Listen in as Lisa Baue of Your Funeral Coach is joined by experienced trainer and manager Kyle West of Graystone Associates. In the new series Making Funeral Service Sexy Again, Kyle and Lisa talk about how funeral service needs a new image and discuss some major changes to make to become more appealing to future employees and client families. 

Listen in as Lisa Baue of Your Funeral Coach is joined by her newest Collaborative Network Partner, Coleen Ellis, a recognized leader within the world of Pet Death Care. Coleen is a sought-after international speaker, author, and founder of Pet Angel Memorial Center, Two Hearts Pet Loss Center, and Coleen.Rocks. Coleen shares her ideals and perspectives as a Thanatologist and how the death of a pet can teach children and adults how to mourn. Lisa and Coleen discuss the importance for companies to embrace the client’s experience and learn to better support families and loved ones.

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Listen in as Lisa Baue of Your Funeral Coach is joined by Barbara Kemmis, the Executive Director of Cremation Association of North America (CANA) as they discuss the newest cremation research conducted by CANA along with the post-pandemic results. They also chat about the growing trends that will affect our profession as well as some opportunities for growth in serving the future cremation customer.

CANA is celebrating its 104th Cremation Innovation Convention on August 17-19th in Atlanta, GA. The event brings innovative cremation professionals together to share ideas, learn from experts, and see the newest products and services from suppliers.

To learn more about CANA's 104th Cremation Innovation Convention, visit www.pheedloop.com/cana22/site/home/

Listen in as Lisa speaks to Funeral Director/Owner/CEO Nathan Morris. Lisa and Nathan discuss his background as a musician turned Funeral Director and Embalmer. Nathan shares about his popular podcast called You’ll Die Trying, his newly published music and upcoming concert on August 6th that will benefit the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, and how he is an activist and proponent of the need to “Revolutionize the Profession” and so much more.

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 To learn more about Nathan’s August 6th concert or to buy tickets go to www.nathanmorrismusic.com

Listen in as Lisa speaks to Kyle West of Graystone Associates about leadership and how to grow businesses by having effective programs to develop yourself and others.

They discuss building a positive culture of openness to the perception of others. Kyle recommends you surround yourself with people who will disagree with you and tell you how they feel about you and your performance. Kyle shares that getting to know your people and their gifts and bringing out the best in others is one of the best things to do in business. He recommends that investing more time with staff and creating relationships is critical. 

Retention programs are essential, and this episode discusses creating fulfilling and fun moments in the workplace. Information on the importance of having regular Town Hall meetings vs staff meetings is recommended to keep communication and open dialogue high.

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Join Lisa Baue and Kristen Ernst, MA, LPC as they discuss the need for employers and managers to make staff their first priority in the Caring for Your Staff Series from Your Funeral Coach Talks. 

Making staff's needs your number one goal this year is imperative to improving retention, becoming the employer of choice, and growing your business. Listen in as Lisa and Kristen share ideas about how to create a better culture of appreciation and stress relief programs Their guidance and advice will teach you how to help your staff feel better cared for and fulfilled in their most meaningful work in funeral service. 

Listen in as Lisa and Marguerite Ham discuss why having a vision statement is important both in business and personally. Discover how to set your own vision statement and be sure it's aligned with your business vision. Learn how to engage your staff and help them discover their personal vision statements, make them a reality, and set smart goals together to accomplish them. 

Listen in as Lisa Baue of Your Funeral Coach is joined by her Collaborative Network Partner, Kristen Ernst, MA LPC from the Center for Hope and Healing as they discuss the importance of taking better care of yourself and your team by setting wellness goals.

 Wellness is a popular topic today that funeral service and owners need to pay attention to as they care for themselves and their team members. They discuss setting wellness goals and how to use them to help relieve stress in the workplace and one’s personal life. By finding ways for employees to take breaks, exercise regularly, and focus on healthy eating, employers and managers who wish to be successful in the future will need to help their company's culture by putting wellness and mindfulness programs into their workplace to support their staff as a top priority.

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Lisa talks with one of her collaborative partners, Marguerite Ham, owner of Igniting Success, a leadership training company focusing on professional development. This week they touch on the 4 attitudes for leadership, tips to have a better attitude as a leader, and more! 

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Check out Marguerite at www.margueriteham.com

Listen in as Lisa Baue of Your Funeral Coach is joined by her newest Collaborative Network Partner, Scott Newton from Graystone Associates. They discuss how he and his team help owners and managers improve communications and provide high-quality training and support to over 100 funeral service firms in our profession. Having a great training program is another element of your business that is wanted and needed to support your people!