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The Keri Croft Show
The Keri Croft Show is a podcast for people building something BADASS. A business. A dream. A life that actually feels like yours.
Hosted by Keri Croft, this podcast explores the real stories behind the build, what it takes to start, and more importantly, the Mental Athleticism™ it takes to stay in it when the excitement fades and the work gets real.
The Keri Croft Show features conversations with founders, creatives, musicians and people in the middle of building something meaningful, without…
Episodes
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Are We Ruining Youth Sports? The Truth About Travel Teams, Pressure & Burnout
Send us Fan Mail Are we giving our kids opportunities through youth sports, or are we putting so much pressure on them that we're taking the joy out of the…
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Jane Grote: The Donatos Empire, Building a Legacy & Leading with Love
Send us Fan Mail You know the name. You DEFINITELY know the pizza. But there's a whole lot more to Jane Grote than the Donatos empire. 🍕 This week on The Keri…
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Action Cures Anxiety: A Pep Talk for Anyone Building Something
Send us Fan Mail Action cures anxiety. Three words I come back to whenever I'm overwhelmed, second-guessing myself, or staring at the ceiling at 3 a.m…
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The Female Body Part We Were Never Taught About | Dr. Nina Deep
Send us Fan Mail Why do so many women know so little about their own anatomy? Dr. Nina Deep is an internist, aesthetics physician, and one of my favorite kinds…
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How Audrey Plant Built Winn Winn From Scratch
Send us Fan Mail Audrey Plant has lived a few lives already. She was a Division I softball player at Ohio State, modeled in New York City, lived inside the NFL…
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The Stylist Changing How Men Think About Toupees
Send us Fan Mail Lindsay Cole has lived about nine lives in the last few years. She’s a hairstylist, entrepreneur, mom, and someone who has had to rebuild more…
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What Psychedelics Can Unlock That Traditional Therapy Can’t
Send us Fan Mail Psychedelics are everywhere right now—but what’s actually happening beneath the hype? Dr. Alan Davis has been studying psychedelics and…
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Building a Business While Letting Go with Lindsay Fork
Send us Fan Mail Lindsay Fork pulled up to the studio fresh off dropping her oldest daughter at college… and within about 30 seconds, we were both trying not…
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What Women’s Healthcare Is Missing | Amy & Jodi of Vibe Women's Health Collective
Send us Fan Mail Women’s health is having a moment—but there are still some pretty massive gaps in what actually happens when a woman walks into a doctor’s…
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From Netflix’s Love Is Blind to Entrepreneurship with Bri McNees
Send us Fan Mail You can have the career, the independence, the confidence, the whole “I’ve got this” thing going for you… and still find yourself wondering…
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Little Legends Lemonade Ep 05: Why Better Treatments for Kids Can't Wait
Send us Fan Mail Your child has a fever, you get told it’s probably nothing, and then one morning everything changes. John and Renee join us to tell the story…
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Little Legends Lemonade Ep 04: When a Mother's Instinct Changed Everything
Send us Fan Mail A kid goes from running everywhere to barely being able to walk, and the first answers don’t point to cancer at all. That is the gut punch at…
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Little Legends Lemonade Ep 03: How Small Donations Can Fuel Major Cancer Breakthroughs
Send us Fan Mail Pediatric cancer is a gut punch most people can’t look at for long, and that discomfort has a cost. We sit down with Dr Dean Lee, Professor of…
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Little Legends Lemonade Ep 02: Why Childhood Cancer Research Needs Us
Send us Fan Mail Only 8% of cancer research funding goes to pediatric cancer and that single number explains a lot about why families still face limited…
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Little Legends Lemonade Ep 01: How One Mom Sparked a Movement for Kids With Cancer
Send us Fan Mail It's that time of year again, ya'll. The Little Legends Lemonade stand is back and better than ever, baby! For the third year, The Keri Croft…
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Donatos CEO Kevin King on Leading With Heart.
Send us Fan Mail Kevin King is the CEO of Donatos, but the first thing you should probably know about him is that he really loves his wife. Leslie has…
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Business, Motherhood, and Getting Your Pink Back with Meleka Jolliff, Founder of MMJ Events and Aiden & Grace.
Send us Fan Mail I sat down with Meleka Jolliff, one of the seven incredible women who helped bring our very first IRL experience to life. Meleka was not only…
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Kelsey Lensman on Faith, Fear, and Expanding Your Limits.
