Trista's PL8STORY (Plate Story) Podcast

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.

This week we meet "The Institute" writer and director, Hamza Zaman. Hamza has been passionate about creating stories for stage and screen since he was a teenager. He made that dream a reality when he founded Headless Films. His most recent independent film, "The Institute", a medical thriller was filmed in The Hudson Valley, NY. Hamza shares what it was like to create a movie during a Pandemic as well as his thoughts on the movie industry today. He also shares about his family and how much his wife, Chelsea Roth, has impacted his ability to follow his dreams. www.institutemovie.com Watch "The Institute" wherever you stream your movies. Enjoy this episode and want to buy me a cup of coffee? https://www.buymeacoffee.com/pl8story

This week we meet Botanical Funk artist, Ben Robinson, of Philadelphia. He creates fun and colorful art on many surfaces including license plates. We’ll hear all about it and see samples of his work on our video version. We’ll hear about what inspires his creative process and how his time at art school influenced his work. Ben will also share how he deals with criticism from the public and what keeps him going no matter what. www.botanicalfunk.com Check out his work at IG @botanical_funk. Enjoy this episode and want to buy me a cup of coffee? https://www.buymeacoffee.com/pl8story

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

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

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

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

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

Helen Moses is a voice and communication expert, a TEDx speaker coach, and owner of Speak Up Communications. Her mission in work and life is to help individuals and teams communicate with alignment, confidence, and empathy, building stronger and more lasting relationships that lead to greater fulfillment, efficiency, and results for all. Helen lives in Raleigh NC with her husband of 24 years, 16-year-old daughter, and two cats, and also has a son in college. She is an expert at making goofy faces, and, thanks to her father’s influence, is one of those rare people who admit to appreciating the pun-ishlingly bad humor in puns. https://helenmoses.com/ Plate Story News Feature: Ohio Plate Mistake Makes North Carolina Throw Shade. Enjoy this episode and want to buy me a cup of coffee?  https://www.buymeacoffee.com/pl8story

This week we meet Imani, from Bay Area, California. Her license plate, MGIXXER, is in memory of her dad, who was gone too soon. She is the founder of Recognize Royalty, a clothing line that celebrates that you are royalty. Imani is an advocate for people suffering from mental illness and those who needing access to services. She has been through a lot but thought it all she never questioned her worth, never let her siblings down and never gave up hope. www.recognizeroyalty.com Plate Story News Feature: Maine License Plates with Profanity Being Recalled. Enjoy this episode and want to buy me a cup of coffee?  https://www.buymeacoffee.com/pl8story