The Keri Croft Show

Send us Fan Mail I’ve been following Ali Prato for a long time—so having her on the show was a full circle moment. Ali is the host of Infertile AF and co-founder of Fertility Rally, and she’s been one of the loudest, realest, and most compassionate voices in the infertility space since 2019. In this episode, she shares her own journey with secondary infertility, miscarriage, and IVF—and how she tu...

Send us Fan Mail You know it’s gonna be a good one when Amy Nelson is in the building—and this month’s Ask Amy is no exception. We dive into the chaos of summer mom life, building a business with limited time, how to actually create content that works and doesn’t suck up your soul, and why you don’t need to be an AI expert—you just need to know how to ask a good question. We also end up breaking d...

Send us Fan Mail Let’s talk about ketamine—and not the kind of convo you’d have at a college party. In this week’s episode, I sit down with Dr. David Caldwell and Dr. Melissa Briggs-Phillips of Mindset Integrative Ketamine Care for one of the most powerful, personal, and mind-expanding conversations we’ve ever had on this show. Together, they’re pioneering a new approach to healing trauma through...

Send us Fan Mail What do you get when you mix a rebellious heart, a deep-rooted love for real food, and a personality bigger than life itself? You get Benji—and if you don’t know him yet, buckle up. In this episode, I sit down with the founder of Yellowbird Food Shed, a man on a mission to radically rethink the way we eat. From slinging chickens out of his garage to building a full-blown grocery r...

Send us Fan Mail If Instagram disappeared tomorrow… would your business? This week, I’m pulling back the curtain on something I’ve been building behind the scenes for over a year— the B-Lab . She’s finally here, and in true business-birthing fashion, she was a big baby.  We’re talking: The messy magic of moving from ideation to execution Why social media isn’t a business model (and what to do inst...

Send us Fan Mail RTRX 2025 Is Coming—and So Is a New Era of Leadership, Wellness & (Maybe) Love 💥 My guy Suraj is back—and not only is he looking more snatched than ever, he’s giving us the full inside scoop on RTRX 2025 : the leadership experience that’s changing the way we grow as humans, business leaders, and communities. In this episode, we get into: ✨ What’s new at RTRX and why it matte...

Send us Fan Mail Okay, so this might be the most ridiculous board meeting you’ve ever listened to—but it’s also the most fun I’ve had planning something in a long time. In this episode, I’m sitting down with Anthony and Kim—my co-conspirators for the Lemonade Stand Fundraiser taking over Columbus on Sunday, August 10th . The idea? A kid-run, adult-supported lemonade stands all across the city… rai...

Send us Fan Mail Can You Really Build a Career Around Boy Bands? (Spoiler: Yes.) This week, I’m sitting down with Boyband Stacy—the ultimate fangirl turned full-blown entrepreneur. She went from dubbing VHS tapes of TRL in high school to managing an actual boy band. We get into: 🎤 The side hustle that started it all 🎤 Meeting her idols—and how she kept it cool 🎤 What it’s like working behind th...

Send us Fan Mail If you caught last week’s solocast, you already know—we’re in the season of building . And this week, we’re taking things one step further. Think of this episode as Part Two: a deeper dive into the mindset work behind the business and brand consulting offer I’ve quietly been building behind the scenes. It’s not quite ready for a full reveal—but I wanted to bring you along for the...

Send us Fan Mail You’ve got a business idea that won’t leave you alone—but every time you think about starting, the self-doubt creeps in. Sound familiar? In this solo episode, I’m talking directly to the version of you who knows you're meant for more—but feels stuck in place, overthinking the leap. Whether you’re in the daydream phase or obsessing over the same spreadsheet you built 2 years a...

Send us Fan Mail I’ve been "bossy" the moment I popped out of the womb. Loud. Confident. Opinionated. And I'm lucky. Because somewhere along the way, I realized—none of that was actually a bad thing. Being bold and self-assured shouldn’t be something we’re taught to tone down. It should be something we protect fiercely. That’s why this week’s episode with Dr. Lisa Hinkelman hit me s...

Send us Fan Mail I never thought my Bluffton, Ohio deli girl era would come full circle like this—but here we are. This week on The Keri Croft Show , I’m joined by the one-and-only Jeff Timmons. From his humble Ohio roots to global fame, Jeff shares what life in a boy band was really like: the mental toll, the money misconceptions, the pressure to keep climbing even when you’ve already “made it.”...

