Funeral Celebrants & Personalization | Ellen Wynn McBrayer
December 2, 2009
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Ellen Wynn McBrayer of Jones-Wynn Funeral Home in Villa Rica, Georgia shares her experiences with offering Funeral Celebrants and Personalized Services to her client families. Interview by Funeral Marketing Consultant, Robin Heppell.
Funeral Celebrants | Marc Gaudreau | Palmer MA
November 5, 2009
Marc Gaudreau of Beers and Story Funeral Homes in Palmer, MA shares the importance and impact that adopting the Celebrant Movement has assisted his firm and the families he serves. Interview by Funeral Speaker, Robin Heppell, CFSP.
Marty Byars ICCFA Pre Convention Interview
April 7, 2009
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Marty Byars of Byars Funeral Home & Cremation Services in Cumming, Georgia talks about his presentation, “I Feel as Though I Know You” at the 2009 ICCFA Annual Convention. Interview by Funeral Website Designer, Robin Heppell.
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Funeral Home making families comfortable – Stan Stoberski
July 28, 2008
Stan Stoberski of Heritage Memorial Funeral Homes, Prescott, AZ shares the power of fresh baked cookies. Interview by Funeral Technology Consultant, Robin Heppell. .
Funeral Personalization – Tim Simonsen
July 21, 2008
Tim Simonsen of Litwiller Simonsen Funeral Home, Ashland, OR, explains how he deals with many different requests made by families. Interview by Robin Heppell, CFSP.
The Undertaking Recap – Patrick Lynch
April 30, 2008
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Funeral Director, Patrick Lynch of Lynch & Sons Funeral Directors, Metro Detroit, Michigan shares the positive results of the PBS Frontline documentary, The Undertaking that aired in October, 2007. The documentary can be viewed on the Frontline website at:http://www.pbs.org/frontline/undertaking/ Interview with Robin Heppell, of www.FuneralFuturist.com
Creative Memorial Folders with Photoshop – Craig Williams
January 14, 2008
Funeral director Craig Williams of McCalls Funeral Homes in Victoria, B.C. explains how creating service and memorial folders with Photoshop sets them apart. Interview by Funeral Trends Expert, Robin Heppell.
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Creative Monuments – Robert Poncelet
January 4, 2008
Stone Mason Robert Poncelet of Stewart Monumental Works, Victoria, BC explains how a 100+ year old company stays on the “cutting edge” with personalizing monuments and grave markers. Interview by Funeral Management Consultant, Robin Heppell.
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Personalizing Pre-Arrangements – Craig Williams
December 28, 2007
Funeral Director, Craig Williams of McCall Bros. Funeral Homes, Victoria, BC, explains how they allow pre-planning clients personalize their pre-arrangements. Interview by Funeral Speaker, Robin Heppell.
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Funeral Plans Canada – Pre-Conference Interviews
November 1, 2007
Funeral Plans-Canada is celebrating the 10th Anniversary of its Annual Conference – November 28-29, 2007 in Kitchener, Ontario. You can listen to pre-conference interviews with the all of the presenters:
- Sheila Nunn – Funeral Plans Canada – Host of the 10th Annual Sales Conference
- Ron Downey – Total Performance Ltd.
- Dan Isard – Foresight Companies LLC
- Robin Heppell – Heppell Funeral Solutions
- Dr. Bill Webster – Centre for the Grief Journey
Future Interviews:
- Quinn Eagan – Preneed Funeral Programs
To register visit: http://funeralplans.net/Events.htm
For further information, please contact Tina Dietrich at 1-888-428-4444. The registration deadline is November 12th.



