February 6, 2020
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Dan Isard on February 6, 2020
Dan Isard on February 6, 2020Dan Isard and Doug Gober bring long time industry expert as their new partner “We are very happy to announce we have initiated our long term plan to be able to provide the highest care to our clients for the next generation by having Chris Cruger become our partner effective January 1, 2020”, Dan Isard the founder and managing partner of The Foresight Companies recently announced. “There is no one I have met with the experience, drive and ethics that Chris has. Chris has improved all of our operational and transactional services. Over the past year he has demonstrated his passion and ability to help our clients,” Isard added. Doug Gober stated, “As we considered expanding and continuing the reach of The Foresight Companies’ offer, we encountered a person with the perfect set of skills to accomplish our growth objectives. […]
January 2, 2020
Published by Dan Isard on January 2, 2020
Dan Isard on January 2, 2020Twelve months, 12 steps to business success in 2020. This month: no-fear pricing. This is the year of implementing your 2020 vision plan in your business, and using the year 2020 as a metaphor for 20-20 eyesight is perfect. Like your eyesight, while we are aiming toward the most successful outcomes, we understand there may need to be some corrections along the way. As well as urging you in these columns to do everything in your power to facilitate your vision, I will be offering something different as well – a monthly video blog memorializing the written columns. I understand that some people learn by reading, some by doing and others by hearing/seeing. Visit theforesight companies.com/video-blog to view the monthly blogs, and I hope they will give you added insight. Sometimes doing the right thing is more about the courage […]
November 20, 2019
Published by Dan Isard on November 20, 2019
Dan Isard on November 20, 2019Promoting service fees, not merchandise, is the only way to survive as a business. You are reading my second submission for this month’s column because the first was rejected by my editor. And, like any good pouting 8th-grader, I have begrudgingly taken his rejection and done as admonished. The editor wrote me after reading my first draft: “Daniel Mark Isard, you go back to your desk and complete this assignment right now!” The original article, I admit, was the shortest I’d ever written. My editor didn’t like that; he said he felt I didn’t explain myself thoroughly. Of the more than 500 articles and thousands of words I’ve written for this profession, this was the first I wrote that was just five words (an average article is between 1,200 and 2,000 words). I thought I had given quality advice in […]
October 2, 2019
Published by Dan Isard on October 2, 2019
Dan Isard on October 2, 2019Long time industry expert re-joins former company Daniel Isard, managing partner of The Foresight Companies is proud to announce that Curtis Rostad has rejoined Foresight. “My relationship with Curt has spanned three decades. I believe Curt is a true professional that understands funeral service from every angle,” Isard said. “Curt has taught me so much about what it is like to live and work in a funeral home. I am grateful that he is coming out of retirement to work with us,” Isard added. “Returning to The Foresight Companies, I’m excited to see a company that has not only expanded in size, but also in the scope of services it provides to its clients. I’m looking forward to working with Dan and Doug in helping clients be successful, compliant, and more profitable in the future.” Rostad said. Curt was an […]