The Art of Parting Stone: Justin Crowe on the Path that Led Him to Shark Tank
It’s been a minute since Connecting Directors has caught up with our friend and former Managing Editor Justin Crowe — but boy, was it worth the wait! Crowe’s...
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Parting Stone Expands to AUS with $1MM Invocare Investment and Joint Venture
Parting Stone, the solidified remains startup sweeping across the U.S. death care industry, has announced a $1MM investment from the leading Australian funeral services company, InvoCare. InvoCare’s investment...
Parting Stone Ramps Up with Industry Capital and Silicon Valley Advisors
Parting Stone and its complete alternative to cremated remains continues to gain traction as more families opt for solidified remains following cremation. The death care startup ended 2021...
6 Enlightening Deathcare Podcasts for Funeral Professionals
More people within the deathcare professional space are seeking out meaningful discussions about topics like the history of death rituals, philosophy of mortality, the business of death and...
What Deathcare Can Learn from the 1918 Flu Pandemic and Excess Death
Professionals across the deathcare space have been on the front lines of the 2020 Covid-19 pandemic and have witnessed firsthand the incredible and tragic amount of excess death...
Why Anatomical Donation Should be Offered at Your Funeral Home
Everyone knows that after death you can be buried or cremated, but there is another, less popular option: Anatomical Donation. Differing from organ donation or tissue banking, anatomical...
How Living with Ashes Prepared 20 Million People for Social Distancing
A version of this article originally appeared in the July 2020 issue of American Cemetery and Cremation, published by Kates-Boylston Publications, and is being shared with permission. Throughout...