ABOUT
The Story
After Lupus caused her kidneys to fail, Jessica Goldman Foung refocused her life and work to study food, health, and the many ways they interact. In 2009, she started the blog Sodium Girl (www.sodiumgirl.com) and has written two cookbooks, Low-So Good (Chronicle Books 2016) and Sodium Girl’s Limitless Low-Sodium Cookbook (HMH 2012). Jessica is the leading, modern voice for low-sodium diets and a low-sodium lifestyle. She's an award-nominated writer, photographer, and recipe developer. And she works closely with several national brands and organizations to amplify health and wellness-focused campaigns and advocacy.
FEATURED WRITING
Portfolio of Work
BOOKS AND BLOG
Chronicle Books
Saveur Food Blog Nominee, 2012
National Kidney Foundation
Jessica has worked closely with the National Kidney Foundation since 2009 on recipe development, blog content, video production, and Instagram takeovers to promote low-sodium diets, patient advocacy, and healthy eating.
RESUME
Career Milestones
Dec 2010 to Present
PUBLISHED AUTHOR
Published Low-So Good Chronicle Books, July 2016. Published Sodium Girl’s Limitless Low-Sodium Cookbook HMH, February 2013. Worked directly with publishing house PR teams to create media pitches. Led all brand partnerships as well as all tour-related in-person and social media events.
Jan 2010 to Present
CONTRIBUTING WRITER, MEDIA AND MAGAZINES
Content contributor for food52.com, theKitchn.com, Edible San Francisco, Food Network, Cooking Light, HuffingtonPost.com, Ladies Home Journal, Better Homes & Gardens, San Francisco Chronicle, San Francisco Magazine, Arthritis Today, Living Without, and contract-based brand content.
March 2010 to June 2012
SAN FRANCISCO EDITOR DAILYCANDY.COM
Copywriter for DailyCandy.com across multiple channels, including Sponsored DailyCandy stories, DailyCandy Deals, and DailyCandy Kids.
July 2019 to Present
HEAD BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT & BRAND PARTNERSHIPS, CHRONICON
Led strategy and acquisition of brand partnerships and fiscal sponsors for the launch of the first ever conference for those living with chronic illness: Chronicon. Worked directly with the founder and team at healthline.com to secure over 20+ company sponsorships within a three month timeline.
