Is Your CPA Providing Timely Guidance on Tax Estimates and Business Planning?

Is Your CPA Providing Timely Guidance on Tax Estimates and Business Planning?

by | Sep 23, 2026 | Blog, Business Management, Business Opportunity, Business Tips, Customer Experience, Financial Management, JCG Articles, Opportunity, Q&A

The September 15 estimated tax deadline has passed. For most funeral home owners, that leaves one 2026 payment, due January 15, 2027, or December 15 for C corporations. It also leaves about 14 weeks to make planning decisions that can change what you owe. Many owners...
Succession Planning in Action: Johnson Consulting Group Names Kristen Szymborski Chief Financial & Operations Officer as Jeff Casey Prepares to Retire After Nearly 50 Years in Deathcare

Succession Planning in Action: Johnson Consulting Group Names Kristen Szymborski Chief Financial & Operations Officer as Jeff Casey Prepares to Retire After Nearly 50 Years in Deathcare

by | Sep 23, 2026 | Articles, Blog, Business Management, Events, JCG Articles, Press Releases, Succession Planning

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.-September 22, 2026- Johnson Consulting Group (JCG), the leading consultancy for the funeral home and cemetery profession, today announced the next phase of a leadership succession plan four years in the making. Jeff Casey, who has served the...

Leadership & Management: Real Results, Lasting Change

by | Sep 10, 2026 | Blog, Business Management, Business Opportunity, Business Tips, Customer Experience, Events, Financial Management, JCG Articles, Opportunity, Presentations, Q&A

  This week I was joined by Vince Roberge, Senior Business Consultant at Johnson Consulting Group, to talk about Johnson Consulting Group’s Leadership and Management Program, taking place October 13–15 in Scottsdale, Arizona.  Vince has been a facilitator with...
Customer Surveys as a Necessary Component of Aftercare

Customer Surveys as a Necessary Component of Aftercare

by | Jul 28, 2026 | Blog, Business Management, Business Opportunity, Business Tips, Customer Experience, Events, Financial Management, JCG Articles, Opportunity, Presentations, Q&A

Few businesses carry the weight that a funeral home does. In the span of a single week, your team walks alongside a family through one of the most profound moments of their lives, helping them plan, honor, and celebrate the entirety of a loved one’s story. That...

Financing the Future: Smart Capital Strategies for Funeral Home and Cemetery Owners

by | Jul 8, 2026 | Blog, Business Management, Business Opportunity, Business Tips, Customer Experience, Events, Financial Management, JCG Articles, Opportunity, Presentations, Q&A

  Owning a funeral home or cemetery is more than a business decision. For many of you, it’s a calling you’ve worked toward for years. Whether you’re dreaming of your first funeral home acquisition, planning to grow what you’ve already...

CANA’s Certified Hospice Relations Specialist Workshop Is Coming to Minneapolis

by | Jun 26, 2026 | Blog, Business Management, Business Opportunity, Business Tips, Customer Experience, Events, Financial Management, JCG Articles, Opportunity, Presentations, Q&A

If you’ve ever watched a family walk into your funeral home and known without a doubt that a hospice caregiver had shaped nearly every funeral decision they made before they ever called you, then you already understand the gap I designed this workshop to close....

The Next Generation of Funeral Home Leadership

by | May 28, 2026 | Blog, Business Management, Business Opportunity, Business Tips, Customer Experience, Events, Financial Management, JCG Articles, Opportunity, Presentations, Q&A

  If you own a funeral home, if you’re hiring this year, or if you’ve ever asked who is actually graduating from mortuary school in 2026 and what they want from you, this latest episode of Johnson Consulting Conversations was made for you.   I had the honor...

Growing Stronger Funeral Homes Through Partnerships, Leadership, and Engagement

by | Apr 16, 2026 | Blog, Business Management, Business Opportunity, Business Tips, Customer Experience, Events, Financial Management, JCG Articles, Opportunity, Presentations, Q&A

  Over ten years ago I first met Jim LaMar when he was President and CEO at Greenlawn Funeral Homes and Cemetery in Bakersfield, California.  All these years I did not know the details of his entire professional career until today.  Jim, who joined Johnson...