Business
Tesla CEO Elon Musk recently received a new wage package from the Board of Directors and it has caused Tesla, Musk, and the amount of Executive Pay to be in the spotlight. For the record, Musk just received a 10-year pay package valued at $47 billion over the next ten years. It…
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About the time that I had completed two-thirds of my term as a member of the University of Minnesota’s Board of Regents the University hired a new President. Her name was Joan Gabel and she became the first female President of the University of Minnesota, coming to the U of M after…
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Over the years I’ve made lots of friends in funeral service. One of them is Janet McGee. . . . Janet worked as a licensed funeral director, then in banking, and attained her MBA. She’s done other things, too, but she is now on the faculty at the University of Minnesota teaching business classes…
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It was back in 1926 that 31-year old movie star Rudolph Valentino died in New York City. The Frank E. Campbell Funeral Home was selected to serve the family and that funeral probably changed the direction of the funeral home. . . now sometimes referred to as “The funeral home to the stars“. …
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A recent episode of the podcast “Two Guys and a Question” brings up the topic “What happens when there is too much month at the end of the Money?” Industry experts Danny Jefferson and Alan Creedy discuss the importance of keeping the cash-flowing in your business during this 11-minute podcast. You can…
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“. . . . delivers a compassionate and thoughtful approach to saying goodbye to loved ones“. That’s a quote from one of the testamonials that I discovered when I looked up Tomorrow Funerals of Australia. I come across a lot of things when I am researching articles for Funeral Director Daily. And,…
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McDonald’s CEO Joe Erlinger was taken aback enough last week to write a letter to the consumer public about the idea that the cost of a Big Mac meal was now over $18. For some reason that price number went viral and because of that consumers were thought to be avoiding McDonald’s restauarants.…
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Today is already the first week day of June 2024. . . . At least in my part of the world Summer is in full-swing. And as we move into June we are leaving all the Death Care news of May behind us and heading into the final month of the 2024’s 2nd…
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2023 and 2024 have brought up lots of discussion about licensure for morticians, funeral directors, embalmers, transport operators, cremation operators, and removal technicians in the Death Care profession. Much of the discussion was started because of the low numbers of funeral professionals seeking job openings and the many openings left vacant. However,…
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I’m one of the lucky ones who receive a text message from industry veteran Danny Jefferson everyday. His texts can be inspirational, aspirational, or simply good business thoughts. The other day I received this text from Danny, “Perceptions are reality to most people. Perceptions are extremely hard to change”. Receiving…
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