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Hospitality, High Stakes, and Hard Lessons

Hospitality, High Stakes, and Hard Lessons

Update: 2025-08-15
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This week’s episode covers Carriage’s evolving strategy under CEO Carlos Quesada, the sale of Shepherd Memorial Park is on hold, and a funeral home loses its license over storage concerns. Plus, the Texas Funeral Service Commission sues and unsues its lawyers, Tribute Technologies reports strong financial performance and more.

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Hospitality, High Stakes, and Hard Lessons

Hospitality, High Stakes, and Hard Lessons

Tony Russo