# Joya Subudhi

> Joya Subudhi is the Richmond-based founder and co-CEO of Wireside Communications, an independent technology PR and strategic communications agency established in 2004. Her career spans developer conferences, volunteer advocacy for IPv6 deployment, international agency ownership and a 2020 partnership with RJ Bardsley. In 2026, she was named an EmpowHER Award finalist and jointly recognized with Bardsley on PRovoke Media’s Innovator 25 Americas list.

- **Role:** Founder and Co-CEO at Wireside Communications®
- **Organizations:** Wireside Communications®, Subudhi Consulting Group, Inc., Foretec Seminars, Inc., Miller Consulting, North American IPv6 Task Force (historical PR adviser)
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** International Relations, Boston University, Saint Gertrude High School
- **Known for:** First recipient of the IPv6 Forum President Award for Public Relations for IPv6 Deployment, recognizing volunteer communications support; award year not independently established., Founder of Wireside Communications, established in 2004 before she turned 30., Joint honoree with RJ Bardsley on PRovoke Media’s 2026 Innovator 25 Americas list.

## Career timeline

- **1993** — Graduated from Saint Gertrude High School.
- **1997** — Completed studies at Boston University; her degree was in international relations.
- **1998** — Met future business partner RJ Bardsley while both were interns at Miller Consulting, according to Bardsley’s recollection.
- **2001** — Promoted the Ninth International Python Conference as a Foretec Seminars representative.
- **2004** — Founded the agency now known as Wireside Communications.
- **2013** — Wireside received Silver Small Agency of the Year in Bulldog Reporter’s Stars of PR Awards.
- **2017** — Featured as a business owner living in Germany in Saint Gertrude’s Tower magazine.
- **2020** — Formed a joint ownership partnership with RJ Bardsley.
- **2026** — Named an rvatech EmpowHER Award finalist and jointly recognized with Bardsley on Innovator 25 Americas.

## Achievements

- First recipient of the IPv6 Forum President Award for Public Relations for IPv6 Deployment, recognizing volunteer communications support; award year not independently established.
- Founder of Wireside Communications, established in 2004 before she turned 30.
- Joint honoree with RJ Bardsley on PRovoke Media’s 2026 Innovator 25 Americas list.
- Finalist for rvatech’s 2026 EmpowHER Award.
- Led Wireside alongside Bardsley during a period of roughly 200% growth over two years reported in April 2023; this was an agency-reported figure, without a specified financial metric.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — Wireside announced six new clients: Aria Networks, Ferveret, Salience Labs, NTT Transatel, Workspot and Xscape Photonics.
- **2026-07** — Wireside announced Subudhi and Bardsley’s joint inclusion in the 2026 Innovator 25 Americas list.
- **2026-04** — Wireside announced Subudhi’s EmpowHER Award finalist recognition.
- **2026-02** — Wireside announced inclusion on Ragan’s 2026 Top Places to Work in Communications list.

## Links

- Website: https://www.wireside.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/subudhi/

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Last updated: 2026-10-22