Jessica Cordova Kramer is an American media producer and entrepreneur. She is CEO the podcast company
Lemonada Media, which she cofounded with
Stephanie Wittels Wachs.[1] Kramer is also executive producer for many of Lemonada's podcasts, including Last Day, Everything Happens with Kate Bowler, and Wiser Than Me with
Julia Louis-Dreyfus. Kramer was also the founding executive producer of the podcast Pod Save the People, from
Crooked Media.[2]
In 2017, Kramer became the executive producer for the successful
Crooked Media podcast Pod Save the People,[5] which is hosted by activist
DeRay McKesson with
Kaya Henderson, Myles Johnson and De'Ara Balenger.[6] In her role as executive producer, Kramer won several industry awards including 3 Webby Awards for Best News & Politics Podcast. [7][8]
Lemonada Media
Kramer is the CEO of podcast company
Lemonada Media, which she co-founded with
Stephanie Wittels Wachs.[1] Kramer met Wachs after hearing her interviewed on the podcast Terrible, Thanks for Asking, where Wachs talked about losing her younger brother, the comedian
Harris Wittels, to a heroin overdose.[9][1] Kramer also lost her younger brother to an accidental opioid overdose.[10]
Kramer sent Wachs an email, inviting her to be a guest on Pod Save the People, where Kramer was executive producer.[11] Wittels Wachs initially declined. A few months later, the two met on a call. They decided to collaborate on the podcast Last Day. Last Day covers the opioid crisis, from a personal perspective. It's hosted by Wachs. [1] The show premiered in October 2019. Kramer and Waches simultaneously launched the company Lemonada Media.[9][12] As of 2023, Lemonada has launched more than 40 podcasts.[13]
In her role as executive producer, Kramer has earned numerous podcast industry awards, including 3
Webby Awards for Being Trans / Being Golden ,[14] the Webby Award for Best Health, Wellness & Lifestyle podcast for In the Bubble,[15] 3 Webby honors for Last Day[16][17] and the Apple Best Podcast of the Year for Wiser than Me with Julia Louis-Dreyfus.[18]