The Mortuary Show

Episode 122:  On this episode, we chat with Kaylee, a mortuary science student who made the unique leap from decorating cakes to preparing loved ones for their final farewell. We dive into her journey from the pastry world to funeral service, the perks of studying mortuary science online, and the interesting mix of skills she brings from both fields. Kaylee opens up about her passion for helping f...

Episode 121:  Michael appears on the Get Stiff Podcast!  I usually get to ask the questions.... This week, I answer them.  We talk about the fun stuff I’m into, where I’ve been, where I’m going, and the date I’m projecting for my own death.  JK I don’t want to know that ever :)   ----- Mortuary Marketing Elevate your funeral home’s online presence. ⁠⁠⁠Check it out.⁠⁠⁠ Want to start today? Email: ...

Episode 120:   The Mortuary Show’s first ever LIVE recorded podcast!  Coming to you from Compassion FS Continuing Education Event in Chicago.  Michael has some fun with a dozen directors in-between CE lessons.  Fun stuff (and by fun we mean decapitation stories, decomp, talking to the dead, etcccccc) The Mortuary Show makes Continuing Education entertaining!! ----- Mortuary Marketing Elevate your...

Episode 119:  As a funeral director, the post-loss side of things in deathcare can be tough... Penny gives us the real deal on how it is BEFORE the loss happens.  Dealing with crazy families (✔️), weird noises and smells (✔️), financial situations (✔️), and the death RaTtTtLleeEe. ENJOY! @HospiceNursePenny ----- Mortuary Marketing Elevate your funeral home’s online presence. ⁠⁠⁠Check it out.⁠⁠⁠ Wa...

Episode 118:  These guys put in the WORK.  We’re talking a dozen removals in 24 hours, impossible transfers, and how the industry is getting overhauled by Compassion FS.  You’re not going to want to miss the newest trend in funeral service....   Check out Compassion’s FREE C.E. event at Rivers Casino in Des Plaines, IL Here’s how you can get in on the action: ----- Mortuary Marketing Elevate your...

Episode 117:  We're taking a closer look at the community death care movement with funeral director and advocate William Turner Heath. From the growing shift towards personalized, alternative end-of-life practices to the role of death doulas, we’re diving into how the funeral industry is changing—and why it needs to. We'll talk about how funeral homes can better serve diverse communities,...

Our favorite funeral babe does a pageant... Can you guess what her talent was??? If I had to pick mine it would probably be my ability to fall asleep swiftly & effectively (serves me well as a FD). You know her, she's the best. Listen and ENJOY! ----- Mortuary Marketing Elevate your funeral home’s online presence. ⁠⁠⁠Check it out.⁠⁠⁠ Want to start today? Email:  conor@mortuary-marketing.co...

Time to adapt!! We know that if we’re not growing, were dying (yes, pun is always intended).  Lee, President of ICCFA, and Michael give some great thoughts, tips, and recommendations on how all of our firms can take things to the next level.  Lee also gives advice to implement corporate level success to the small family firm.  You’re getting some KNOWLEDGE today. ----- Mortuary Marketing Elevate y...

You know what hasn’t gotten an upgrade in quite sometime?  Tombstones.  Toss a QR on there? Why NOT!  These awesome entrepreneurs have a lot in the bag that can help our FH & sales. Enjoy the ladies of Life’s QR, Jen & Julie! ----- Mortuary Marketing Elevate your funeral home’s online presence. ⁠⁠⁠Check it out.⁠⁠⁠ Want to start today? Email:  conor@mortuary-marketing.com ----- Want more of...

Nicky tells us the overwhelming moving story of her near-death experience (yes, she went to the other side) and how it moved her to get into funeral service to help others.  Nicky comes to us all the way from Sydney, Australia and boy o boy is there some wisdom each & every one of us can take from her perspective. ----- Mortuary Marketing Elevate your funeral home’s online presence. ⁠⁠⁠Check i...

There's no way... Listen to the hilarious story on how Jennifer (The Mulling Mortician) saw a body's "arms" flail in the air. Mortuary affairs in Europe & Africa, full restoration of a skull, and passion for RA. ENJOY! :) ----- Mortuary Marketing Elevate your funeral home’s online presence. ⁠⁠⁠Check it out.⁠⁠⁠ Want to start today? Email:  conor@mortuary-marketing.com ----- Wa...

Josh handles remains over 700lbs.  A tough thing for everyone involved: the deceased, family, and us in funeral service.  Michael gets in to how he takes care of embalming obese cases, Josh’s best tips for transferring large bodies, edema, fight outbreaks.  Lots to discuss today!!   ----- Mortuary Marketing Elevate your funeral home’s online presence. ⁠⁠⁠Check it out.⁠⁠⁠ Want to start today? Email...

