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NFDA has launched A Brush With Death, a podcast to help funeral professionals be more responsive to the evolving needs of families and better respond to the issues shaping their businesses. New episodes are released on the second Tuesday of each month. Listen below or subscribe to A Brush with Death from your favorite podcast app.

A Brush with Death: 5 Minutes on...The Consumer's Journey to Purchasing Funeral Services

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  • by National Funeral Directors Association|
  • July 7, 2024 |
  • Business, Education, General, Keynote Speakers, Marketing, Public Relations

On "A Brush With Death: 5 Minutes On...," we spend 5 minutes providing listeners with quick insights into various funeral trends, products, events, organizations, and goings-on. In this episode, host, Gabe Schauf, talks with Bill A Johnston, president of Post and Boost and author of the new book, "The Consumer's Journey to Purchasing Funeral Services." Bill is a Facebook expert who invented a proprietary, scalable software platform that creates, posts, and boosts custom advertising for Funeral Homes on Facebook, and is dedicated to inspiring funeral home owners and operators to discover advertising can work for funeral homes.

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5 Minutes On...Tukios

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  • by National Funeral Directors Association|
  • May 21, 2024 |
  • Business, General, Innovation, Technical

On "A Brush With Death: 5 Minutes On...," we spend 5 minutes providing listeners with quick insights into various funeral trends, products, events, organizations, and goings-on. In this episode, host, Gabe Schauf, is talking about Tukios with founder, Curtis Funk. Tukios is a software company providing simple solutions to funeral homes, including a tribute video software, website development and hosting, and follow-up services to keep them in touch with their community.

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AI Overlords or Technological Helpers?

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  • by National Funeral Directors Association|
  • May 14, 2024 |
  • Business, Education, General, Innovation, Legal, Technical, Workforce

Artificial intelligence has quickly become a part of our day to day and can be found almost everywhere. There are many who have been quick to embrace it and use it to enhance what they do. There are also many who have concerns with the capabilities of AI and what a future with artificial intelligence may look like. Is AI truly something to fear or are those negative misconceptions holding us back from a brighter future? In this episode, host, Gabe Schauf, discusses that with Dennis Yu, the CEO of AreYouGoobleable.com. Gabe and Dennis talk through some of the concerns about AI, what is known and what is not. Dennis also gives some ideas on what may be possible through the use of AI and how to start learning and experiencing it for ourselves. Sponsored by Tukios.com.

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5 Minutes On...Legacy.com

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  • by National Funeral Directors Association|
  • May 2, 2024 |
  • Business, General, Innovation, Marketing, Technical

On "A Brush With Death: 5 Minutes On...," we spend 5 minutes providing listeners with quick insights into various funeral trends, products, events, organizations, and goings-on. In this episode, host, Gabe Schauf, is talking about Legacy.com, the world's largest commercial provider of online memorials and obituaries, with John Heald, Legacy.com's Funeral Home Channel General Manager.

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Funeral Succession Success

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  • by National Funeral Directors Association|
  • April 9, 2024 |
  • Business, General, Workforce

In this episode, host, Gabe Schauf, sits down with Chris Cruger, CEO of Foresight, and Jake Johnson, president and CEO of Johnson Consulting Group to talk about the value of and steps to successful succession planning from the perspectives of both the owner and the seller. Sponsored by Homesteaders Life Company.

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Burn the Boats and Don't Die

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  • by National Funeral Directors Association|
  • March 26, 2024 |
  • Business, General, Innovation, Marketing, Self-care, Workforce

In this episode, host, Gabe Schauf is joined by his brother, the founder and CEO of Uncharted Supply Co., Christian Schauf.  Uncharted's mission is to provide high-quality, intuitive gear to help people navigate emergencies big and small.   Gabe and Chris talk about entrepreneurship, ownership, innovation, and how passion drives success in work and life.

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5 Minutes On...@Need Marketing

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  • by National Funeral Directors Association|
  • March 19, 2024 |
  • Business, Education, Marketing, Public Relations

On "A Brush With Death: 5 Minutes On...," we spend 5 minutes providing listeners with quick insights into various funeral trends, products, events, organizations, and goings-on. In this episode, host, Gabe Schauf, is talking about @Need Marketing, a full-service marketing agency for funeral homes. Gabe is joined by Michael Anderson, President of @Need Marketing.

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How the Sausage is Made

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  • by National Funeral Directors Association|
  • February 13, 2024 |
  • Business, Education, General, Workforce

The National Board Exam is a hot topic of discussion amongst funeral directors. As workforce needs grow across the country and the education system works to teach the future of the profession, many questions about the exam and it purpose continue to be asked. To understand more about the National Board Exam, host, Gabe Schauf, sits down with Dalene Paull and Leili McMurrough. Dalene and Leili share a behind the scenes explanation as to how the exam is developed, its importance, and how funeral directors can play vital roles in supporting the process and the students who are working to become licensed.

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5 Minutes On...Chptr

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  • by National Funeral Directors Association|
  • February 9, 2024 |
  • Business, Community, General, Innovation, Public Relations

On "A Brush With Death: 5 Minutes On...," we spend 5 minutes providing listeners with quick insights into various funeral trends, products, events, organizations, and goings-on. In this episode we are talking about Chptr, a new mobile-first memorialization platform. Joining host, Gabe Schauf, is Rehan Choudhry, Founder and CEO of Chptr. Learn more about Chptr and try it for free at https://www.chptr.com/.

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What Does the Future Hold

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  • by National Funeral Directors Association|
  • January 23, 2024 |
  • Business, Education, General, Innovation, Technical, Workforce

In May of 2023, the NFDA hosted “Future’s Forum” where 70 attendees representing the death care space met to analyze, discuss, and strategize the future of our profession. This event was facilitated by Jim Austin and Paul Schoemaker, two gentlemen whose careers focus on strategic decision-making for businesses of all kinds. On this episode, host, Gabe Schauf, is joined by Jim and Paul to discuss the Future’s Forum event and what the future of the funeral profession could look like. Is your firm only operating in the present or is it looking ahead? Do you know what you can do to innovate, where there are opportunities to grow, and how to begin moving forward? This episode is a good place to get started. Funding in part for this event was provided by a grant from the Funeral Service Foundation.

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