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Trista's PL8STORY (Plate Story) Podcast

Trista's PL8STORY (Plate Story) Podcast

By Trista's PL8STORY (Plate Story) Podcast

What does that vanity plate say? Just like some song lyrics, vanity plates can be a mystery to everyone but the driver. They are debated on social media and even when we think we know what they say, the meaning behind it is probably a mystery. Getting a vanity plate may just be harder than picking your next tattoo - because you only have room for one. Host, Trista Polo, had a suspicion the vanity plates we drive by every day probably have interesting stories behind them...because of the roller coaster ride she took to land on her own. She sets out on PL8STORY Podcast, to share those stories with the world. Each episode, you’ll hear from drivers all over the Country. She has interviewed lots of plate owners so far, including Richard Pini of ElfQuest. If you would like to nominate a Plate owner (including yourself) just go to www.pl8story.com and fill out the Nomination form.
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Plate 64: EWW DV1D with Schitt's Creek fan, Sam from Wisconsin

Trista's PL8STORY (Plate Story) PodcastJul 19, 2021

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Plate 78 DADS MUD with Sheldon Neal from Irvine, CA

Plate 78 DADS MUD with Sheldon Neal from Irvine, CA

This week we meet Sheldon Neal from Irvine, CA. His vanity plate story was featured in an LA Times article, chosen from thousands of entries. He’s a retired IT Project Manager who fills his time now with working on cars, lawn bowling and exploring the beautiful areas of the California coast. Sheldon grew up on a farm and shares some fascinating information about how farming has changed since his childhood. He also shares how a physical trait played a role in his self-worth growing up and led him to realizing one important thing we all share. This gave him self-confidence and I think you will agree, a good life.

May 09, 202240:28
Plate 77 - HEADFILM with "The Institute" Writer and Director Hamza Zaman
Apr 03, 202242:09
Plate 76 - Botanical Funk with Philadelphia Artist Ben Robinson
Jan 31, 202240:19
Plate 75 - SNDE with FinancialBuzz.com Ice Cream Tasting Winner Amy Dwyer

Plate 75 - SNDE with FinancialBuzz.com Ice Cream Tasting Winner Amy Dwyer

Today we are talking with Amy Dwyer from Boston. Amy gives “The Scoop on Real Estate” by injecting her personality into the competitive real estate industry and thinking outside the box for her clients by using her creativity and knowledge. Amy’s unique ability to serve her clients with gregarious know-how puts them at ease just like a scoop of your favorite flavor on a hot summer day. Recently, Amy was "hired" by FinanceBuzz.com to be an Ice Cream Flavor Evaluation Specialist and was chosen out of 8,000 applicants. Since 2008 Amy and her family and friends have been visiting various ice cream spots and evaluating them on a 1-5 cone rating scale, an experience dubbed "Ice Cream Wednesday". Amy values experiences over things and has set a goal to have ice cream in all 50 states. 40 down, 10 to go! Amy's dream would be to have her own tv show driving across the country in her 1971 VW bug sampling the best ice cream and highlighting the local real estate market and culture.  We’ll hear how ice cream became an important theme in her life, her proven manifesting techniques and even experience her taste testing the flavor of the week we recorded. scooponrealestate.com

Jan 24, 202245:56
Plate 74 - VF1SNSX - with Jhae Pfenning of Hard Parking Podcast

Plate 74 - VF1SNSX - with Jhae Pfenning of Hard Parking Podcast

In this episode, we are spending some quality time with Jhae Pfenning of Hard Parking Podcast. His car and plate have been iconized as a collector’s item and we’ll hear the story today about why. Jhae works in IT by day and is a podcaster by night. We will talk about the start of his podcast as well as his own origin story, growing up in South Dallas. Whether you are into cars or not, you will enjoy our conversion. Jhae is a dad, husband and like his podcast, he is a non-automotive automotive guy. We’ll hear his story and his thoughts on many things today. Enjoy this episode and want to buy me a cup of coffee? https://www.buymeacoffee.com/pl8story