Farewell Finder.... it's the new thing coming to funeral homes near you. Get in on convos with the founder, Jolene. ----- Mortuary Marketing Elevate your funeral home’s online presence. ⁠⁠⁠Check it out.⁠⁠⁠ Want to start today? Email:  conor@mortuary-marketing.com ----- Want more of the Mortuary Show? Follow our social medias: ⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠ ----- Show Notes: (07:45...

Things always get a little weird when we talk to Professor Ben Schmidt. AI casket displays & designs, Louis Vuitton & Apple designed urns/caskets, & how the Egyptians probably embalmed. Enjoy :) ----- Mortuary Marketing Elevate your funeral home’s online presence. ⁠⁠⁠Check it out.⁠⁠⁠ Want to start today? Email:  conor@mortuary-marketing.com ----- Want more of the Mortuary Show? Follow...

A fun one today that goes all over the place! Krissy spends her timing working for a tissue donation org andddd an intuitive medium. Moral issues with tissue donation, the power of spirits, how meditation & intention work in the death industry, and more. A LOT MORE. ----- Mortuary Marketing Elevate your funeral home’s online presence. ⁠⁠⁠Check it out.⁠⁠⁠ Want to start today? Email:  conor@mort...

Let's get real... Funeral directors deserve more. We do the work that 99.9% of the world's population would not want to do. We do it with grace, dignity, and empathy for the families going through loss. Michael and Joe get into all of that, COVID funerals, work life balance, and the value of the mortician. ----- Mortuary Marketing Elevate your funeral home’s online presence. ⁠⁠⁠Check it ou...

The dreaded walk-in...... A thing of the past? Kinda. How do we handle the stress, what makes a good funeral story, and shirtless digging by the graveside. Thanks to Josh D! ----- Mortuary Marketing Elevate your funeral home’s online presence. ⁠⁠⁠Check it out.⁠⁠⁠ Want to start today? Email:  conor@mortuary-marketing.com ----- Want more of the Mortuary Show? Follow our social medias: ⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠...

It’s tough getting a business off the ground.  Especially a business that requires 24/7 care, physical, emotional, mental labor/challenge, and clients that are not happy they need to use you.  Former NFDA President, Randy Anderson has been through it all.  Soak it up, this guy knows his stuff! ----- Mortuary Marketing Elevate your funeral home’s online presence. ⁠⁠⁠Check it out.⁠⁠⁠ Want to start t...

What are the most important things we can do to keep our industry alive?  Adapt, get involved, focus on the benefits family receive, use positive press.  Tom Parmalee of Funeral Vision knows the ins & outs and all the future trends we are nearly approaching.  Listen up funeral home owners & directors! ----- Mortuary Marketing Elevate your funeral home’s online presence. ⁠⁠⁠Check it out.⁠⁠⁠...

Something almost all of us have been through.... The dreaded FUNERAL BURN OUT.  Yohan & Michael talk about their journeys through it, how to overcome, & best strategies for reducing the likelihood of it happening again.  Great value for all of our young directors out there: Put yourself first sometimes!! ----- Mortuary Marketing Elevate your funeral home’s online presence. ⁠⁠⁠Check it out....

This one has got it all today folks.  Renowned musician & mortician, Nathan Morris, gets real with Michael.  They go deep on the role of mindset in funeral life, growing as a human, the struggles of the mortuary, & the role music has on life.  Nathan’s new song comes out THIS WEEK: June 7th “Villain”.  Listen to it 100 times & support this great funeral director! ----- Mortuary Marketi...

What happens with a preneed case that dies outside the location of the funeral home?  Are you driving cross country for that removal?  Asking the family to kindly use someone else? Hoping that they’ll cover the cost of an additional flight/shipping?  Chris from SepioGuard & Michael get into all of this and so much more on how you can help your FH & its families. ----- Mortuary Marketing El...

It’s the 100th episode of The Mortuary Show!! And we’ve got an extra special guest for you... It’s the one & only Kennedy Reid.  Kennedy just finished Top 20 in American Idol: She can sing, she can embalm, she can get the crowd going, and a special edition of Ave Maria may or (definitely won’t) make an appearance.  Yay Kennedy! ----- Mortuary Marketing Elevate your funeral home’s online presen...

How can we control that special odor we all so love to hate- DeCoMp???  Michael & Stephanie (@thegreendirector) discuss the changing shift towards green options for families.  They also get into Parting Stones, opening a alkaline hydrolysis facility, and a lot more fun knowledge. ----- Mortuary Marketing Elevate your funeral home’s online presence. ⁠⁠⁠Check it out.⁠⁠⁠ Want to start today? Emai...

Go Jacqueline! A mommy to be still toughing it out in the prep room & at the funeral home. Find out what that's like, border "wars", & a suicide case wrongly identified... ----- Mortuary Marketing Elevate your funeral home’s online presence. ⁠⁠⁠Check it out.⁠⁠⁠ Want to start today? Email:  conor@mortuary-marketing.com ----- Want more of the Mortuary Show? Follow our social me...