About Justin
Justin P. Zabor, CFSP is “The Director of Death who Speaks the Language of Life” for you and your organization. He is a third-generation licensed Funeral Director and Professional Speaker who helps corporations, associations and individuals achieve greater levels of success in their personal and professional lives. Justin works for The Zabor Funeral Home in Parma, Ohio which his grandfather, Charles, founded over 80 years ago in 1927 and where his parents Thomas and Cassandra have managed for the last 35+ years. Justin’s grandfather Charles L. Zabor was a past president of The Ohio Funeral Directors Association (1959-1960) so leadership is in his blood.
He is the president of Justin Zabor Enterprises, a professional speaking firm based out of Cleveland, Ohio. He began entering speech competitions at a very young age and has won a total of 130 individual awards for public speaking.
In addition to his speaking, Justin is probably best known as “Mr. March” when he appeared in the first ever “Men of Mortuaries” national charity calendar to benefit women enduring breast cancer treatment. He and his brother Kurt were 2 of only 11 funeral directors nationwide to receive this honor out of hundreds of applicants. The calendar received extensive national media attention and was featured in The Los Angeles Times, The Atlanta Journal and Constitution, The New York Daily News, The Today Show, Fox News Channel, and Whoopi Goldberg’s morning radio show among others.
Justin is also a commercial actor and model for television, radio, and print. The Docherty Model and Talent Agency represents him in Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia.
He is a proud member of the following professional associations…
- The National Funeral Directors Association (NFDA)
- The Ohio Funeral Directors Association (OFDA)
- The National Speakers Association (NSA)
- The National Speakers Association’s Ohio Chapter (NSA Ohio)
- The American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (AFTRA)