23 Oct 2026
I Didn’t Feel Ready. I Got on the Plane Anyway.
Trish puts down the marketing frameworks and the business strategy - and takes you somewhere she’s never taken you before.
This one is personal.
She was 28 years old. Four little boys at home. A virus in her stomach, no cellphone, no Google Maps, no guaranteed outcome. And she boarded a plane alone to India to bring her daughter home - not knowing if she’d get to leave with her, and not knowing that September 11th was about to happen while she was there.
What follows is one of the most extraordinary stories you will ever hear - court disruptions, a ruptured eardrum, diarrhea in the American Embassy, a taxi door to the head, strangers who became family, and a homecoming that still makes her cry. Trish shares the full story of adopting her daughter Sithara, and the three things from that experience that she still carries with her today - the same three things she believes allowed her to build two seven-figure businesses.
This episode is not about strategy. It’s about the woman behind it. And it might be exactly what you need to hear before you take your next scary step.
💡 What You’ll Learn Inside This Episode
The full story of Trish adopting her daughter Sithara from India
What made her decide to get on the plane even without the money, the plan, or the confidence
How a stranger in a courtroom, a woman named Rosa, and a woman named Shikha helped carry her through what she couldn’t do alone
What it was actually like to be stranded in India on September 11th, 2001, with a baby, no cellphone, and no flights home
The three things that experience gave her that she still carries into her businesses today
Why you do not have to feel fearless to take the step - and what happens when you move anyway
Why letting people come alongside you is not weakness - it’s part of how you get home
🔥 Mic-Drop Moments
“I didn’t board that plane feeling fearless. I boarded it with a virus, diarrhea, and my boys crying on the other side of the glass.”
“Sometimes when we tell a story years later, knowing how it ends, the decision sounds easier than it was.”
“I knew my daughter was in India, and I knew that her mama needed to come to bring her home. I had to try even though I did not know if I was gonna get her.”
“I took the steps, the leaps. I accepted the help. And eventually we found a way.”
🛫 3 Things Trish Carried Home From India
She can make a meaningful decision without feeling confident about it. She didn’t board that plane fearless. She boarded it anyway.
She can stick with something important when it gets complicated. The trip asked her to wait, ask questions, figure things out, and keep going through steps she hadn’t expected. She is a never giver upper.
She can take the next step without knowing the whole path - and let people come alongside her. When she looks back, she sees her determination. She also sees Rosa, the woman in the courtroom, Shikha and her family, her church back home. She took the leaps. Others made room for her.
🧠 Quick Reflections for Your Next CEO Reset
What decision am I waiting to make until I feel more ready - and what if ready isn’t coming?
Where am I trying to figure it out alone when there are people who could come alongside me right now?
What is one next step I can take with what I know right now, before I know the whole path?
💬 Ready to Stop Figuring It Out Alone?
If you’re building a business that impacts moms, parents, families, or women - and you’ve been trying to do it alone - Trish is building the room for you.
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That’s your cosmic slap on the booty, babe. Action takers are money makers. You’re the magic. Don’t forget it
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