.

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Zoe Wilkinson

Zoe Wilkinson was a reporter at Mumbrella and the producer of the Mumbrellacast from March 2019 to May 2021.

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