CFSA Connect Podcast
1) David Murphy, LoadAlone
A near-fatal injury threatened to limit David’s mobility for the rest of his life, sparking his entrepreneurial spirit to design a new loading system that allows a single worker to load a casket or co...Show More
2) Justin Thacker, Thacker Casket Manufacturing
Justin is director of manufacturing at Thacker Caskets, and CFSA’s 2022-23 president. He discusses what he envisions for the association before being inducted at our Annual Conference & Trade Show in ...Show More
3) Chris Kuehl, Armada Corporate Intelligence
We are honored to welcome Dr. Chris Kuehl, managing director of Armada Corporate Intelligence. He provides forecasts and strategic guidance for a wide variety of corporate clients around the world, an...Show More
4) Poul Lemasters, Lemasters Consulting
Poul began his career in deathcare more than 25 years ago as a funeral director and embalmer before becoming an attorney. Today, Poul uses his unique background in both deathcare and law to provide re...Show More
5) Jeanette Hiemstra, Jeanie Turner & Pam Soper
CFSA will host its inaugural Women in Leadership Forum in conjunction with its Annual Conference & Trade Show in April 2022. We speak with CFSA President Jeanette Hiemstra (Keith M. Merrick Company), ...Show More
6) Barbara Kemmis, CANA
Wrapping up our first season is Barbara Kemmis, executive director of CANA, the Cremation Association of North America. CANA just released their Annual Statistics Report for 2021 and we’re excited to ...Show More
7) Ryan Thogmartin, DISRUPT Media
This episode was recorded at our Follow-up Friday digital extension event for our 2021 Annual Conference & Trade Show. Ryan Thogmartin is the founder & CEO of DISRUPT Media, a funeral home marketing c...Show More
8) Paul St. Pierre, SELECTED Independent Funeral Homes
Our first episode features an interview with Paul St. Pierre, president of SELECTED Independent Funeral Homes and St. Pierre Family Funeral & Cremation Services. He talked about specialized customer s...Show More