Impact Without Limits

Send us Fan Mail For February's 2-part Special Feature, Dale and Brian are excited to welcome you back to the 2024 ForeverLawn Dealer Conference, where they're thrilled to share Jeff Evans' inspiring speech with listeners. Jeff Evans isn't just your average speaker—he's an adventurer extraordinaire known for guiding the first and only blind climber to summit Mt. Everest an...

Send us Fan Mail As Brian and Dale embarked on the next stage of their legal journey, the deposition loomed ahead like an unavoidable hurdle. For those unfamiliar, a deposition is a formal legal procedure where witnesses and involved parties provide sworn testimony outside of the courtroom setting. It serves as an opportunity for both sides to document testimonies for potential use during trial pr...

Send us Fan Mail The journey continues as Brian and Dale dive into their decade-long legal battle. In today’s episode, they unveil the highs and lows of the mediation process and the invaluable lessons gleaned along the way. Here’s the thing about mediation… It only works if both parties are willing to negotiate. Yet, in the Karmie brothers' case, they found themselves locked in a delicate da...

Send us Fan Mail Picture this: it's the spring of 2007, and Dale and Brian already deeply entangled in one lawsuit, suddenly find themselves in yet another legal debacle. In today's episode, the brothers open up about this second legal ordeal, in which a customer was now making a claim against them. As they made their way through the mediation process, they quickly learned that the goal...

Send us Fan Mail For this month’s special feature, Dale and Brian are coming to you live from the 2024 ForeverLawn Conference.  The episode emphasizes the significance of pursuing excellence rather than perfection. The central theme revolves around acknowledging that challenges are inevitable in life, but how we conduct ourselves in those testing moments truly defines us as individuals. From handl...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to Season Three of Impact Without Limits.  If you’re an avid listener, you may notice that the format is slightly different. This season, the Karmie brothers will walk us through the decade-long trial that became a formative & refining season in their lives & their business. As Brian and Dale kick off this season, they set the stage for what to expect in the coming...

Send us Fan Mail What do you do when the best part of your business becomes the worst part of your business? In late 2005 and early 2006, the volume sold in the California market had come to a grinding halt. A once thriving market was now yielding no volume. What had gone wrong? Brian and Dale began to look into this situation and were alarmed by what they found. In an effort to help revive a once...

Send us Fan Mail Have you ever driven a forklift through a busy intersection? The time had come; Dale & Brian had decided to move their families back to Ohio. It was the end of an era, but at the same time, they were purchasing a building that would become ForeverLawn headquarters in Albuquerque. So how would their move affect the business? Would the business continue to thrive in Albuquerque?...

Send us Fan Mail What are you looking forward to? Sometimes, having a tangible reward in place when goal setting is the extra incentive we need to press on in times of adversity. This is what Dale and Brian had in mind when they began crafting the first ForeverLawn Achievers’ Trip.  In this episode, the brothers take us on a journey through the inaugural Achievers’ trip ForeverLawn had back in 200...

Send us Fan Mail As the festive season envelops us in a flurry of activities – from decking the halls to exchanging gifts – it's easy to get swept away in the hustle and bustle of Christmas. In this episode of Impact Without Limits, Dale & Brian delve beyond the surface to explore the profound significance of this holiday and its enduring impact on their lives and how it shapes the princi...

Send us Fan Mail Do you remember where you were 17 years ago today? In this fun episode, the Karmie brothers share about a memorable vacation they took 17 years ago, today, with their families in Angel Fire, New Mexico. One of the things that set this trip apart from previous ones was that it was the first vacation the families had taken together that had no ties to business. Like any other Karmie...

Send us Fan Mail Do you remember doing ‘show and tell’ when you were in school? Step back to January 2007 and join Dale and Brian for an exciting episode recounting ForeverLawn's first dealer conference in Albuquerque. Like the days of ‘show and tell,’ the brothers were eager to showcase their local projects and spend time casting visions for the future. Amidst the camaraderie and excitement,...

Send us Fan Mail How do you leave the country without leaving Arizona? Dale and Brian recount their challenging experience installing an expansive 8,000-square-foot playground in the Navajo Nation on New Year's Day. Despite the project's complexity and cold weather, the brothers were determined to complete the project with integrity. Their determination to see it through led them to pers...

