Undertaking: The Podcast

COL Jack Lechner, Jr. RET, joins the show to talk about his career in funeral service as well as his time with the Army Mortuary Affairs and Arlington National Cemetery.

Mark Bowser, author, public speaker and leadership consultant, joins the show to discuss sales in funeral service. To learn more about Mark visit: https://markbowser.com/

Operation Kenya, the mission to bring embalming education to Africa is complete and Dominick Astorino joins the show to give the details.  To learn more about Dominick visit: http://www.dominickastorino.com/

Mortician and stand-up comic, Morty Stein joins the show to discuss funeral service and how public speaking led to stand-up comedy.  To learn more abour Morty visit: Mortythemortician.com

Randy Nash Jr., President of the Tennessee Funeral Directors Association, joins the show to discuss his journey into funeral service.

The lads needed a breath of fresh air and a bit of positivity. Who did they look to? None other than Mark J. Lindquist, author of Passion.  To learn more about Mark visit: https://www.markjlindquist.com/

The lads needed a breath of fresh air and a bit of positivity. Who did they look to? None other than Mark J. Lindquist, author of Passion.  To learn more about Mark visit: https://www.markjlindquist.com/

The guys speak with J.M. Bernaudo from Long Island about the situation with COVID-19 in New York.

The topic of suicide is always a difficult discussion. The guys welcome Ann Moss Rogers, author of Diary of a Broken Mind, to the show to discuss her story and how we can help others. To learn more visit: https://annemossrogers.com/

Brian and Ryan discuss the happenings with COVID-19 over the past few days. 

Caleb Wilde, author of Confessions of a Funeral Director joins the show to discuss burnout and stress in funeral service. To learn more about Caleb visit:  https://www.calebwilde.com/

The lads chat with Scott Smith, long-time funeral director and county coroner, about balancing both jobs. 

Ryan and Brian discuss the fast-paced changes with COVID-19 and how that's affecting funeral service.

Funeral Director and author, J. Kevin Watts, joins the show to discuss his new book, Dead Serious: My Life As A Funeral Director.

Funeral Director and author, J. Kevin Watts, joins the show to discuss his new book, Dead Serious: My Life As A Funeral Director.

Funeral Director and author, J. Kevin Watts, joins the show to discuss his new book, Dead Serious: My Life As A Funeral Director.

Funeral Director and author, J. Kevin Watts, joins the show to discuss his new book, Dead Serious: My Life As A Funeral Director.

Funeral Director and author, J. Kevin Watts, joins the show to discuss his new book, Dead Serious: My Life As A Funeral Director.

Ryan and Brian discuss the happenings of the last week with COVID-19 and their affects on funeral service. 

Paige and Tracy are back to talk about the challenges of supporting their family, their career and their funeral director husbands. They guys also quiz Tracy about what she's learned about Covid-19.

Ryan and Brian's wives, Tracy and Paige join the show to talk about what it is like to be married to funeral directors. 

The Watermelon Oreo Test is here! Ben Schmidt of Worsham College of Mortuary Science joins the show to discuss products and services and how they are introduced into the market.

Recording from the Statehouse, Tom Sproles, funeral director in Indiana, chats with the guys about Hospitality in funeral service.

Melissa Unfred, AKA the Modern Mortician, specializes in green funeral service. She joins the show to discuss ways funeral directors can help families reduce their carbon footprint of their death rituals. To learn more about Melissa, check out: http://themodernmortician.com/

Recording from Indiana Funeral Directors Association Day at the Statehouse, the guys chat with Ryan's uncle, Jon Ballard, Vice President of IFDA.