Lemonada Media was born in 2019 out of one simple goal: to make the hard stuff a little easier. Creating content that reflected an unfiltered version of humanity evolved into something bigger: a mission to make life suck less. What started as an indie podcast network cofounded by Jessica Cordova Kramer and Stephanie Wittels Wachs has grown into one of the top podcast publishers in the country, now part of PodX Group, a leading international podcast company.
Lemonada has built a reputation for working with voices that have true cultural relevance. We launched Wiser Than Me with Julia Louis-Dreyfus, which spent 29 consecutive days at #1 on Apple Podcasts and was named Apple's 2023 Show of the Year. We created the audio reality™ genre with BEING Studios. We've debuted series that hit #1 overall at launch — Blind Plea, Fail Better with David Duchovny, The Pink House with Sam Smith — and have been recognized with Gracie and Webby awards for shows like Last Day, Believe Her, Choice Words with Samantha Bee, and BEING Trans. In 2023, we announced Lemonada Books, a co-development imprint with Gallery Books, a division of Simon & Schuster.
Our greatest strength is developing fresh ideas from the ground up with both leading and emerging talent. Everything is handled under one roof and in-house — production, distribution, monetization, and audience growth — allowing us to work holistically through every step of the creative process.
We make shows about real life. They're funny, they're emotional, they're the kind of thing you send to your best friend at midnight with zero context. That's the goal. That's always been the goal.
Lemonada is led by CEO Stephanie Wittels Wachs and is headquartered wherever the Wi-Fi is strongest.