Send us Fan Mail In this episode, I sit down with Kelsey Lensman for a conversation about faith, fear, identity, trauma, and what happens when life forces you…
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BONUS Episode! Joe DeLoss on Ego, Service, and Modern Masculinity
Send us Fan Mail After we wrapped my conversation with Joe DeLoss, we kept talking. What started as a conversation about marriage turned into something much…
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The Founder Who Sold His Hot Chicken Restaurant and Walked Into the Woods with Joe DeLoss
Send us Fan Mail Joe DeLoss is best known as the founder of Hot Chicken Takeover, one of Columbus’s most recognizable restaurant stories. But this conversation…
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How to Build a Bigger Life Without Shrinking Yourself with Elizabeth McCormick
Send us Fan Mail Elizabeth Blount McCormick doesn't think women should play small. As CEO of Uniglobe Travel Designers, she helped navigate one of the most…
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Why Most Entrepreneurs Never Actually Start with Nick Braun
Send us Fan Mail Most people talk about ideas. Very few actually write the check and start. Nick Braun went from building a pet insurance comparison company to…
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Shark Tank, Building Brave & Redefining Success with Megan Pando
Send us Fan Mail Sixty seconds of total silence doesn’t sound that long… until you’re standing on a Persian rug making eye contact with some of the most famous…
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Community Over Competition: Motherhood, Mental Health & Movement Haven with Libby Welch.
Send us Fan Mail Hello, my friend, hello... This week, Libby Welch joins me for a conversation that starts with wedding songs, curly hair, and dance moms… and…
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You'll Support Women...Until They Make You Uncomfortable. (We Can Do So Much Better.)
Send us Fan Mail The internet loves to scream “women supporting women”… right up until a woman makes a choice they wouldn’t make themselves. This episode…
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How to Build a Luxury Design Business With Your Spouse with Paul + Jo Studios
Send us Fan Mail They create some of the most recognizable homes in Columbus, Ohio. But behind the aesthetic is pressure, conflict, obsession, and nonstop…
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Can We Love Our Kids AND Still Want Our Own Identity?
Send us Fan Mail By 8 a.m., some of us feel like we’ve already lived a full day. We’re up early trying to work out, get kids fed, get everyone out the door—and…
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It Started as One Lemonade Stand Fundraiser… Now the Goal Is 500
Send us Fan Mail It's back and bigger than ever... that's right we're talking about Little Legends Lemonade Stand Fundraiser 2026. What started as a simple…
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How Pilates Builds Strength For Real Life with Sara Ortlip Pilates
Send us Fan Mail Most people think they’re doing Pilates. They’re not. Sara Ortlip built one of the most respected Pilates studios in Columbus by doing it…
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How to Build a Tight Knit, Lasting Community in Today's World. Reflections on my First LIVE Show.
Send us Fan Mail What happens when you actually do the thing that scares you? In this solocast, I’m recapping the very first In Her Badass Era IRL event—and…
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Our First LIVE Show! In Her Badass Era
Send us Fan Mail I pushed myself into a new level with this one. For the first time ever, The Keri Croft Show went live with an IRL experience called “In Her…
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What Happens When Life Doesn’t Go According to Plan with Jessica Stanley
Send us Fan Mail Jessica didn’t set out to build a nonprofit. She was living her life. Raising kids, building her career, doing all the normal things and then…
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The Cost Of Your Comfort Zone
Send us Fan Mail Your comfort zone isn’t harmless. It looks like safety. It feels like routine. It even disguises itself as “being responsible.” But underneath…
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From Food Truck to North Market: Rick Harrison Wolfe on Reinvention, Risk, and Building in Columbus
Send us Fan Mail Rick Harrison is the Executive Director of North Market, but that’s not really the story. The story is how he got there. Fashion career in LA…
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What is Mental Athleticism™️? Part Four.
Send us Fan Mail That late-night “who’s at the door?” instinct? Yeah—you should be using that on your calendar, your phone, and the people who think everything…
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From $40 to a Cult Brand: The Relentless Rise of Pebby Forevee
Send us Fan Mail What starts with $40… and turns into a cult brand? In this episode of The Keri Croft Show, I sit down with Liz Haislip, founder of Pebby…
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What is Mental Athleticism™️? Part Three. The art of mastering your internal world.
Send us Fan Mail Part 3 of the Mental Athleticism series is here—and we’re going inside your head. Because you can meal prep, hydrate, and hit your workouts……
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Why the Least Sexy Businesses Are Winning Right Now with Drew & TJ
Send us Fan Mail Most people are chasing the sexy business idea. The flashy brand. The viral moment. The overnight success. But what if the real money is being…
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Mental Athleticism Part Two. Relentless Execution of the Daily, Boring, Unsexy Sh*t.
Send us Fan Mail Part one of the Mental Athleticism series was all about anchoring to a big, audacious vision for your life. But vision only becomes powerful…
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Closing Chapman's and Choosing Family with BJ Lieberman
Send us Fan Mail If you’ve spent any time around the Columbus food scene, you probably heard of BJ Lieberman. He’s the chef behind Chapman’s, Metsi's, Ginger…
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Psychedelic Supper Clubs, Global Moves & Paddington Bear Energy with Chef Nikki
Send us Fan Mail Whenever Chef Nikki pulls up, you know the episode is going to be a vibe. Join in on this impromptu hang as we go everywhere. Food, travel…
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What is Mental Athleticism™️? Part One. Anchoring to your Big A**, Audacious Vision.
