Keep The Change
You can transform your dealership from the inside out, and Bart Nollenberger will show you how. “Keep The Change” is your go-to podcast for leadership growth in the automotive world—and there’s a reason leaders across the country swear by Bart’s coaching. His hands-on, proven approach has helped managers and owners just like you create lasting, meaningful change in their dealerships, and in every episode, he’s sharing his personal breakthroughs, field-tested strategies, and inspiring success stories, so you can do the same.
If you’re new here, you’re exactly where you need to be. Each episode of “Keep The Change” will empower you to develop stronger leadership skills, build a winning culture, and stay ahead in a fiercely competitive market. Ready to go beyond sales training and actually transform how your dealership operates? Join Bart and keep the change you’ve worked so hard to create.
Episodes
188 episodes
What 20 Years in the Marine Corps Taught Me About Leadership With Emer Sanabria
Be honest, when's the last time someone actually challenged how you lead? Not your strategy. Not your numbers. You.I didn't know Emer Sanabria before we sat down. Michael Cillo told me I had to talk to him. Within minutes I unders...
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107 Cars, One Miracle, and What Happens When You Just Say Yes with Brian Robbins
A dad watches his daughter lose everything — her strength, her coordination, her independence — over six months. Doctors have no answers. Hope is running thin.Then one night, everything changes.What Brian Robbins did with that mom...
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The Hard Work Advantage: What Most People Don’t Understand About Success | Ty Nollenberger (Father & Son Episode)
My guest this week is my oldest son, Ty Nollenberger, and what started as a simple discussion turned into one of the most honest talks I’ve had on this show about discipline, pressure, leadership, risk, and what it really takes to build somethi...
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47:24
Why Some Leaders Build Great Teams… And Others Destroy Them Without Realizing It with Adam Marburger
If you’ve ever looked around your business and thought, “Why does it feel like we’re working so hard… but something still feels off?” this conversation is for you.Adam Marburger is one of those rare guys who can talk growth without hype,...
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From 50 to 400 Cars a Month: The Leadership System Behind Bob Ruth Ford with Rob Ruth
If you’ve been around this show for a while, you know I love a good solo episode.But this week? I get to sit down with one of the most class-act humans I’ve met in this industry, Rob Ruth from Bob Ruth Ford in Dillsburg, Pennsylvania. An...
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Culture Eats Strategy for Breakfast (And Most Leaders Miss This) with Eustace Mita
What if the biggest thing holding your business back isn’t your strategy… but your culture?In this episode of Keep The Change, I’m pulling one from the archives with one of my favorite humans on the planet, Euse Mita. He’...
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The Culture Problem That Doesn’t Show Up in Reports
Culture isn’t what’s written on the wall.It’s what people feel when pressure hits.In this solo episode of Keep The Change, I go deeper than I usually do. Just a real, honest conversation about what culture actually lo...
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Why Culture Is Costing You More Money Than You Think (And How to Fix It)
What if the thing holding your business back isn’t strategy… but communication?Before you scroll past this episode thinking, “Ahhh, culture stuff isn’t my thing,” hear me out, because what we’re really talking about here ...
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Thank God for the Car Business: Frank Lopes on Leadership, Legacy & Transformation
What if the car business wasn’t just about cars… but about calling, transformation, and legacy?In this episode of Keep the Change, I finally sit down with someone I’ve been chasing for a while, not because he was hiding, but because he’s...
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Pressure Reveals Everything: The Leadership Habits That Make or Break Culture
There’s a moment every leader faces, when waiting is no longer an option.No excuses. No blaming the market. No hiding behind “I’m not ready.”You either step up… or your habits step in for you.In this solo episode of Keep the C...
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From Homeless to COO: Ed Roberts on Leadership, Faith, and Becoming the Obvious Choice
What happens when a kid who grew up homeless, digging through dumpsters for survival, becomes one of the most respected leaders in the automotive industry?This episode isn’t just a conversation, it’s a reminder that your past doesn’t get...
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56:57
The Questions Great Leaders Ask (And Why “Why” Is the Wrong One) with Dan Nicholas
What if the questions you’re asking are actually holding people back instead of moving them forward?I sat down with my friend Dan Nicholas, one of the most quietly influential humans I know, and what unfolded wasn’t just a podcast...
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Who You Are at Work Shouldn’t Cost You Who You Are at Home with Joel Manby
What if the way you lead at work didn’t cost you your soul at home?That’s the question that kept coming up for me in this conversation with Joel Manby. And honestly, it’s one of the most meaningful conversations I’ve had on Keep the ...
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Scaling from 150 to 1,000 Cars a Month: The Chris Martinez Leadership Blueprint
What if the single decision that changes your entire life looks ordinary in the moment. What if the turning point in your career doesn’t feel like a turning point at all until years later. And what if the leader you become is shaped not by vict...
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56:12
If Your Team Is Struggling, Start Here — A General Manager Breaks Down the Real Leadership Problem with David Long
What if the biggest breakthroughs in your dealership weren’t hiding in new tech… but in the way you lead your people?That’s exactly where today’s conversation goes and trust me, you’re going to feel this one.In this episo...
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What Your Team Isn’t Telling You — And Why It Matters More Than You Think with Bill Goodwin
What if the gap between the leader you think you are… and the leader your people actually experience… is wider than you realize?That’s where we’re going today.I’m Bart Nollenberger, and on this episod...
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Why Most Managers Fail: The Mistakes You Don’t Even Realize You’re Making with Bart Nollenberger
What if the biggest breakthroughs in your dealership have nothing to do with inventory, rates, or traffic, but everything to do with you?In this solo episode, I pull back the curtain on the real mistakes managers make and the simp...
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Stop Ignoring the Culture Piece — It’s Costing You Money!
Ever wondered why some dealerships have record-breaking months while others, with the same tools and talent, can’t seem to sustain momentum?In this solo episode of Keep The Change, Bart Nollenberger breaks down one of the most o...
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37:57
How to Turn Your CRM into an ATM with Tom Stuker
If you’ve been in automotive longer than five minutes, you’ve probably heard the name Tom Stuker.He’s the guy who literally invented the BDC. The guy who turned phone sales into an art form. The guy who logged 23 millio...
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42:53
Are you really leading… or just managing? (Here’s the Hard Truth)
Hey Keep The Changers, today’s episode might just change the way you look at leadership and culture forever.I’ve been in the automotive business for over 40 years (yeah, I know… you can do the math), and one thing I’ve realized after all...
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Why Surrender Might Be the Strongest Decision You’ll Ever Make with Westley Morris
What if the hardest parts of your story were actually the very things that could change lives?In this episode of Keep the Change, I sit down with Westley Morris, and let me tell you, this conversation hit me stra...
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Why Introverts Might Be Better Leaders Than Extroverts with Antoinette Griffin
What if being introverted wasn’t a weakness to “fix,” but a strength to lead with?In this episode, my guest is Antoinette Griffin, a leadership coach, trainer, and faculty member with Maxwell Leadership who specializes in communic...
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39:45
The Question That Changes Everything: Dr. Patrick Davitt on Finding Your Why
What if the difference between where you are and where you want to be comes down to one word—discipline?In this episode I sit down with my good friend Dr. Patrick Davitt, a John Maxwell certified coach, professor, author, ultra-...
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52:32
The Cadence That Builds Winning Dealerships with Brian Kramer
In this episode my guest is Brian Kramer, Executive Vice President at Cars Commerce and General Manager of AccuTrade. Brian’s career has taken him from washing cars as a porter to leading one of the most innovative companies in the autom...
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