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.
Keep The Change
From 50 to 400 Cars a Month: The Leadership System Behind Bob Ruth Ford with Rob Ruth
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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. And I’m telling you… the more conversations we have on Keep The Change, the more I’m convinced this is why I love podcasting. Because you don’t just hear “success.” You get to hear what it’s made of.
In this conversation, Rob and I unpack what it really takes to grow from a small store doing 50–60 cars a month into a high-volume operation selling hundreds… without burning out your people or wrecking your family life.
We talk about:
- Why Rob made it his mission to change the reputation of dealerships by changing the experience for employees and customers
- What “servant leadership” looks like when it’s not a slogan, but a daily practice
- The five levels of leadership (Maxwell) and why people development is the level most leaders never truly reach
- How structure and accountability (daily plans, one-on-ones, team leaders) can produce elite results without “bell to bell” chaos
- Why the future isn’t “get them in the door”… it’s helping people before they ever step in the showroom
- The behind-the-scenes story of how Rob built a massive buy center starting with nothing but his cellphone and Facebook Marketplace
- A powerful truth about love in business: it’s not a feeling, it’s an action… and it changes everything
If you’re a dealer, a manager, a leader, or even just someone trying to build something that lasts, this episode will challenge you in the best way. It’s one of those conversations that makes you stop and rethink what you’ve been tolerating as “normal”… and what might be possible if you built the right structure and started leading people like they matter.
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