Apr 07 2026 | 00:22:51
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From Shop Floor to President: Sean Longstreth, CM, AICA on Craftsmanship, Community, and the Future of Memorialization
Apr 07 2026 • 00:22:51
New MBNA President Sean Longstreth, CM, AICA shares how growing up in a fifth-generation monument business shaped his passion for memorialization. In ...
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Beyond Cremation: Why Families Still Want a Place to Remember
Mar 24 2026 • 00:27:17
Despite rising cremation rates, many families still want a permanent place to remember their loved ones. In this episode of Monument Matters, Mike Joh...
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Cremation Isn’t the Whole Story: What Consumers Really Want in Disposition and Memorialization
Mar 10 2026 • 00:26:38
Dr. Tanya Marsh joins Monument Matters to unpack what consumer research really reveals about cremation, burial and emerging options like green burial ...
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The Stone Carver’s Apprentice: How CNC Technology Is Shaping the Future of Monument Craft
Feb 24 2026 • 00:32:49
In Season 2, Episode 2 of Monument Matters, Ross Oglesby of Keystone Memorials and Dan Weeres of Coldspring discuss how CNC technology is reshaping th...
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The Art of Memorialization: Craftsmanship That Endure
Feb 10 2026 • 00:36:53
Are memorialists artists or tradespeople—or both? In this Monument Matters episode, Danielle Lehman and Steve “Kaz” Kaczmarski explore how design fund...
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The Quiet Cost of Credit Card Fees Hurt Monument Builders and Their Families
Jan 27 2026 • 00:31:27
In this episode of Monument Matters, we explore how MBNA members can take control of credit card processing costs without changing providers or disrup...
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Protecting What You’ve Built: MBNA Partners with AMJ Insurance to Offer Business Coverage
Jan 13 2026 • 00:19:10
In this episode of Monument Matters, host Mike Johns, Jr., CM, AICA, is joined by Michael S. George and Sarah Scott of AMJ Insurance to discuss the re...
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Getting the Names Right: Preserving Veterans’ Stories Through Research and Memorial Design
Dec 30 2025 • 00:25:37
In this episode of Monument Matters, host Mike Johns speaks with military researcher Bill Beigel, founder of World War II Research, Inc., about how mo...
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Safety First: Protecting Monument Builders in 2026 and Beyond
Dec 16 2025 • 00:27:23
In this episode of Monument Matters, host Mike Johns speaks with Mark Harrison, president of Certified Safety Training (CST), about the real-world saf...
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AI for Monument Builders: Turning Everyday Tasks into Time-Saving Opportunities
Dec 02 2025 • 00:18:04
In this episode of Monument Matters, host Mike Johns talks with Mike Lannen, digital strategist and founder of Eternity, about how artificial intellig...