Kari Ferrell is a producer, writer, speaker, activist, and creator. Her work is centered around incarceration and the justice system, mental health, adoption, and other human rights issues she feels passionately about.

Kari's memoir, YOU’LL NEVER BELIEVE ME: A Life of Lies, Second Tries, and Other Things I Should Only Tell My Therapistreceived a rave review from the New York Times (also featured on the cover of the New York Times Book Review), a starred review from Publishers Weekly, and was named a Goodreads Readers’ Most Anticipated Book of 2025. She is developing a scripted television program with  Warner Brothers Discovery and Mindy Kaling’s Kaling International, and has other upcoming television projects.

Kari’s production company, Without Wax, is dedicated to uplifting and telling other WOC’s stories, across a variety of mediums. Every project that she works on is done with the mission of moving the needle toward a more compassionate society. She enjoys the work she does with Second Chance Studios, Books Through Bars, Black & Pink, and other advocacy/mutual aid groups.