Directors Investment Group Earns Great Place to Work Certification™ for Fourth Consecutive Year

ABILENE, TX — Directors Investment Group (DIG), parent company to Funeral Directors Life, Passare,
Claimcheck, and other subsidiaries, has spent the better part of four decades building a unique culture.
After undergoing a rigorous and extensive certification process, DIG is proud to announce that it has
been recertified as a “Great Place To Work” through May 2026!

“To be recognized as a great workplace for the fourth consecutive year is an honor and a testament to
the culture we’ve intentionally built over the years,” said Kris Seale, DIG President & CEO. “This
achievement isn’t just about having amazing programs or benefits; it’s about our people. We extend our
gratitude to Great Place To Work® for this recognition!”

This prestigious recognition is based on a comprehensive write-up and current employees’ experience
working at DIG. To acquire recertification, DIG’s employees completed an anonymous survey ranking the
company’s culture, leadership, benefits, and other factors. The survey feedback and Great Place To
Work’s extensive data-driven methodology revealed that 96% of employees said DIG is a great place to
work, compared to 57% at an average U.S.-based company.

For the past eight years, DIG has also been named on Fortune’s Best Workplaces in Texas™ list.
Additionally, DIG has received recognition on Fortune’s Best Medium Workplaces™ list and its Best
Workplaces in Financial Services & Insurance™ list.

“Our team shows up every day with purpose, passion, and a commitment to serve our clients,
community, and each other,” Seale continued. “To quote Nehemiah 6:3, we believe that ‘we’re doing a
great work, and we cannot come down.’ That shared mission is what makes DIG truly special.”
To learn more about DIG, visit dig.family or view our Great Place To Work® profile.

About DIG

At Directors Investment Group (parent company to Funeral Directors Life, Passare, Claimcheck, and
other subsidiaries), our mission is to be known as “the best, most-respected provider of service to our
industries.” We serve funeral homes nationwide, offering various services to clients, including sales
programs, training, technology, marketing, and financial services. To apply online, visit us at dig.family.

About Great Place To Work®

As the global authority on workplace culture, Great Place To Work brings 30 years of groundbreaking
research and data to help every place become a great place to work for all. Their proprietary platform
and For All™ Model help companies evaluate the experience of every employee, with exemplary
workplaces becoming Great Place To Work Certified or receiving recognition on a coveted Best
Workplaces™ List.

Everstory Partners Earns 2025 Great Place To Work Certification™

(May 22, 2025) – Altamonte Springs, FL – Everstory Partners is proud to be Certified™ by Great Place To Work® for 2025. The prestigious award is based entirely on what current employees say about their experience working at Everstory and its family of brands.

Great Place To Work® is the global authority on workplace culture, employee experience, and the leadership behaviors proven to deliver market-leading revenue, employee retention and increased innovation.

“Over the past 24 months, we have been investing in our team — listening, learning, and evolving together,” said Everstory Chief Executive Officer Lilly Donohue. “I am incredibly proud to lead this company and to work alongside such dedicated and passionate individuals.”

A few of the initiatives Everstory has implemented during this time:

• Increased the company-wide minimum wage.
• Launched Everstory University to enhance professional development.
• Implemented user-friendly technology platforms streamlining workflows.
• Launched advisory councils where our general managers, sales managers and funeral home managers provide insights and advice, ensuring the company makes informed decisions for its business and its people.
• Held town halls and implemented direct access to its executives for transparent communication.

“Every step has been focused on creating a better workplace,” Donohue added. “These efforts exemplify our dedication to an open, collaborative culture because we believe by fostering a supportive and engaging environment, we can truly be the best in family service.”

To be certified, the company earned the real-time feedback of employees regarding their company culture with approximately 80 percent of Everstory’s 2,600 employees returning surveys sharing their thoughts on working at the company.

“Great Place To Work Certification is a highly coveted achievement that requires consistent and intentional dedication to the overall employee experience,” says Sarah Lewis-Kulin, vice president of global recognition at Great Place To Work. “By successfully earning this recognition, it is evident that Everstory Partners stands out as one of the top companies to work for, providing a great workplace environment for its employees.”

Everstory Chief People Officer Karen Sheean added: “Employee engagement is a key component of a multi-year commitment to listening to and understanding the voices of our employees through this program. We are thrilled to become Great Place To Work-Certified™ in our first year, however, we recognize that the real work is just beginning.”

“We owe our continued success to our team of dedicated employees at all of our Everstory locations and Support Center. We celebrate and thank them for all they do in earning this incredible recognition,” Sheean said.

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About Everstory Partners

Everstory Partners’ mission is to create supportive spaces where individuals and families can find solace, meaning, and hope in the midst of loss. Since 1999, the company has grown to include 463 cemetery, funeral, and crematory locations serving more than 65,000 families a year across the United States (including Puerto Rico) on both a pre-need and at-need basis. Everstory is the brand promise, created in April 2023, to destigmatize death care with a unique blend of long-standing traditions of caring for the deceased with a fresh perspective that death is a natural and beautiful part of the human experience that should be planned and celebrated.

About Great Place to Work Certification™

Great Place To Work® Certification™ is the most definitive “employer-of-choice” recognition that companies aspire to achieve. It is the only recognition based entirely on what employees report about their workplace experience – specifically, how consistently they experience a high-trust workplace. Great Place to Work Certification is recognized worldwide by employees and employers alike and is the global benchmark for identifying and recognizing outstanding employee experience. Every year, more than 10,000 companies across 60 countries apply to get Great Place To Work-Certified.

About Great Place To Work®

As the global authority on workplace culture, Great Place To Work® brings 30 years of groundbreaking research and data to help every place become a great place to work for all. Their proprietary platform and For All™ Model helps companies evaluate the experience of every employee, with exemplary workplaces becoming Great Place To Work Certified™ or receiving recognition on a coveted Best Workplaces™ List.