# Jessica Cordova Kramer

> Jessica Cordova Kramer is the Minneapolis-based co-founder and board member of Lemonada Media, where she served as CEO through the end of 2025. A former Wall Street lawyer and education nonprofit professional, she became the founding executive producer of Pod Save the People in 2017 and co-founded Lemonada with Stephanie Wittels Wachs in 2019. During her tenure, the company expanded into books, launched more than 80 shows with her co-founder, and completed a majority-stake transaction with PodX.

- **Role:** Co-founder and board member at Lemonada Media
- **Organizations:** Lemonada Media, Crooked Media, Teach For America, Teach For All, Green Card Voices, Teach For Italy
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** Theater degree, New York University, Law degree, Georgetown University Law Center
- **Known for:** Co-founded Lemonada Media in 2019 and served as CEO through 2025., Founding executive producer of Pod Save the People., Helped build Lemonada to more than 80 launched shows with co-founder Stephanie Wittels Wachs by December 2025.

## Career timeline

- **2000** — Completed undergraduate studies at New York University; her degree was in theater.
- **2003** — Completed law school at Georgetown; served as editor-in-chief of the American Criminal Law Review.
- **Before 2017** — Worked as a Wall Street lawyer, including pro bono refugee cases, and spent more than a decade working for Teach For America and Teach For All.
- **2016** — Became a founding board member of Teach For Italy; her LinkedIn profile also records a Green Card Voices board chair tenure beginning in December 2016.
- **2017** — Became the founding executive producer of Crooked Media’s Pod Save the People with DeRay Mckesson.
- **2019** — Co-founded Lemonada Media with Stephanie Wittels Wachs; Last Day was the flagship launch.
- **2021** — Lemonada brought advertising sales in-house, according to her December 2024 interview.
- **2023** — Lemonada’s Wiser Than Me with Julia Louis-Dreyfus was named Apple Podcasts Show of the Year.
- **2024** — Lemonada announced its Lemonada Books imprint and co-development partnership with Gallery Books.
- **2025** — Lemonada completed a majority-stake transaction with PodX. Cordova Kramer transitioned out of the CEO role at year-end while remaining a board member.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Lemonada Media in 2019 and served as CEO through 2025.
- Founding executive producer of Pod Save the People.
- Helped build Lemonada to more than 80 launched shows with co-founder Stephanie Wittels Wachs by December 2025.
- Executive producer associated with Wiser Than Me with Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Apple Podcasts’ 2023 Show of the Year.
- Led Lemonada’s strategic integration into PodX following the 2025 majority-stake transaction.
- Named among The Hollywood Reporter’s Most Powerful People in Podcasting in 2024.
- Served as a founding judge for the Signal Awards.

## Latest updates

- **2025-12** — Lemonada announced her year-end transition from CEO to continued board service, with Stephanie Wittels Wachs succeeding her as CEO.
- **2025-05** — PodX announced its majority-stake acquisition of Lemonada; the December leadership announcement subsequently confirmed completion.

## Links

- Website: https://lemonadamedia.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessicacordovakramer
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/JJCordovaK
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jessicacordovakramer/

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Last updated: 2026-10-20