Life of a Funeral Director

Entrepreneurial leaders do not have a mindset that adapts to failure. Things go wrong, of course, but entrepreneurs don´t call them "failures" they call them "glitches, mistakes, bungles, setbacks" – but not failing.

When one such entrepreneur was asked about the hardest decision he ever had to make, he answered that he didn´t know what a hard decision was. An entrepreneur will approach decision-making with the idea that there´s a strong likelihood that he/she will be wrong. This doesn´t dissuade them – to the contrary they just do the best they can and worry about handling obstacles as they arise.

Here's a few entrepreneurs:

Glenn's has conducted 600 Market Profile and Prospective Trade Area studies for funeral homes and cemeteries in the US and Canada; in addition to moderating and created research reports on 100+ test panels and focus groups sessions, and consultations for various vendors, cemeteries and funeral businesses and associations, including: · Wilbert, Inc. · Aurora Casket Company · The Woodlawn Cemetery · CANA · Funeral Service Foundation · Independent Advantage Casket Companies · Columbian Financial Group · Keystone Group Holdings · Consolidated National Life · Cypress Lawn Cemetery · Horan-McConaty Funeral Homes · French Mortuary · Stewart Enterprises/Fortiss · Hiers-Baxley/Curlew Hills Memorial Gardens & Funeral Home

Glenn's articles appear regularly in all of the major death industry publications, and he is a frequent presenter on death service marketing at seminars and conferences. His book, "Deathcare Marketing, 25 FAQ's" , has sold over 3000 copies. Glenn has created expert opinions and testified in multiple civil suits between funeral homes as an expert witness, served on the Board of Directors of the Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science and instructed the Small Business Class for the St. Petersburg College, School of Mortuary Sciences.

Glenn´s work experience includes executive and consulting positions with Bausch & Lomb, General Mills, Batesville Casket Division of Hillenbrand Industries and Bethlehem Steel. Glenn held positions as Manager and Director of Human Resources where he developed and implemented research studies of employee groups in addition to recruitment and selection of corporate executives and manufacturing engineers. Glenn holds a lifetime accreditation from Society for Human Resource Management as a Senior Professional in Human Resources, the highest level of accreditation granted by the society. He holds BA and MS degrees.

Glenn Gould www.mkjmarketing.com

Dynamics Capital Group specializes in value-added investment properties during or after foreclosure from single family homes to multi-million dollar commercial properties. We buy single properties or whole portfolios. We offer three types of investment opportunities: Short term (6 months-3 years,) Mid-term (4-7 years) and Long-term (8 years or longer.) Whether we help you buy your own property or invest in one of our partnerships, you can be involved as much or as little as you want. We also offer a mentoring program and hold monthly seminars.

Karim Jaude www.dynamicscapital.com

Ohio Cremation & Memorial Society existes to provide products and services to aid people in making the transition to becoming the living legacy of those they have loved. We educate and promote cremation. Our exclusive service provider is Rodman Funeral Service. We believe all lives are worth celebrating in a respectful and personalized way.

Ohio Cremation & Memorial Society www.ohiocremation.org