Jennifer Recio Lebedev, creator of English with Jennifer, transitioned from classroom teacher to YouTuber in 2007, attracting over 1M subscribers by 2022.
Jennifer Recio Lebedev has 25+ years of teaching experience. Her early career included classroom instruction in Moscow and Boston as well as teacher training and program administration. Online since 2007, she offers live instruction and creates digital content. She is a frequent conference presenter and was on Pearson's writing teams for Vocabulary Power and Next Generation Grammar, for which she also served as the video Grammar Coach. Jennifer’s blog for teachers launched in 2008 and was recognized with an EDDIE Award in 2010. In November 2022, Jennifer published a collection of personal reflections entitled Being a YouTuber: One Creator’s Bumpy Road to 1M Subscribers. Cambridge Veritas featured her in a 2024 article, 5 Trailblazing Women Who Revolutionised the ESL Industry. She has recently embarked on a speaking journey focused on building a healthy learner mindset.