Chris Ferrell, CEO

Chris Ferrell founded SouthComm, Inc., in the fall of 2007 as a company purposed to develop and acquire Southeastern niche media properties. In less than two years, SouthComm has acquired NashvillePost.com, Business Tennessee magazine, Music Row Magazine, The City Paper, Medical News Papers, Inc., and Louisville, Ky.'s alt-weekly, LEO. Ferrell also conceived and launched Her Nashville, Middle Tennessee's only women's publication.

In addition to the family of publications, SouthComm, Inc., also operates SouthComm Publishing, a custom publishing and map company that serves the largest customer base of chambers of commerce in the country.

Prior to founding SouthComm, Inc., Ferrell, who holds a B.A. from Furman University and a M.Div. from Vanderbilt Divinity School, served as publisher of the Nashville Scene, Middle Tennessee's only alternative newsweekly.

In addition to his professional career, Ferrell has always been active in the community. In 1995 he was elected to the first of two terms served on Nashville’s Metropolitan Council. While a Councilman At-Large, he was best known for his work launching the city’s affordable housing initiative and for advocating for the expansion of Nashville’s anti-discrimination ordinance.

Ferrell maintains his involvement in community and volunteer efforts by serving as a board member of the Nashville State Tech Community College Foundation and the Baptist Healing Trust. He is a member of Glendale Baptist Church and the Downtown Rotary Club. Most weekends you'll find Ferrell coaching youth soccer or basketball teams.

Ferrell and his wife, Molly, have three children: sons, Jackson and Patrick, and daughter, Walden.