Send us Fan Mail Ever feel like a rudderless ship in the ocean—moving, busy, maybe even working hard… but not actually steering toward anything? That’s where…
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It’s Not a Dream, It’s a Plan: Cameron & Molly Mitchell on Marriage, Ambition, and Building a Legacy
Send us Fan Mail How do you build a profitable, sustainable company without losing your marriage or yourself? In this episode, Cameron Mitchell shares how he…
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Raising Regulated Kids in a Dysregulated World | Amy Jo Hamilton, The Balanced Child Method
Send us Fan Mail What if we’re spending more time training our kids to compete than we are teaching them how to cope? In this conversation, I sit down with Amy…
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Grabbing Life by the Pancake Balls with Kathleen Day, Founder of Katalina’s
Send us Fan Mail Katalina’s didn’t become a beloved Columbus restaurant by accident. In this conversation with founder Kathleen Day, we talk about staying…
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How to Build Confidence with Micro Goals | Mental Performance Coach Sean Fee
Send us Fan Mail Confidence isn’t something you magically wake up with one day. It’s built quietly, consistently, and often when no one’s watching. In this…
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Homage at 19 Years: Ryan Vesler on Creativity, Pressure, and What Comes Next
Send us Fan Mail What happens when a brand like Homage hits year 19? You get a conversation that’s equal parts thoughtful, absurd, and completely unfiltered…
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Professor Hasan Jeffries on Humanity, History, and This Moment in America
Send us Fan Mail I don’t usually sit down with history professors, but after this conversation, I might need to start. In this episode, I’m joined by Hasan…
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Counterfeit Relationships and Becoming Your Own Best Friend with Achea Redd
Send us Fan Mail What happens when the validation disappears and you’re left alone with yourself? In this episode, Keri sits down with Achea Redd for a raw…
The Keri Croft ShowGo Hard or Go Home: Building Ohio's Largest Pilates Studio with Ashtyn Pharis
Send us Fan Mail This week, I’m sitting down with Ashtyn Pharis, founder of Pilates by Ashtyn, the largest Pilates studio in Ohio, to talk about the long game…
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From Trafficking to Freedom: What Happens When Survivors Are Given Real Support with Freedom a la Cart
Send us Fan Mail We weren’t planning on dropping another episode before the new year, but when the timing feels right, you listen. This is a special holiday…
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It Always Seems Impossible At First
Send us Fan Mail It’s just you and me today, friend—and this one has been a long time coming. I’m giving you the full behind-the-scenes download on everything…
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Halloween Special! Inside Columbus’s Goth Bakery “Bite This”—Annie Dixon on Skull Reapers, Sobriety & Building a Cult Brand
Send us Fan Mail This Halloween, we’re taking you inside Columbus’s viral goth bakery—Bite This—where the bagels are skull-shaped, the playlists are heavy…
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The Brave Shift Live Kickoff: The Riveter x The B Lab Collab on Building Through Change
Send us Fan Mail The Riveter’s Amy Nelson joins me on the pod to launch The Brave Shift Live Series—a brand-new collaboration between The Riveter and The B Lab…
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From Valet Startup to Spiritual Awakening:. Joel Furno on Marriage, Psychedelics & Leadership
Send us Fan MailThis week, I’m sitting down with Joel Furno, the founder of Citrin—a valet company that started with $200 and a dream—and now employs over 700…
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Ask Amy x The Keri Croft Show: Stop Obsessing Over Followers—Start Building Revenue
Send us Fan Mail Everyone’s out here glued to their follower count like it’s the stock market. But let me hit you with some truth: likes don’t pay the bills…
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All In or Get Out: Troy Allen from Rise Brands on Reputation, Reinvention & What's Next
Send us Fan Mail Let’s just call it like it is—Troy Allen has a reputation. Some people call him a visionary. Others? An a**hole. On this week’s episode, I sit…
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Buy the Island. Write the Book. Cory Gregory's Playbook for Legacy, Discipline, and Results
Send us Fan Mail What happens when you stop reasoning with yourself, stop waiting for permission, and just decide? You get Cory Gregory. This week we packed up…
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Ask Amy x The Keri Croft Show: Parenting in Uncertain Times—What the Charlie Kirk Tragedy Brings Up
Send us Fan Mail This week, Amy Nelson is back in the studio with me—and we’re talking about something I honestly wish we didn’t have to: the assassination of…
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Panacea Luxury Spa Boutique Founder Krista Guagenti on Belief, Resilience & Business
Send us Fan Mail Some dreams take everything you’ve got. And then they ask for more. Today, I sat down with Krista Guagenti, founder of Panacea Luxury Spa…