Impact Without Limits

Send us Fan Mail Did you ever catch a tiger by the tail? In late spring of 2005, the business had been operating as ForeverLawn Inc for just over a year. Dale and Brian were still in Albuquerque, had close to a dozen dealers set up, and were starting to see inquiries roll in. One evening, they received an email for a project they had never done before. You know the Karmie brothers - if the questio...

Send us Fan Mail Do you have a motto that you live by? In today’s special episode, we share another “Moments With Fred” segment titled ‘Mottos to Live By’. Our dad was a lifelong learner, and he spent countless hours reading and studying. In this segment, he shares several influential mottos he gathered from well-known leaders and writers. While some of these mottos are short, they pack a powerful...

Send us Fan Mail How important is trust in a partnership? While Dale and Brian Karmie admit they’re very blessed and thankful for their partnership, they often advise others against it.  The decisions that your partner makes directly affect your business and ultimately your family. In a partnership, if each partners’ motives and goals don’t properly align, the results can be disastrous. When consi...

Send us Fan Mail Which comes first — your behavior or belief? If you’ve tuned in to our show before, you’ve probably heard us speak on how you sometimes have to “talk the talk” while still learning to “walk the walk.” Today we’re reflecting on an early part of our journey when our “talk” started to propel our “walk.” At the time, we began speaking to potential dealers but we weren’t well known in...

Send us Fan Mail What do you believe about yourself? Sometimes how we view ourselves is at odds with who we really are. Growth and change can be uncomfortable and scary, but we have to ‘walk the walk’ before it becomes a reality.  Today, Dale and Brian share about an agreement they struck, providing a dealer with a territory spanning the entirety of Southern California.  As this territory was far...

Send us Fan Mail We’re back with our brothers Jim and Ken for part two of our special feature. In last week’s episode, we listened to our father’s radio segment that touched on the topic of troubles. This week, we are revisiting the second portion of his broadcast where he gave advice and solutions for overcoming these troubles. For every problem, there is a solution — but we have to be willing to...

Send us Fan Mail Troubles: we all have them. What sets us apart is how we deal with them. We’re back with our brothers Jim and Ken for another special feature of our father’s radio segment, “Moments with Fred.” In this segment, which he dubbed ‘Troubles — Part One’, he speaks on embracing and growing through our troubles.  It’s easy to look at the challenges we face and feel sorry for ourselves, t...

Send us Fan Mail What is your superpower? In this episode, Brian and Dale put Brian’s self-described “superpower” — his ability to laugh at himself — to the test as they look back to their time in Albuquerque, where Brian’s track record with trucks wasn’t so great. There were popped tires, accidents, and maintenance issues.. but there were also valuable lessons learned.  When things feel out of co...

Send us Fan Mail Who Are You When No One is Looking? Who you are at your core always comes out eventually. In life, we have moments that tempt us to act out in frustration, but nothing positive comes from these. In today’s episode, Brian and Dale share a lesson in doing the right thing, even when you are pulled in other directions.  The brothers had on-boarded their first ForeverLawn dealer whom t...

Send us Fan Mail Do you work well under pressure? Something the Karmie brothers have learned over the years is how to work under pressure.  In today’s episode, Dale and Brian share about the first playground they sold. It was a large project for them at the time at about 5,000 square feet, and they knew this would stretch their abilities and test their innovation. When the shipment of material arr...

Send us Fan Mail What is your purpose? In today’s episode, Dale and Brian share a recording from Fred Karmie, their father,  who hosted a radio segment in the 1980s. Fred Karmie emigrated from Syria to the United States in the 1950s with a strong desire to learn, grow his faith, and seize the opportunities in this country for personal, familial, and professional success.  Through the ups and downs...

Send us Fan Mail Have you ever worked a night shift? In this week’s episode, the brothers’ compounding problems almost push their families past their limits. Money had finally begun rolling in, and Dale and Brian stayed steadfast in their decision to invest the money back into their business as they grew a national brand. While the brothers and their families had been no strangers to living on lim...

