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 is profit, performance, and people actually wanting to work with you.

In this solo episode of Keep the Change, I pull back the curtain on something most leaders avoid until it’s costing them real money: organizational culture. More specifically, I walk through the Cultural Impact Scorecard — a 360°, anonymous assessment that reveals what your team actually experiences every day… not just what leadership thinks is happening.

And trust me, the gap between those two can be expensive.

Here’s what we get into:

• The 10 key culture drivers every dealership and business should be paying attention to
• Why communication and continuous learning are the two most common (and dangerous) breakdowns I see after 40 years in this industry
• Real-world examples of how strong results can hide weak leadership habits
• The Three Cs of Communication (Connect, Convey, Check) — and how they eliminate conflict before it explodes
• Why “we had a sales meeting” is not the same as developing your people
• How personality styles (DISC) silently sabotage teams that otherwise like each other
• And the uncomfortable truth: if your people aren’t growing, your business eventually won’t either

This episode isn’t theory. It’s field-tested. It’s what I’ve seen work — and fail — inside real dealerships, real leadership teams, and real businesses that wanted the next level but couldn’t quite break through.

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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 been too busy changing lives. Frank Lopes is a 30-year automotive veteran, CEO of Strong30 Automotive, marketing pioneer, leadership coach, and one of the most passionate advocates I know for the people inside the dealership walls.

This isn’t a tactical “sell more cars” conversation.

This is a real, unfiltered discussion about transformation of mindset, leadership, faith, and purpose.

Frank takes us from sweeping floors as the son of Portuguese immigrants to working side-by-side with Gary Vaynerchuk in the earliest days of digital media… and then through failure, bankruptcy, redemption, and a renewed mission to transform 10,000 lives (and then realizing that number was thinking way too small).

We also unpack:

• Why “Thank God for the car business” is more than a slogan, it’s a declaration
• How Frank’s immigrant upbringing shaped generations of opportunity
• The leadership lesson behind asking “Why so low?” (even after selling 47 cars in a month)
• What Gary Vaynerchuk challenged Frank to do and why saying no still haunts him
• Why past results have nothing to do with your future
• How real leaders stop managing frustration and start transforming people
• The power of one-on-one leadership as the ultimate growth multiplier
• Why the ceiling you’re staring at is probably made of paper

This episode is deep. It’s emotional. It’s practical. And it’s one of those conversations that doesn’t just motivate you, it reorients you.

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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 Change, I share one of the most powerful leadership lessons of my life, through a story I watched unfold up close. It’s the story of my mom, who at 59 years old was suddenly thrust into leadership she didn’t ask for, in an industry on the brink of collapse. What happened next didn’t just save a business, it revealed how leadership habits quietly shape culture, and how culture always shows up in profits.

In this episode, we unpack:

• Why pressure doesn’t create character, it reveals habits
• How awareness (not action) is the real starting point of change
• The subtle leadership habits that quietly shape culture, for better or worse
• Why asking beats telling and listening builds trust faster than authority ever will
• The difference between intention, decision, and commitment (and why most leaders stop too soon)
• How coaching conversations unlock ownership instead of defensiveness
• Why developing people is the strongest predictor of long-term performance
• And the hard truth every leader needs to hear: culture isn’t what you intend—it’s what your people experience

If you’re leading a team, running a business, or feeling the weight of responsibility heavier than ever, this episode will challenge how you think about habits, communication, accountability, and growth.

Because when leadership becomes unavoidable, the only thing you can fall back on…
is who you’ve already become.

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