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.
This week we meet Dr. Ashley Wellman of Fort Worth, TX. Dr. Wellman is a criminologist specializing in trauma/victimization. She has published numerous academic articles on unsolved murders, homicide…
This week we meet Dan Hinz, MBA. Dan is the gentle soul and financial coach behind Adulting With Money. For seven years, Dan has taught couples how to unite-not fight-over money whether they want to …
This week we meet Patrick Huba, from the Broadcast Capital of the world - Schenectady, NY. Patrick is a podcaster and host of The Huba Show. He covers topics from candy bar wrapper designs to exit do…
This week we meet D'Ann from a small agricultural community in Central Virginia. D'Ann is a trauma recovery coach at Wounded Healer Coaching, inspired by my own recovery from lifelong struggles with …
This week we meet Virginia Colin, PhD of Northern Virginia. She is the founder of Colin Family Mediation Group LLC, a group of professional family mediators providing services throughout Northern Vir…
This week we meet Brandi Cambric of Houston, TX. Brandi is the Chief Operations Officer of The Joseph Consulting Firm, LLC. She is responsible for the daily operations of the firm, and pushes the fir…
This week we meet Punam V. Saxena of Atlanta GA. Punam holds a Bachelor's degree in Psychology and a Master's in Education. She is a mother of 4 college-aged children. She taught for 10 years and the…
This week we meet Tracy Brinkmann. Tracy went from hitting rock bottom of drugs, divorce, bankruptcy and even the death of an 18 month old daughter to running his own marketing company helping small …
This week we meet Eddy Thompson, Utah MLK Human Rights Commission Member. The Utah MLK Human Rights Commission is running a contest to choose the official state decal of the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr…
This week we meet Ray Amanat of Heroes In Action - a non profit that supports children and adults in being their own hero. Ray's plate HIA-NOW represents his life's work and the organization he found…
This week we meet Trent Bray of Salt Lake City, UT. Trent is a husband of 12 years to a wife who's out of his league, father to 3 amazing kids, and a 3rd generation entrepreneur. Trent has an obsessi…
This week we meet Ed Yamiolkowski (Yam-Oil-Cow-Ski). Ed is not only a retired U. S. Navy Engineer who worked on submarines for 35 years as a civil servant. He is also the Easter Bunny. Ed has 2 grand…
This week we meet Simon Lader, a US based expat Brit who moved from Manchester (UK) to Las Vegas in 2013. He is a 23 year veteran of the headhunting and staffing industry. In 2005 he founded Salisi H…
This week we meet Brennan Tolman from Salt Lake City, UT. We recorded this episode while Brennan was in Taiwan, which is not surprising since he and his wife spend about half their time traveling. Th…
This week we meet Denny Salvage from CT. His daughter, Raylene, shared her plate story in a previous episode (ROMANCE). Since he could drive, Denny has been collecting the Tri-5 Chevys. He grew to lo…
This week we meet Steve Gamlin of New Hampshire. Now in his 16th year as The Motivational Firewood(TM) Guy, Steve shares his back-to-basics blend of positivity and humor with corporate and conference…
This week week meet Jacqueline from New Hampshire. Jacqueline was diagnosed with complex regional pain syndrome when she was 21. For the last 4 years she has been using yoga and meditation to cope wi…
This week we meet Chris Peralta of Arizona. He has loved Hair Metal since he was a teen and honors it with his vanity license plate. Chris is multi-faceted as you'll learn in this episode. Some of hi…
This week we meet Sarahbeth Yamiolkowski and learn the story behind her license plate, BOOF. Sarahbeth is currently a Specialist in Digital Licensing Operations for BMI in Nashville, TN. She and her …
This week we meet Mark Puls from Arizona. His license plate DNTBEVL has some thought-provoking inspiration behind it. We'll hear Mark's plate story and his journey of self discovery through the power…