Send us Fan Mail Have you bought any new tools lately? In this week’s episode, Dale and Brian share about a monumental project at a hotel in Santa Fe. This project marked their entrance into the new market of commercial high-traffic areas. Up until this point, most of the brothers’ work had been residential. With this debut into commercial projects, Dale and Brian knew that this process would brin...

Send us Fan Mail Have you done your taxes yet? Do you have a plan to get things done ahead of time, or do you find yourself procrastinating as deadlines approach?  Whether you’re first to file your taxes or turning them in on April 14th, we’re sure you’re ahead of where we find Dale and Brian in today’s episode. Back in 2004, the brothers had been putting off their taxes for a couple of years. Let...

Send us Fan Mail What would your past self from ten years ago think if they could fast forward to the moment you’re living in now? Would you be proud of how far you’ve come? Would the limited perspective skew what you see?  Last week on Impact Without Limits, Dale and Brian shared the story of Placitas Man and the impact his words of wisdom had on them.  At the time of their conversation with him,...

Send us Fan Mail Do you ever feel like you just can’t get ahead? Today on Impact Without Limits, Dale and Brian recount a close call with a truck and a trailer, as well as a very valuable lesson learned from a memorable client. These stories come from the early years of Foreverlawn when there wasn’t a lot of money in the bank. It was a time when Dale and Brian had to pick and choose which needs re...

Send us Fan Mail Are you willing to NOT be the hero in order to win?  As Dale and Brian press onward in their entrepreneurial journey, they continue to hit life lessons and roadblocks that shape them into the men they are today. ForeverLawn continued to build momentum, and word about the business spread. With each project, Dale and Brian’s expertise as business owners grew.  But not every customer...

Send us Fan Mail Have you ever heard the saying, “robbing Peter to pay Paul”? This week on Impact Without Limits, Dale and Brian’s families are on the precipice of seeing the fruits of their labors for the first time. The business had been receiving all financial attention, and everyone was eager for a bit of room in the budget.  But just when it seemed their financial struggles were coming to an...

Send us Fan Mail Have you ever been skiing and had your skis start to drift apart?   Season two kicks off in the spring of 2005 when Brian and Dale are met with two diverging paths. They were beginning to feel like they were on skis, and their legs gradually drifted apart. Ironically, they had been riding that split for two solid years. What they thought they created to give credibility to their b...

Send us Fan Mail Special guest Jeffrey Earnhardt is back for another episode of Impact Without Limits. Jeffrey is back in the Black and Green Machine to kick off the NASCAR season, revving up with a new team, exciting announcements, and high hopes for the year.  Tune in as Dale and Brian chat with Jeffrey and get his full insights and perspectives on last year's racing recap and the brand-new...

Send us Fan Mail Do you listen or only think about what you'll say next while someone is still talking? This week, Brian and Dale venture to embrace a new market within the artificial turf industry to meet the requests of pet owners and the pet industry.  Listening to the growing market needs, they heavily pursue creating a turf product suitable for pet usage. Through trial and error and mont...

Send us Fan Mail What's the value of a relationship? Brian and Dale have just cut ties with their manufacturer and are in the transitional period of finding a new one. They make the decision to pursue a relationship with the Peeples family and seek them out as their new manufacturer.  What Brian and Dale would come to find out later is that the leap of faith they took to pursue this relations...

Send us Fan Mail For this month’s special feature, Dale and Brian share their first live recording outside the podcast recording studio.  This episode was recorded at the 2023 ForeverLawn Dealer Conference in Oklahoma City. It will give you an inside look at both the podcast and the conference if you’ve never attended. This episode is fun, engaging, and packed with practical insight that can apply...

Send us Fan Mail What do you do when you bite off more than you can chew? Knowing there is a brand new team of dealers eager to learn more about the industry, Brian and Dale feel the need for the first company conference. The only dilemma is that they are still seeking to learn about the artificial turf industry and battle feeling somewhat inadequate to lead a conference. However, when they put th...

Send us Fan Mail Do you view increased responsibility as a blessing or a burden? The theme of manufacturing issues continues into this episode. Hopeful and anxious to eliminate product issues once and for all, Brain and Dale take a trip to the plant in Dalton, Georgia to see their products being made. After continuous back and forth, they eventually make the decision to cut ties with their supplie...