By Thomas A. Parmalee If you’re trying to grasp the significance of Foundation Partners Group’s acquisition of Cake, it’s helpful to understand what it’s buying. Lee Senderov, chief marketing and digital officer at FPG, explained it like this: “It’s kind of like the Expedia for all things end of life.”…
Read MoreFoundation Partners Group, the nation’s second largest provider of funeral services, recently announced the appointment of David Waltzer as chief financial officer. Waltzer will oversee financial strategies and operations supporting the company’s long-term growth and expansion into a broader range of end-of-life planning services. “David brings a wealth of experience…
Read MoreFoundation Partners Group, the second largest provider of funeral services in the United States, recently announced the acquisition of Cake, a trailblazer in online end-of-life planning tools and resources that makes mortality planning more of “a piece of cake.” Cake is also a symbol of celebrating life moments and honoring…
Read MoreFoundation Partners Group recently announced that Venice, Florida resident Rick Tuss, funeral director and partnership consultant, has been awarded the 2024 Lifetime Achievement Award by the Florida Cemetery, Cremation & Funeral Association. Presented at the FCCFA annual convention in Bonita Springs on July 27, 2024, the Lifetime Achievement Award recognizes Tuss…
Read MoreKent Robertson (pictured at top), president and CEO of Foundation Partners Group, is leaving the company and will be transitioning his responsibilities to Chris Blackwell, an adviser to Access Holdings, who will serve as interim CEO while the company searches for a new chief executive, according to Lee Senderov, chief…
Read MoreJason Widing will not be stopped on his mission to serve funeral professionals. In a post on LinkedIn, he announced that he has accepted the position of vice president of national sales at Foundation Partners Group. "With my extensive experience in preneed sales leadership, I am eager to contribute to the…
Read MoreFoundation Partners Group, a leading provider of death-care services, recently announced the appointment of Linden Arakawa (pictured above) as chief financial officer effective Nov. 3, 2023. Arakawa will succeed Thomas Kominsky. “We are grateful for Tom’s significant contributions to Foundation Partners over the past four years and wish him all…
Read MoreNearly 26% of U.S. households have human cremated remains in their homes according to the Cremation Association of North America’s 2022 Cremation Memorialization Research. That’s 21.9 million families with urns, cardboard boxes or other containers holding the remains of their parents, grandparents and extended family members. None of these loved…
Read MoreBy Thomas A. Parmalee If you own a house, no one has to tell you that you will probably get less for it now than you would have received if you sold it six months or a year ago when interest rates were lower. And unless your funeral home has…
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