Featured Guests

Keni Thomas

Public Speaker, former United States Army Ranger

In the summer of 1993 Staff Sergeant Keni Thomas was deployed to Mogadishu Somalia with the 3rd Ranger Battalion as part of an elite special operations package called Task Force Ranger. Their mission was to find and capture a criminal warlord named Mohammed Farrah Aidid. On the 3rd of October, Keni and his fellow rangers distinguished themselves in an eighteen-hour firefight that would later be recounted in the highly successful book and movie "Black Hawk Down". Nineteen Americans gave their lives and 78 were wounded in the worst urban combat seen by US troops since WWII. A powerful speaker, Keni captivates audiences from beginning to end as he tells the incredible story of extraordinary individuals and how they fought to bring each other home. Drawing from his experiences on the battlefield, Keni inspires people to achieve greatness by stressing the importance of outstanding leadership at every level, even if the only person you are leading is yourself.

Cesar Millan

Television Host & Dog Behaviorist

Cesar Millan is one of the most sought-after authorities in the field of dog behavior and rehabilitation. With more than 25 years of experience and with his new TV show, “Better Human Better Dog” now on National Geographic and Disney+; Millan is a household name, a New York Times best-selling author and 3x Emmy nominated acclaimed star with hit TV series broadcasted and streamed in over 120 countries.

Greg Laurie

Senior Pastor, Harvest Christian Fellowship

Greg Laurie is the senior pastor of Harvest Christian Fellowship, which has campuses in California and Hawaii. He began his ministry at the age of 19, leading a small Bible study group of 30 individuals. Over the past five decades, God has grown that small group into a thriving congregation of over 8,000 members, with a global ministry that has reached billions and recorded more than one million professions of faith.

In 1990, Laurie founded the Harvest Crusades, a series of large-scale evangelistic events designed to present the gospel to broad audiences. These events have since drawn more than 11.5 million participants in person and online. In 2012, he launched Harvest America, a nationwide outreach event that utilized HD livestreaming to broadcast to thousands of venues across the United States. With over 306,000 individuals attending live, Harvest America remains one of the largest gospel presentations in U.S. history. Harvest Crusades have also expanded internationally, with events held in Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. Collectively, these efforts have resulted in over 700,000 documented professions of faith.

Jeffrey Earnhardt

Professional Racecar Driver, NASCAR Xfinity Series

Jeffrey Earnhardt is the grandson of 7 Time NASCAR Cup Champion Dale Earnhardt and nephew of this generation’s most popular driver, Dale Jr. Jeffrey began his race career piloting a silver 4 cylinder Yugo on the dirt tracks of Wythe Raceway in Rural Retreat, Virginia. He won Rookie of the Year at the local track and knew immediately that he’d be chasing his dreams to the paved tracks of NASCAR.

Jeffrey hasn’t depended on his famous last name for opportunity. Creating his own company and working his way through the ranks like his grandfather did, Jeffrey has competed in Truck, Xfinity and Specialty events including the Rolex Series and NASCAR Euro Series.

He is absolutely committed to “Earning Earnhardt” and has his sights set on becoming a NASCAR Champion.

Tom Peeples

Outstanding STC individual member, 2021 STC Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient

Tom Peeples is a leader and a pioneer in the synthetic turf industry. The son of Shelby Peeples, Tom is a second generation business leader in textiles and synthetic turf, and owns/operates several businesses that are involved in different ways in the production of synthetic grass.

Tom, and his brother Bryan, have been involved with ForeverLawn almost since its inception. Universal Textile Technologies (UTT), one of the Peeples family’s companies, provides the premium backing that sets many of the ForeverLawn products apart from the all others, and he owns other entities that are involved in everything from coating ForeverLawn’s unique K9Grass product and other offerings to even tufting finished products for ForeverLawn. Tom was a driving force in the movement to create the Synthetic Turf Council and served on its Executive Board from 2006-2007. Tom has helped shape the landscape of synthetic grass for the positive.

Even with such amazing business accomplishments, what really drives Tom is his family. Tom and his wife, Vickie are happiest when they are surrounded by their 4 grown children, their spouses and a whole flock of grandchildren (we would list the number, but there is a good chance it would change by the time you read this). Tom is actively involved in his community, still loves to water ski barefoot, and just enjoys being active in the outdoors. His relationship with the Karmie’s and ForeverLawn is very special, and Dale and Brian would without hesitation say ForeverLawn would not be where it is today without Tom, his brother Bryan, their father, Shelby, and the rest of the Peeples family.