Maggie McMillan, Vice President of The Wiefels Group of Companies and All Caring, joins us to talk about running a multi-generational funeral home business and being an entrepreneur. We talk about the value of listening to colleagues and employees who have fresh perspectives on the death profession and the importance of cultivating a forward-thinking and supportive company culture for your employees.

Hosted by Justin Crowe, Founder & CEO of Parting Stone, and Alexandra Jo, Culture and Content Manager at Parting Stone.

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Jason Engler, licensed funeral director, cremation specialist and consultant, and Director of Customer Experience at UPD Urns, talks about his path into deathcare and how when done right, representations of death in pop culture can influence this professional space through cultivating empathy in shared experiences of grief.

Hosted by Justin Crowe, Founder & CEO of Parting Stone, and Alexandra Jo, Culture and Content Manager at Parting Stone.

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Maggie McMillan, Vice President of The Wiefels Group of Companies and All Caring, talks about the difference between “traditional cremation” and “direct cremation,” and how rising cremation rates have changed the way that the industry should be thinking about cremation services. Asking questions and listening to your families will allow you to structure cremation services in a way that serves families more completely.

Hosted by Justin Crowe, Founder & CEO of Parting Stone, and Alexandra Jo, Culture and Content Manager at Parting Stone.

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We are joined again by Ryan Thogmartin, Founder and CEO of DISRUPT Media and Connecting Directors, to talk about moving the deathcare space forward through embracing adaptability and change in funeral business strategies. Ryan outlines why a shifting customer demographic means letting go of tradition and touches on the increasing vulnerability for disruption in the deathcare profession, and how forward-thinking strategies can ultimately serve families better.

Hosted by Justin Crowe, Founder & CEO of Parting Stone, and Alexandra Jo, Culture and Content Manager at Parting Stone.

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In this episode, Barbara Kemmis, Executive Director of the Cremation Association of North America, and Don Fritz of the Cremation Society of Illinois give you an exclusive sneak peek into what you can expect at this year’s CANA Convention which takes place August 11th through August 13th in Seattle, WA. Learn about the pandemic precautions being taken to keep everyone safe, and some exciting new events and activities that have been added this year.

Hosted by Justin Crowe, Founder & CEO of Parting Stone, and Alexandra Jo, Culture and Content Manager at Parting Stone.

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Joél Simone Anthony, sacred grief practitioner, licensed funeral director, and deathcare educator (also known as The Grave Woman) talks with Deathcare Decoded about institutionalized racism in the deathcare space. Our conversation covers micro and macro aggressions in the workplace, the historic whitewashing of mortuary training programs when it comes to caring for diverse populations, and the importance of having conversations about these topics in order to move forward and evolve the deathcare space.

Hosted by Justin Crowe, Founder & CEO of Parting Stone, and Alexandra Jo, Culture and Content Manager at Parting Stone.

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To find Joél's self-study e-courses mentioned in this episode on Racism in Deathcare, and Culture Competencies: Black Hair and Skin for Non-Ethnic Funeral Professionals, plus more, visit her website, here. 

Sandra Walker Vice President of Strategic Business at Fairmount Memorial Association returns to the podcast to talk about why she is passionate about cremation as a meaningful disposition option. Sandra shares her personal experience with cremating a loved one, and why it is important for funeral directors to give cremation families the same arrangement experience as burial families.

Hosted by Justin Crowe, Founder & CEO of Parting Stone, and Alexandra Jo, Culture and Content Manager at Parting Stone.

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This week, we return to our conversation with Eric Neuhaus, founder and CEO of Green Cremation Texas, to talk about looking forward to the future of the Death Care space. We cover consumer vs. industry-driven change, the funeral industry’s biggest imminent challenges, and how funeral directors can take simple steps to prepare their business for the future.

Hosted by Justin Crowe, Founder & CEO of Parting Stone, and Alexandra Jo, Culture and Content Manager at Parting Stone.

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We return to our conversation with Jason Engler, licensed funeral director, cremation specialist and consultant, certified celebrant, also known as The Urn Historian, to talk about the history of cremation in the United States including the different phases that cremation has seen over the last century, the current era of personalization that cremation is in today, and what that can tell us about the services and products that cremation families are looking for.

Hosted by Justin Crowe, Founder & CEO of Parting Stone, and Alexandra Jo, Culture and Content Manager at Parting Stone.

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This week Joél Simone Anthony, sacred grief practitioner, licensed funeral director, and deathcare educator, also known as The Grave Woman, discusses transhumanism. We discuss virtual extensions of consciousness, biological life-extending technologies, and how deathcare professionals can start looking ahead to caring for families as the concepts of life, death, and self continue to evolve.

Hosted by Justin Crowe, Founder & CEO of Parting Stone, and Alexandra Jo, Culture and Content Manager at Parting Stone.

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