Impact Without Limits

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...

Send us Fan Mail Are you reading and understanding the road signs in front of you? As interest and awareness of ForeverLawn grow, Brian and Dale’s knowledge of the market also continues to grow. They receive inquiry after inquiry from potential clients wanting artificial grass and expressing unique market needs.  Instead of dismissing the unique requests because they had no idea how to make produc...

Send us Fan Mail What happens when your one big thing turns out to be a dud? This story picks up in the fall of 2004. Brian and Dale are still working to build ForeverLawn into a national company and are starting to feel the fire catching with more and more people interested in expanding into new territories.  While still balancing the operations in Albuquerque and expanding the network, Brian and...

Send us Fan Mail For our final special feature of the year the Karmie brothers host Josh Morris, Executive Director of Strategy and Advancement at Harvest Ministries in Riverside, California. This ordinary,  unlikely connection has created extraordinary outcomes over the past year.  In 2021 Dale had the idea to bring a message for Christ to the NASCAR platform and reached out to Harvest. It starte...

Send us Fan Mail Christmas time is built on the foundation of family and traditions. This week, Brian and Dale take time to reminisce on Christmas memories during some extremely challenging times within their business journey.  They look back on days where their bank accounts were empty and their business riddled with issues throughout the holiday season. Amidst the hardships and challenges, they...

Send us Fan Mail Have you ever had so many things go wrong you thought about just throwing in the towel? Our story picks up this week right after Dale and Brian have dealt with months and months of bad product. But this series and season of trials is far from over.  ForeverLawn has gained a new dealer and he’s on his way with an installation crew for training. Having never trained anyone before, t...

Send us Fan Mail How do you respond when you're dealt a bad hand? After months of deliberating and decision-making, Dale and Brian have landed on a product manufacturer and ForeverLawn is up and running. Once again, projects are finally being sold. Ready to get the installations in the ground, the Karmie brothers unroll their first order– and notice a major issue with the product. This unfort...

Send us Fan Mail This episode follows Part One of Damon West’s story. On Part One of this special feature episode, Brian and Dale introduced Damon West and shared his journey serving his sentence in prison.  In part two of this special feature we will hear from Damon what happened once he got outside of those prison walls on November 16, 2015. Episode Highlights:  Restarting life outside of prison...

Send us Fan Mail On Part One of this special feature episode, Brian and Dale introduce  Damon West who shares his story of going from a life sentence in prison to becoming an inspirational speaker, philanthropist, and best-selling author.  Through Part one you will be introduced to Damon through his early life and background and walk with him through his journey within the walls of prison. Tune in...

Send us Fan Mail Have you ever heard the real story of Thanksgiving?  The true Thanksgiving story is one of incredible sacrifice and Biblical devotion that helped lay a foundation for generations to come in our nation.  Brian and Dale spend this half hour sharing with you, or reminding you, of the true story of the Pilgrims that settled America that often gets squandered in today’s world.  As we s...

Send us Fan Mail Have you ever taken a check but refused to cash it? With the intention of establishing that their company has a national presence, Brian and Dale added a short little phrase to the newly established ForeverLawn website that started to trigger a lot of opportunities they had not foreseen.  People are starting to reach out to expand ForeverLawn into new territories and to become dea...

Send us Fan Mail What’s the difference between persistence and insanity? You've probably all heard the saying, "Insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results." Yet we are also taught that there is value in persistence.  So, what is the difference between persistence and insanity? Brian and Dale spend this episode diving deeper into the dichotomy betw...

Send us Fan Mail We are kicking off this month with a special Q&A episode where Brian and Dale answer listeners' questions submitted on the Instagram page.  Questions are all across the board covering topics of industry breakthroughs, dealing with imposter syndrome and some must hear announcements!  In this episode we take a break from the storyline to answer some burning questions of Imp...

Send us Fan Mail The Laws of the Harvest are some of the great Biblical truths that Dale and Brian reference throughout their story.  These fundamental Biblical laws remind us that the actions and decisions we make today will impact the harvest we reap in the future.  The Laws of the Harvest have helped guide Brian and Dale through many life and business decisions. So for this month's special...

Send us Fan Mail Have you ever opened a present that you really wanted, but it didn’t live up to your expectations? Brian and Dale have officially ventured to start their own artificial turf company. They’ve spent significant time building a brand and casting a vision for what they wanted their company to be, and now it’s time to get to work. The brothers are excited to start moving the new produc...

Send us Fan Mail A project with unshakable purpose.  As one of the most impactful people in the lives of Dale and Brian, Makenna Karmie–Dale’s daughter– lived a life that exemplified Christ’s love for others and left a truly lasting impact during her twenty years on earth. She befriended the friendless, had a spirit of adventure, and brought vivacious brightness into every room. And despite her un...

Send us Fan Mail Have you ever made a decision based on a surface appearance? As Dale and Brian finally accept that the next step they need to take is creating their own company, the Karmie brothers take the leap and officially establish ForeverLawn Incorporated on April 22, 2004.  Without fully realizing what they were doing at the time, Brian and Dale began painting a picture of the national tur...