Jan 17, 202201:13:48
Plate 73 - MAELEA with Maelea from TN

Plate 73 - MAELEA with Maelea from TN

In today’s episode we meet Maelea from Tenessee. Maelea Galyon helps business leaders create robust solutions, build community, and share their brilliance by running kick-ass mastermind groups. Using proven structure and process, she creates an environment where leaders help one another level up and gives them a safe place to share their most pressing issues. Whether the topic is boosting sales, dealing with employees, or developing a marketing strategy, Maelea is masterful at facilitating powerful conversations where participants walk away with actionable solutions. If that sounds interesting to you, schedule a call with her by going to https://calendly.com/buildingrelationships. Learn more at https://turnitupconsulting.com. Enjoy this episode and want to buy me a cup of coffee? https://www.buymeacoffee.com/pl8story

Jan 06, 202231:30
Plate 72 - BET T WHT (Betty White) with Thomas Dillingham III Ohio

Plate 72 - BET T WHT (Betty White) with Thomas Dillingham III Ohio

This week we meet Thomas Dillingham III from Ohio. He’s the owner of The Detail Garage in Ohio. Thomas’ plate - BET T WHT - pays tribute to an American hero whom we lost just shy of her 100th birthday. Thomas has loved Betty White since he watched The Golden Girls with his mom as a kid. He still watches the reruns today with his own family. He also loves cars, a love he has passed on to one of his children. Thomas shares his experience with the foster system and how he went from being single to married with 2 children in just a handful of months. That was 6 years ago and while it was rocky at first, he wouldn’t change a thing. This episode is being aired for the first time just days after Betty White’s passing, which was just weeks before her 100th birthday. We send our condolences as well to White’s family, friends and fans. She was and will always be American’s Golden Girl. https://www.thedetailgarageohio.com Enjoy this episode and want to buy me a cup of coffee? https://www.buymeacoffee.com/pl8story

Jan 02, 202230:42
KNU 10 - Plate 71 - Trista's PL8STORY Podcast with Non-Fiction Brand's DP Knudten

KNU 10 - Plate 71 - Trista's PL8STORY Podcast with Non-Fiction Brand's DP Knudten

This week on Trista's PL8STORY Podcast: DP Knudten of Wisconsin - License plate KNU 10 - DP has worked on some of the biggest brands in the business including Coca-Cola®, The Athlete’s Foot®, and ClosetMaid® during tenures at DDB Needham (Chicago), McCann Erickson (Atlanta) and creative shops in Denver, Sarasota, and Madison, WI. He is the author of NONFICTION BRAND—Discover, craft and communicate the ‘completely true / completely you’ brand you already are,” and co-author of ROTOMA—The ROI of Social Media ‘Top of Mind/’ and the creator-host of the popular podcasts, The ROTOMA Podcast and NONFICTION BRAND. He is also a keynote speaker, coach and clinician in branding, social media, creativity and culture for businesses and individuals throughout the United States. www.dpknudten.com Enjoy this episode and want to buy me a cup of coffee? https://www.buymeacoffee.com/pl8story

Dec 20, 202158:39
Plate 70: SPEAK with Helen Moses of Raleigh, NC
Nov 01, 202135:42
PLATE 69: MGIXXER with Imani from Bay Area, CA
Oct 25, 202125:02
Plate 68 - FL YALL with Shane Sams of Southeastern Kentucky

Plate 68 - FL YALL with Shane Sams of Southeastern Kentucky

This week we meet Shane Sams of Southeastern Kentucky. Shane is the host of the Flipped Lifestyle Podcast. He's a former school teacher who had a negative experience at work, which turned into a catalyst for starting a business back in 2012 and becoming totally self employed in 2013.  Shane's business mission is to help family focused people start and grow successful online membership (recurring revenue) websites. He wants to spread this message to as many people as possible so they can spend more time with their families like he is now able to do since he has "flipped his life." See full show notes, including transcript of this episode at https://iwokeupawesome.com/plate-68-fl-yall-with-shane-sams-of-kentucky  Enjoy this episode and want to buy me a cup of coffee? https://www.buymeacoffee.com/pl8story

