The first large-scale speech I gave at an NFDA convention was in Orlando in the 1980s. In the room next to me was an industry “expert” whose presentation denounced the use of funeral directors as salespeople and asserted that preneed was an inferior way of promoting funeral home services.
How to Navigate a Late Career Change in an AI-Driven World
Mid-career professionals with mortgages, families, and years of hard-won identity tied to work are feeling the ground shift under them. AI-driven job disruption can make a steady role suddenly feel fragile, and the emotional impact of automation often lands as...

