Ep 194 Interview Sessions with Austin Hatch | Overcoming the Odds

For the month of October I will be turning back the clocks and sharing some of my favourite episodes that inspire a message of faith, hope and love.

On episode 194 we revisit episode 88 with Austin Hatch. Austin is a motivational speaker and survivor of two plane crashes.

On Labor Day of 2003, Hatch and his family were flying home from their vacation home in northern Michigan. As they were preparing to land, the aircraft crashed and burst into flames. Hatch’s dad threw him out of the plane, saving his life and went back into the flames to get his mother, sister and brother, but tragically, was unable to. His mother, sister and brother did not survive.

Hatch and his father grieved their loss but became each other’s lifeline through the grief, pushing each other to overcome the loss, as he knew his mom, sister and brother would’ve wanted. Hatch’s dream was to play for Michigan. On June 15, 2011, Coach Beilein offered him a full scholarship to play basketball at The University of Michigan, which he accepted.

Nine days later, on June 24th, 2011, Hatch's father and “second mother” were flying to their vacation home to have a weekend of celebration. As they were preparing to land, the aircraft crashed and Hatch’s father and second mom were killed on impact. Hatch suffered severe injuries and nearly lost his life. After being in a coma for two months, he had to relearn how to walk, talk, eat and basically how to live his life, once he woke up. With the help of many, many people and against the odds, Hatch persevered and was able to make a solid comeback to take the place at university that was held open for him.

Seven years later, Hatch became a graduate of The University of Michigan and is working at Dominos’ corporate offices. Hatch is married to an absolutely, incredible woman named Abigail who pushes him forward, making him better every single day. He considers himself to be blessed – with an incredible family and with his wife, looking forward to building one of their own in a few years. 

Hatch believes that in part, the reason he survived two plane crashes, endured tragic losses and made it through an amazing road to recovery, was to help others. He has been sharing his story of encouragement to help inspire others to work harder and get better in the years since.

In this episode you will hear:

03:00 surviving a plane crash at 8 years old

05:00 a tragic second plane crash

08:00 overcoming odds of 1 in 11,560,000,000,000

10:30 Persevering under trial James 1:12

12:30 All things work together for good Romans 8:28

13:30 overcome it

16:00 the road to recovery

19:30 GRIT

21:00 returning to Michigan Wolverines

24:00 best Dad and role model in the world

27:30 Better than Yesterday

32:00 make the decision

I hope this interview inspires your ability to overcome it.

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Ryan

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