MaryJane (MJ)
MJ became a mother through surrogacy and founded The Biggest Ask. Drawing on her background as a business professor, she wrote a surrogacy guide, built an online course, and designed the programs the company offers.
About us
We built the surrogacy support we wished existed.
The Biggest Ask started because our founder needed surrogacy support that did not come with agency-sized costs or agency-sized distance. Five years later, we are a small team, several of us surrogates ourselves, helping intended parents and gestational carriers move through the journey with more clarity and less overhead.
Our story
From one surrogacy journey to a full community.
MJ became a mother through surrogacy and founded The Biggest Ask. Drawing on her background as a business professor, she wrote a surrogacy guide, built an online course, and designed the programs the company offers. What started as one family's search for honest information grew into a surrogacy community built around real stories rather than anonymous listings.
For the past 5 years, The Biggest Ask has grown our surrogacy community from 0 to 12,000 and connected with hundreds of intended parents, surrogates, and surrogacy professionals. We are not an agency. We are a boutique organization with a small team, which is why we can charge significantly lower fees while still giving every journey personalized attention.
5 yearsbuilding the community
12,000community members
$12,000avg. cost vs. $35,000 at agencies
Who is behind The Biggest Ask
A team that has lived this journey.
Ashley
Ashley is an experienced gestational surrogate who has carried twins for intended fathers in 2020 and a second journey in 2023. Ashley and MJ met through their mutual passion for surrogacy via Instagram.
Jade
Jade is an experienced gestational carrier who birthed a baby boy in February 2025 and is in her 2nd journey now. Jade's compassion makes her a seamless addition to the team.
Bri
Bri joined The Biggest Ask team in 2024 as the Program Manager and Journey Coordinator, and is currently a gestational surrogate herself.
Terra
Terra is a wife, mom of one, and a three-time experienced surrogate with a passion for well-supported journeys.
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