Oct 11, 202151:01
Plate 67 - BRK AWY with Sonja from Maine
Oct 04, 202133:55
Plate 66: D8NIT with Dan Purcell from Utah
Sep 13, 202137:12
Plate 65: PODCAST with Steven Lubetkin from NJ
Aug 15, 202130:01
Plate 64: EWW DV1D with Schitt's Creek fan, Sam from Wisconsin
Jul 19, 202129:47
Plate 63: GH 10 with Football Coach, Greg Hill from Georgia
Jun 21, 202124:21
Plate 62: REX 23 with More than a Widow founder, Laura Wasson Warfel of Illinois
May 17, 202126:56
Plate 61: CLYDE05 with Jeff from North Carolina
Apr 19, 202132:31
Plate 60: NORB with Jessica Linzmeier and Brittany Lutz of Central Wisconsin
Mar 15, 202132:27
Plate 59 - REINA with Kristina Campos of Denver, CO
Mar 01, 202144:24
Plate 58: I (heart) FRESNO with Dr. Ashley Wellman of Fort Worth, TX
Feb 15, 202142:11
Plate 57: IM SAXY with Dan Hinz of Florida
Feb 08, 202135:10
Plate 56: PODCASTS with Patrick Huba of Schenectady, NY
Feb 01, 202132:34
Plate 55 - HDN GEM with D'Ann of Central Virginia
Jan 25, 202131:53
Plate 54: MEDE8TR with professional Mediator, Virginia Colin, PhD of Northern Virginia
Jan 18, 202130:06
Plate 53: NDEVOR with Brandi Cambric of Houston TX
Jan 11, 202138:40
Plate 52: MILKMOM with Punam V. Saxena of Atlanta GA
Jan 04, 202135:43
Plate 51: MRACE MRS ACE with Tracy Brinkman
Dec 28, 202044:04
Plate 50: MLK Decal Contest with Utah MLK Human Rights Commission Member, Eddy Thompson of Utah

Plate 50: MLK Decal Contest with Utah MLK Human Rights Commission Member, Eddy Thompson of Utah

Dec 21, 202029:19
Plate 49: HIA-NOW with Self Defense and Martial Arts Expert, Ray Amanat
Dec 14, 202027:53
Plate 48 - B00URN5 with Trent Bray of Salt Lake City, UT
Dec 07, 202034:56
Plate 47: MR ED with Ed Yamiolkowski of North Carolina
Nov 30, 202032:57
Plate 46: SINLIZ1 and SINLIZ2 with Simon Lader of Las Vegas, NV
Nov 23, 202031:45
Plate 45: ZERMATT with Brent Tolman of Salt Lake City, UT
Nov 16, 202048:01
Plate 44: DEN-56 with Denny Salvage of Connecticut
Nov 09, 202027:21
Plate 43: INSPYRE with Steve Gamlin of New Hampshire
Nov 02, 202043:45
Plate 42: KEPGOIN with Jacqueline of New Hampshire
Oct 26, 202026:12
Plate 41: HAIRMTL with Chris Peralta of Arizona
Oct 19, 202039:53
Plate 40: BOOF with Sarahbeth Yamiolkowski of Nashville TN
Oct 12, 202029:58
Plate 39: DNTBEVL with Mark Puls of Arizona
Oct 05, 202043:49
Plate 38: DREAMKPR with Bonnie Burkett of North Carolina
Sep 28, 202045:03
Plate 37: GO PLAY with Amber of Southern Missouri
Sep 21, 202021:58
Plate 36: GPS HOPE with Grief Expert and RV Dweller, Laura Diehl
Sep 15, 202043:00
Plate 35: NOSRENDR with Skip Weisman of Hudson Valley New York
Sep 07, 202038:37
Plate 34: HAIR GUY with Paul Orlandi of Mayfield Heights OH
Aug 31, 202026:14
Plate 33: MINYME2 with Joey of California
Aug 24, 202025:25
Plate 32: TMPLBND with Chanelle Neilson of Southern California
Aug 17, 202035:38
Plate 31: ZEN RABT with Lori Saitz of Virginia
Aug 10, 202024:43
Plate 30: ODTYFLZ with Oddity Files creator, Kitsie Duncan of Indiana
Aug 03, 202045:01
Plate 29: CMA 2 with Melanie of Texas
Jul 27, 202036:03