THE FUNERAL PLANNER

By LynnIsenberg

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Madison Banks has brilliant ideas and an Ivy League degree in Entrepreneurial Studies to go with them. But n... More

THE FUNERAL PLANNER: Table of Contents & Author Bio
Chapter One: Reflections of a Failed but Still Determined Entrepreneur
Chapter Two: Missions and Visions - The Genesis of an Entrepreneurial Idea
Chapter Three: Market Strategy - Lights Out Meets the Funeral Industry
Chapter Four: Executive Summary - The Plan for Lights Out Enterprises
Chapter Five: Rollout Strategy - Putting Reality to the Test
Chapter Six: Financial Strategy - The Venture Capitalist Reprise
Intermission: A Special Thank You to the Supporters
Chapter Seven Part 1: Operational Strategy - A Power Surge for Lights Out
Chapter Seven Part 2: Operational Strategy - A Power Surge for Lights Out
Chapter Eight Part 1: Competitive Landscape - History Repeats Itself
Chapter Eight Part 2: Competitive Landscape - History Repeats Itself
Chapter 9 Part 1: Critical Success Factors - Diving into Grief
Chapter 9 Part 2: Critical Success Factors - Diving into Grief
Chapter 9 Part 3: Critical Success Factors - Diving into Grief
Chapter 10 Part 1: Organizational Strategy - The Resurrection of Lights Out
Chapter 10 Part 2: Organizational Strategy - The Resurrection of Lights Out
Chapter 10 Part 3: Organizational Strategy - The Resurrection of Lights Out
Chapter 11 Part 1: Risk & Mitigation - The Stakes Keep Rising
Chapter 11 Part 2: Risk & Mitigation - The Stakes Keep Rising
Chapter 11 Part 3: Risk & Mitigation - The Stakes Keep Rising
Chapter 12 Part 1 Finale: Playing Maddy's Results - The Pièce de Résistance
Chapter 12 Part 2 Finale: Playing Maddy's Results - The Pièce de Résistance
Chapter 12 Part 3: Finale: Playing Maddy's Results-The Pièce de Résistance
Epilogue: Everyone's Exit Strategy
The Clark Lake Story - a featured location in the novel
Perks & Info
Post Chapter News V.1
Post Chapter News V.2
Post Chapter News V.3: After the Epilogue - What's Under the Rock
Post Chapter News V.4: You Can't Be Creative Without a Good Night's Rest!
Intermission: Uncle Sam's Obit - The Best Uncle in the world

Intermission: Tara's Obit - A True Friend

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By LynnIsenberg

Tara Pintock's Obituary

Tara Pintock (31) loved to make others feel good, tell jokes, make up songs, and lift everyone's spirits... Now her own spirit lifts above the crowd due to unfortunate complications with asthma.  As VP of Mortgage Lending at Pintock International and with a suma cum laude MBA from the University of Michigan, Tara was primed to rise to the top and one day succeed the company's founder. But her undergraduate degree in Music & Theatre got under her skin as she recently joined an improv group to put her comedic talents and penchant for writing lyrics on stage. Indeed, some of her best lyrics and funky tunes became renown anthems of the MBA program when she sang them during a volunteering stint at Michigan Arts Radio. He's Got Black Dye Under his Fingernails and Sunflowers in the Rain became overnight hits that went viral.  She liked to practice contrarian habits such as wearing yellow on overcast days.  She adored her parents, Grace and Arthur, and exemplified the epitome of trust.  She also knit tight knots of loyalty laced with humor among her best friends Maddy Banks and Sierra D'Asanti—known on campus as The Trilogy.  She is survived by her parents, Arthur and Grace Pintock, and by colleagues and friends who can and will never forget the girl with the Sunflower. Alas, this Tara Pintock is most noted as the beloved best friend character of Maddy Banks in the trilogy of comedy novels The Funeral Planner by Lynn Isenberg.

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AUTHOR'S NOTE:

We hope you enjoyed this chapter of The Funeral Planner!  We will be posting a chapter every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. If you just can't wait to read the latest episode about Maddy, Eve and Sierra and their entrepreneurial adventures The Funeral Planner Trilogy is available online at the usual suspects (Amazon, Barnes & Noble and Sony). Also check out LynnIsenberg.com for more information.

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