Soul Sessions Jackson

Interior Designer Mary Sanders Ferriss is the principal and founder of Ferriss and Company, known for its work in culinary, corporate and residential interior projects. Ferriss’s work has taken her across the country for clients like Starwood Properties, Eat Here Brands and many others. Jackson native and artist Scott Allen owns A Plus Signs and Creative, a company specializing in large format, ha...

Geno Lee is the fourth-generation owner of the Big Apple Inn, an institution in Jackson’s Farish Street District. A purveyor of tamales, smokes and pig ear sandwiches, the restaurant has been a fixture in African American culture in the city. The Southern Foodways Alliance calls Lee the “great-grandson of a Mexican immigrant, son of a Freedom Rider and believer in Farish Street.” In this episode:...

This episode, hear from David Lewis, the City of Jackson's Deputy Director of Human & Cultural Services. A Mississippi State University graduate in architectural studies, Lewis earned his masters in Urban Planning at Jackson State University. Known for his work with The Greater Jackson Arts Council and numerous public art projects around the city, Lewis now brings direction to Thalia Mara Hall, Sm...

In this episode, hear from Rickey Thigpen, the President and CEO of Visit Jackson, the organization responsible for promoting the city as a tourist destination. In his thirty-plus years at Visit Jackson, Thigpen has seen it all, and, as the organization’s new leader, has big dreams for its future. In this episode: visitjackson.com | jxn.ms | campbellsdonuts.com