About Joyful Communications

We work with executive teams to make complex communication actually work.

We’ve cut our teeth making tough topics understandable to any audience. After a decade of successfully executing on client comms strategy, we’re now driving that same strategy for global clients in resources and consulting.

Come meet the team!

Sarah-Joy Pierce

Sarah-Joy Pierce advises executive teams on communications strategy, then implements it. No hand-waving. No strategy decks that gather dust. No wasting your time.

She’s spent a decade working with mining executives, engineers, government leaders, and industry CEOs – the people who need complex concepts translated without dumbing them down. Sarah-Joy leads two businesses: Joyful Communications and Strategic Mining Communications, both focusing on simplifying the complex and solving communication problems for specific audiences. 

Looking for technical qualifications? Sarah-Joy holds a Master of Business (Public Relations) and a Bachelor of Business/Bachelor of Professional Communication, plus an Engagement Institute Certificate in Engagement. She’s also a member of Communications and Public Relations Australia and the Engagement Institute (formerly IAP2).

Deb Wolhuter

Deb Wolhuter has a wealth of experience in writing and management across sectors as diverse as media, secondary and tertiary education, heavy industry and commerce. In every role of her career, Deb has become the ‘go-to’ person for wordsmithing, editing, proof reading. She’s always been known as the one who takes ideas and puts compelling words around them. 

Deb holds a Master of Management (International Business), gained while working with offshore educational partners to establish Australian quality-assured programs.

Devon Lyon

Devon Lyon is an experienced marketing professional with a background in digital marketing, branding, copywriting and website development. She is part of the team at Joyful Communications and also works as a lecturer in communications. Devon has worked as a content creator, digital marketing specialist, brand manager and marketing manager. Her clients range from dentists and optometrists to engineers and start-up product companies. Devon’s specialty is finding clever ways to present information that helps your audience ‘catch the vision’ and want to get on board.

Devon holds a Master of Human Resource Management and a Bachelor of Business Marketing – so she is officially qualified to understand people and sell them things! At present Devon is enjoying the mix of being on the ground with clients, and then bringing this experience into the classroom with her university students.

We might be small, but we’re well-connected

The Joyful Communications team take our profession seriously. We’ve always invested in training and being a part of the wider community of copywriters and communications professionals. Here’s a snapshot of some of the organisations we’re involved with:

The Clever Copywriting School Logo
SEO Success Certified Logo

How we make the *magic* happen

We believe:

  • Strategy without execution is useless.
  • Execution without strategy is expensive.
  • Complex doesn’t have to mean complicated.
  • Regional businesses can compete nationally.
  • Comms people should be at the table when decisions are made, not told about them afterwards.

We work with businesses who:

  • Value frank advice over flattery.
  • Want strategic thinking AND practical implementation.
  • Understand communication impacts business outcomes.
  • Are ready to invest properly in getting it right.

And a note on our location…

We’re based in regional Queensland. We work globally.

Our location is an advantage:

  • You don’t pay any inflated Sydney agency overheads.
  • You get our deep (lived) understanding of regional and industry business challenges.
  • We’re available when your team needs us, not stuck in traffic.
  • We travel to capital cities regularly.
  • We’re available on Zoom constantly.

Location matters less than capability.

Values that guide our day-to-day.

Loyalty

We are committed and dependable. If we’ve promised a deadline, we’ll meet it.

Respect

We’ll always be welcoming and treat clients with kindness. And as a sign of respect, we’ll tell you when something’s not right.

Justice

We solve problems. And nothing makes us happier than when we can help tell your story, so you can get the results you deserve.

Joy (obviously)

We want you to be happy when we’ve done our job right. And if we bring a smile to your face along the way, that’s awesome too!

Contact

Let’s simplify your business communications. 

We work with businesses all over the world – from Rockhampton to Brisbane, Mackay to Melbourne, and with global clients from the USA to the UK.

We’ll call you

You can also call us

0431 556 640 for Sarah-Joy

sj@joyfulcommunications.com.au

Or, you can keep in touch via social media…

Facebook @joyfulcommunications
Instagram @joyfulcomms
LinkedIn – Sarah-Joy Pierce