Bart Nollenberger just got back from twelve days in Lusaka, Zambia — and he came home with a message he can't stop thinking about. Invited to speak to more than two dozen audiences, from children in the slums to recovering men in a treatment center to business leaders and church congregations, Bart realized he wasn't giving twenty different talks. He was giving one.

In this episode, Bart puts leadership, recovery, and faith on the same table and shows how they all connect. Drawing on 41 years of sobriety and 42 years in the automobile business, he walks through the first four steps of a changed life — admit, believe, decide, and take honest inventory — and makes the case that they don't just heal a person, they change a culture. Because culture never changes from the outside in. It changes from the inside out, one heart and one surrendered morning at a time.

Whether you lead a company, a church, or a family around the dinner table, this one's for you. You are not too young, not too important, and not too far gone.

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David Long returns to Keep the Change to talk about his new book, Step Zero — and why winning isn't just about executing the process, but everything that happens before step one.

Bart and David break down the three things that separate top performers: attitude, energy, and approach. David also shares his personal journey — building four businesses, walking in faith, life as a grandfather, and his path of sobriety, with a message of hope for anyone struggling.

David Long is the COO of VAN (Vehicle Acquisition Network), President of David J. Long Consulting, VP of Schumacher Chevrolet, founder of All Things Used Cars, and creator of the "Pandemic of Positivity."

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COVID didn't just inflate paychecks — it gutted a generation of car people. Old dogs cashed out, GSMs got promoted before they were ready, and salespeople learned to take orders instead of build value. Now the margins are gone and a leadership gap is staring the industry down.

Bart sits down with John Alcorn — Operating Partner of Dogwood Auto Group (Mazda, VW, Volvo) — for a raw conversation on:

→ The mistake quietly costing managers their best people → John Maxwell's 5 Levels of Leadership — and where most managers are stuck → Why he raises men, not boys ("leaders eat last") → Why "change in the mirror first" is his #1 advice → A first look at SEF Score — his new tool fixing the measurables problem

🎙️ Don't miss Bart's free webinar June 2, 8 PM ET → bartnollenberger.com

📩 john@dogwoodauto.com | john@sefscore.com