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In this powerful and deeply emotional conversation, Pattie Ehsaei shares her journey from fleeing Iran as a child and growing up in poverty in the United States to enduring unimaginable tragedy when her parents died in a murder-suicide while she was just 24 years old. Forced into survival mode, she raised her younger brother, navigated a controlling relationship that mirrored her mother's dependency, and ultimately found the strength to choose herself after a pivotal moment that made her realize she was abandoning her own identity. Pattie went on to rise through the ranks in a male-dominated financial industry, building both wealth and influence, and now uses her platform to advocate for women's financial independence as a form of safety, freedom, and self-worth. At its core, this interview is about resilience, breaking generational patterns, trusting your intuition, and understanding that true empowerment begins when you control your own money—and your own life.

00:00 – Introduction: Why This Story Matters

02:40 – Growing Up Powerful… Then Losing Everything

05:25 – Immigrant Poverty & Learning to Work at 10 Years Old

08:30 – Law School, Debt, and Surviving on Grit

09:40 – The Day Her Parents Died

13:10 – Survival Mode & Raising Her Brother

14:45 – Repeating Her Mother's Pattern in Relationships

19:40 – The Wedding Dress Moment That Changed Everything

22:57 – How She Finally Left

25:00 – Falling Into Finance (By Accident)

27:40 – Becoming the Top Performer in a Male-Dominated Industry

31:45 – Women, Power & Workplace Double Standards

36:40 – Building an Online Voice During the Pandemic

42:58 – Why Financial Independence Is Life-Saving

47:30 – The Question That Stops Time

48:08 – "You Are Unbreakable"

49:24 – Where to Find Patti & Final Words

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