Send us Fan Mail For this month’s special feature, Dale and Brian are sharing another segment from Moments with Fred. In this segment, Fred Karmie shares his thoughts on the educational system as it stood back in the 80s.  Fred sought higher education and the American dream when he came to America. After graduating college, he began to teach. But the educational system he found was different from...

Send us Fan Mail What are you thankful for this Thanksgiving? The actual Thanksgiving story is one of incredible sacrifice and Biblical devotion that helped lay a foundation for generations to come in our nation.  In this episode, Brian and Dale share the true story of the Pilgrims who settled in America, which often gets squandered in today’s world. As we seek to preserve the truths of Thanksgivi...

Send us Fan Mail Have you ever looked for something and not been able to find it? Today, Brian and Dale continue their SportsGrass journey through the first ‘official’ SportsGrass project in Lubbock, TX, and another exciting trip along the way. As they arrive at the project location, they realize the base is unacceptable. Could they just go with it and install the turf anyway? Yes. Would they be a...

Send us Fan Mail How do you handle it when somebody lets you down? In September of 2006, the ForeverLawn Albuquerque office was getting into a good groove. The office staff threw a party on a Friday to celebrate the 4th birthday of the business… but to Dale and Brian’s surprise, one of their integral office members didn’t show up the following Monday.  Where was she? Was she ok? The brothers attem...

Send us Fan Mail This year, at the annual conference, ForeverLawn had the privilege to glean leadership insight from one of the NFL’s all-time greats, Steve Largent. From his humble beginnings to his induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, Steve's story is inspiring. Throughout Steve’s life, he has experienced leadership in various forms, from the football field to the halls of Congress...

Send us Fan Mail Are you open to following God’s calling on your life? As Dale and Brian share about their journey of moving to New Mexico, building a business, and eventually moving back to Ohio, it’s easy to see the thin threads between these changes.  It all started with an article Brian saw that Dale’s alma mater was putting in a turf field; then, the brothers were on a business trip in New Me...

Send us Fan Mail How do you sell a premium product in a commoditized market? In today’s episode, Dale and Brian discuss ForverLawn’s emergence into the sports field market. When they first came onto the scene, they quickly realized that the sports field market was highly commoditized.  ForeverLawn had a high-value, quality product, making it higher priced... So, the challenge was to find a way to...

Send us Fan Mail What kind of questions do you attract? This may sound like a riddle, but it’s reality - How you carry yourself will attract different questions. For this reason, if you are intentional about your actions, you can, in turn, lead people to ask the questions you are eager to answer. On this stop in the ForeverLawn story, the Karmie brothers share about the sale of the New Mexico mark...

Send us Fan Mail Have you ever bought a Rhino? In case you’re wondering - we’re referring to a Yamaha Rhino, not a live one. One that, in the fall of 2006, the Karmie brothers hadn’t yet purchased... But they soon would after a large project. In this week’s episode, Dale and Brian are sharing about a time when ForeverLawn was tasked with their largest project in Albuquerque at that point. This pro...

Send us Fan Mail Craig Groeschel is the senior pastor of Life. Church, creator of the Craig Groeschel Leadership Podcast and a best-selling author.  He is a leadership expert, and his work has impacted lives worldwide. This year, ForeverLawn had the special privilege of having him as the keynote speaker at the annual conference. Craig also graciously participated in a live Q&A session with Bri...

Send us Fan Mail If you could go anywhere on vacation, where would you go? In 2006, ForeverLawn received an inquiry from a gentleman in Destin, Florida, asking if they could install turf on a balcony. To this point, they had not installed turf on a balcony, but the brothers knew that they would be able to do it and do it well. Does anyone remember the Parkchester story from a few episodes back? Wi...

Send us Fan Mail If you keep on the path that you’re currently on, where will you be in 5 years? In today’s episode, Brian and Dale revisit a monumental time in their lives and the history of ForeverLawn, Inc. In early 2006, a lot happened in the Karmie family and the business. Brian’s daughter Ava was born, and Jim, one of the other Karmie brothers, had to have a major and unexpected surgery. The...