Send us Fan Mail I’ve known Amber for a long time. She was an OG at SOS and back then I could sense something was off, but I didn’t know the full story. I didn’t know she was quietly fighting a battle with food, control, and over-exercise that was stealing so much more than just her energy—it was stealing her presence. Her joy. Her health. Her period. It wasn’t until we recorded the Infertility Se...

Send us Fan Mail Perfection won’t build your business. Full stop. On this episode of Ask Amy , Amy Nelson returns to tackle the biggest mindset blocks holding women back—and how to break through them with clarity, courage, and a little tech-savvy edge. Plus, we’re switching it up with TWO live call-ins! Real questions from real women navigating real pivots—because that’s what this show is all abou...

Send us Fan Mail From the moment Oyauma Garrison walked into the studio—I knew this conversation was going to be so goddamn special. As the CEO of Maryhaven—a premier nonprofit rehabilitation center in Central Ohio—Oyauma carries a story that’s deeply personal and incredibly powerful. We talked about everything: growing up in Baltimore during the crack epidemic, the mentors who helped shape his pa...

Send us Fan Mail The secret to success isn't about scaling at all costs—it's about still loving what you do 5, 10, 15 years in. In this episode, I sit down with Nate DeMars, the founder of Pursuit , a Columbus-based custom suit shop that started as a project in business school—and turned into a purpose-driven brand that suits people for life’s biggest moments. But this isn’t your typical...

Send us Fan Mail What if the sh*t you’ve been through is actually leading you to your purpose? On this episode, I sit down with Zach Thompson, founder of The Scatter Joy Project — a creative, nontraditional mental health nonprofit that’s helping people find affordable therapy, break through stigma, and connect to something deeper. Zach opens up about: ✨Losing his uncle in middle school and hiding...

Send us Fan Mail Joe Apgar wasn’t thinking about infertility at 21. He was just trying to survive cancer. But years later — in the middle of dating, adulting, and trying to figure out what his future might look like — the reality hit: cancer hadn’t just changed his body… it had rewritten his path to parenthood. In this episode, Joe shares what it’s like to navigate male infertility after cancer, a...

Send us Fan Mail What happens when the fertility journey ends and there’s no baby? Lana Manikowski lived that. Seven years of treatments, zero viable embryos — and a whole lot of silence from the people who were supposed to help her through it.  In this episode, we talk about:  → Grieving what could’ve been  → Redefining purpose when motherhood isn’t part of the story  → Baby showers, holidays, an...

Send us Fan Mail What drives someone to carry another family’s baby? In this episode of our Infertility Series, I sit down with two of the most extraordinary humans I know — Skye and Jason — the couple who helped bring my daughter Kyle into the world through surrogacy. Skye opens up about what drew her to this path — a deep love for pregnancy and an even deeper desire to help someone else experien...

Send us Fan Mail Motherhood doesn’t always follow the plan — and these three women are living proof. In this episode of our Infertility Series, Melissa, Molly, and Simi share raw, real stories about loss, resilience, egg donation, frozen embryo failure, pregnancy over 40, and building families against the odds. You’ll hear: 🧡 How Melissa naturally conceived at 43 after devastating losses 🧡 How M...

Send us Fan Mail Jami Crist has lived through the kind of heartbreak most people can’t imagine — and somehow, she’s turned it into her superpower. After four pregnancy losses — including a termination at 17 weeks, miscarriages, and a traumatic loss at home — Jami realized there was just a gapping hole when it came to pregnancy loss support. In this episode, Jami shares her full story — from being...

Send us Fan Mail Amy Nelson isn’t just an attorney and founder of The Riveter—she’s a force of nature. For years, she’s been in the ring with Amazon and the DOJ—and she’s winning. Oh, and did we mention she’s doing all this while raising four young daughters? Now, she’s bringing that same fire to our new monthly call-in show, Ask Amy. She’ll be answering your biggest, boldest questions about pivot...

Send us Fan Mail What happens when your doctor becomes your fiercest advocate — and ultimately, your friend? In this episode, I sit down with my own OB/GYN, Dr. Kimberly Shepherd — a true BADASS woman who has single handily helped so many women like me along their infertility and pregnancy journeys. I open up publicly about choosing egg donation — a topic that still feels taboo for so many. Dr. Sh...

Send us Fan Mail If there’s such a thing as a modern-day stork — it's Dr. Jain.  Dr. Jain is an not just any reproductive endocrinologist and infertility specialist  — he helped create my family — and thousands of others — with a rare blend of brilliance, brutal honesty, and just the right amount of sarcasm. This conversation is the opposite of clinical. We dive into:  🧡 Egg donation and gen...