Explore "nfda" with insightful episodes like "A Brush With Death: 5 Minutes On...NGL", "Episode #61: How is Preneed Like Leg Day?", "Episode #60: International Convention and Expo Preview Pt 2 - Workshops", "Episode #59: International Convention and Expo Preview Pt 1 - Keynotes" and "Episode #41: But How are You Doing ...?" from podcasts like ""A Brush with Death", "A Brush with Death", "A Brush with Death", "A Brush with Death" and "A Brush with Death"" and more!
On "A Brush With Death: 5 Minutes On...," we spend 5 minutes providing listeners with quick insights into various funeral trends, events, organizations, and goings-on.
In this episode we are talking about NGL and the 2024 Inspiration Award with Jessica Grann, NGL's Chief Culture and Communications Officer.
If you have someone you'd like to nominate for the 2024 Inspiration Award, you can do so at https://nfda.org/inspiration.
Do you have tasks in your life that are very necessary for success but not always at the top of the list in terms of things you really want to do? In this episode, host, Gabe Schauf sits down with Tyler Anderson, Vice President of Business Development at Precoa, to talk about the importance of creating a preneed strategy for your funeral home. Why don’t we embrace it as much as we should? How do we approach it and help those we serve understand its value? Learn all of this and more in episode 61.
Do you have plans for September? They should include attending the NFDA International Convention and Expo the 10th through the 13th in Las Vegas.
- Exciting keynote speakers
- Thirty Workshops full of incredible content
- A huge expo floor
- 5 preconvention seminars
- And so much more
In this episode, host, Gabe Schauf, is joined by 3 of the workshop speakers, Dr. Tashel Bordere, Chris Costello and John T. Hill, to share a little about what you have to look forward to in Vegas.
Do you have plans for September? They should include attending the NFDA International Convention and Expo the 10th through the 13th in Las Vegas.
- Four days of workshops
- Thirty plus sessions
- A huge expo floor
- 5 preconvention seminars
And what about those keynote speakers? In this episode, host, Gabe Schauf, sits down with two of them – musician, Mark Schulman and CEO, Dennis Yu to talk drumming, attitude, the future, and artificial intelligence. Hear what they are all about now and get ready to learn from them during their incredible presentations in Las Vegas.
Host Gabe Schauf talks with death educator and grief counselor, Dr. Alan Wolfelt, and NFDA’s Morgan Schlender, Account Executive for Endorsed Programs & Membership. The three discuss the recognition and prevention of funeral director burnout, and some of the new initiatives that NFDA has created to help support funeral directors as they serve families.
As funeral directors we are what some would call the “subject matter experts” in the death care industry. We have learned to embalm, make arrangements, provide services and help those in need. We know how to serve those families come through our door. The question is, how do we get them through the door in the first place?
Increasingly, funeral homes are looking to their websites and social media to get in front of potential clients. “A Brush With Death” sits down with Welton Hong, the founder of Ring Ring Marketing and author of the book “Making your Phone Ring with Internet Marketing for Funeral Homes.”
NFDA sits down with Ethan Morse to talk about his journey from tomb guard sentinel at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier to filmmaker. He discusses his films “The Unknowns”, a documentary about the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and the Sentinels who stand guard at our Nation’s most sacred shrine, and the soon-to-be-released “Honor Guard”, a four-part series that highlights the dedication members of the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment—The Old Guard—show in paying their respects to those who gave all.
Lacy Robinson, CFSP and NFDA’s Director of Member Development, talks with host Gabriel Schauf about how funeral homes can communicate the added value they can bring to the cremation discussion, whether the initial inquiry is via a phone call or during the arrangement conference. Robinson emphasizes that any meaningful cremation discussion should be a conversation about honoring the life of a loved one.
Host Gabriel Schauf and attorney Michael Sharkey, CFSP, CCO, explore legal issues confronting funeral directors and their businesses. Listen in to learn how to reduce the potential for lawsuits and to discover best practices that can help keep your funeral home out of court.
The intersection between grief support and funeral homes
Have the Talk of a Lifetime: Conversations around family history, legacy, and how people want to be remembered
Talk of a Lifetime cards and conversation starters
New book: When Someone Dies: A Child-Caregiver Activity Book
Child Grief Awareness Month: November is Child Grief Awareness Month
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