Three radio veterans have been hired to bolster the production team at Lemonada Media. According to InsideRadio, Steve Nelson has been tapped as Lemonada’s VP of Content & Production. Kyle Shiely has been hired as a Lead Producer following a five-year run at Minnesota Public Radio.
NPR veteran Rachel Neel is also joining Lemonada as Senior Director of New Content. According to Lemonada’s website, the network is women-run and focuses on sharing the unfiltered version of the human experience.
“We are thrilled to welcome these exceptionally talented industry leaders to our growing production team who will help Lemonada continue to scale our original weekly podcast programming and expand our mission to make life suck less,” said Lemonada co-founder and Chief Creative Officer Stephanie Wittels Wachs.
The company recently raised $8 million in Series A funding. The network currently has 20 podcasts, including ten series launched during the past year. They raised $1.38 million in 2020.
With a company mission to make life suck less, Cordova Kramer says that extends to Lemonada’s own workplace culture.
“In addition to having a skilled and diverse team, we are committed to prioritizing the well-being of our staff with benefits like seven weeks paid time off annually, including 2.5 weeks of company-wide time off to prevent burnout and foster creativity; parental leave that is inclusive of all genders, foster and adoption; full benefits and stock options for all full-time, permanent staff to date; as well as flex hours and flex location with co-working opportunities,” Wittels Wachs added.
