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		<title>FD Chat #19 – Green Cremation with Joel Collins</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Nancy Burban talks with Joel Collins, a funeral director and founder and president of Eco Green Cremation Systems Inc. They discuss green cremation, also known as Alkaline Hydrolysis, and its impact on reducing the carbon footprint of crematoriums, as well as reducing costs for funeral directors and families. Leave a Comment Episode: 019 Guest: Joel [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.funeraldirectorschat.com/2011/green-cremation-joel-collins/</link>
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		<title>FD Chat #18 – Living Reefs with Robert Sarnie</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Nancy Burban talks with Robert Sarnie, a biologist, CEO of Living Reef Memorial and head of the Sea Turtle Rescue Organization. They discuss how burial reefs aid the improvement of marine life populations and help sustain ecosystems. Leave a Comment Episode: 018 Guest: Robert Sarnie Date: 10/20/2011 Contact: Email Facebook Show Notes: Living Reef Memorial [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.funeraldirectorschat.com/2011/living-reefs-robert-sarnie/</link>
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		<title>FD Chat #17 – Removal Services with Duane E. Hall</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Nancy Burban and Duane E. Hall discuss how funeral homes can improve service with the use of removal and transport services. Duane speaks of the benefits and savings these companies offer funeral directors, such as vehicle maintenance, gas costs and time allocation. Duane graduated from the Commonwealth Institute in Houston, has been a funeral director [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.funeraldirectorschat.com/2011/removal-duane-hall/</link>
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		<title>FD Chat #16 &#8211; Entering the Funeral Industry with Cody Anderson</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Nancy Burban and Cody Anderson discuss getting started in mortuary science, working in a funeral home and up-and-coming changes in the profession as a whole. Anderson is a recent graduate of Piedmont Technological College in Greenwood SC, with an apprenticeship at Hatchers Funeral Home in Langley. Leave a Comment Episode: 016 Guest: Cody Anderson Date: [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.funeraldirectorschat.com/2011/cody-anderson/</link>
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		<title>FDChat #15 &#8211; Raymond Aikens and African American Funerals</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Raymond Aikens and Nancy Burban discuss changes in funeral services and African American funeral professionals. Raymond is an adjunct professor of mortuary science at Malcolm X College in Chicago, is a second generation funeral director and has been a professional investment banker. They also talk about hospice, investing in your facilities and continually educating yourself and your staff. Leave a Comment Episode: [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.funeraldirectorschat.com/2011/fdchat-15-raymond-aikens-and-african-american-funerals/</link>
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		<title>FDChat #14 &#8211; An Interview With Kenneth Varner</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Nancy Burban talks with Kenneth Varner, President of Cypress Lawn Cemetery and President of the ICCFA. They discuss funeral legislation, the ICCFA University and strategies behind pre-planning (what Ken likes to call estate planning). Ken also talks about the continuous improvement of our services in the funeral profession. Leave a Comment Episode: 014 Guest: Kenneth Varner Date: 06/27/11 Contact Ken [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.funeraldirectorschat.com/2011/ken-varner/</link>
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		<title>FDChat #13 &#8211; Celebrants and the Funeral Process</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Nancy Burban talks with Ruthann Brown Disotell about performing funeral ceremonies and leaving an impact on friends and family. Ruthann is a second generation funeral director, ordained minister and funeral celebrant. She has helped design and build a funeral home, assisted in two funeral home start-ups, is a speaker at funeral groups and an active member of her community [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.funeraldirectorschat.com/2011/ruthann-brown-disotell/</link>
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		<title>FDChat #12 &#8211; Women and Men in the Funeral Industry</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Nancy Burban talks with Kim Stacey about gender biases and women in the funeral industry. She is a licensed California funeral director, anthropologist and freelance writer. She has a strong following on Facebook and LinkedIn and in 2009 she founded the Association of Women Funeral Professionals. Leave a Comment Episode: 012 Guest: Kim Stacey Date: [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.funeraldirectorschat.com/2011/women-funeral-industry/</link>
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		<title>FDChat #11 – Marketing and Maintaining Relationships</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Nancy Burban talks with Robin Heppell, a fellow podcaster, funeral consultant and funeral director. Robin and Nancy talk about changes in the funeral industry as it relates to technology and also the changing public attitudes toward funeral homes. Robin gives excellent insight to providing families with flexible service and maintaining relationships. Leave a Comment Episode: [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.funeraldirectorschat.com/2011/robin-heppell/</link>
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		<title>FDChat #10 &#8211; Cemetery Photography</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Nancy Burban talks with cemetery photographer John Thomas Grant. They discuss the beauty of cemetery monuments in the eastern states and why John Grant began to photograph cemeteries. Leave a Comment Episode: 010 Guest: John Thomas Grant Date: 02/15/11 Contact John Thomas Grant: Facebook John Thomas Grant Show Notes: Passion Projects Douglas Keister Green-Wood Cemetery [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.funeraldirectorschat.com/2011/cemetery-photography/</link>
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