JH

Jim Haas

Things Jim Says on Podcasts

Where to Find Them

Jim Haas has been a guest on BBQ Nation .

Recently: “Jim Haas, Regional Sales Manager at Blaze Outdoor Products - Encore” on BBQ Nation (October 2026).

What They Said

Asked how he came to work for Blaze Outdoor Products, the sales manager, who came from home theater and automation, says he knew nothing about grills and was hired on personality.

BBQ Nation · 2026-10-31 Permalink → Listen →
BBQ Nation Around 02:15 into the episode
Jim Haas

now the pressure's on. Now I got to be fun on the phone.

Jeff Tracy

Fun on the phone. Okay. So first of all, we'll get to your rock and roll sorties after a bit in the show here, but how did you get involved with Blaze and what is it you actually do for them?

Jim Haas

…And so they were adding sales reps for different parts of the country and basically said, hey, would you be interested in, you know, doing this? Because they like the personality, I guess. And I'd always been like the Sunday barbecue guy. You know, friends and family would come over every weekend. And so I had the passion as far as that goes. And so I had an official interview with at the time, the owner of the company. And basically, it was like a two-question interview. It was, do you like grilling? And are you the guy in a room full of people that are shy and off in the corner and not talking? Well, that's definitely not me. I

Jeff Tracy

know that for a fact.

Jim Haas

Yeah, that was basically the interview. And that's what happened. I knew nothing. I mean, I was like, you know, Weber Kettle, charcoal guy all the way.

Jeff Tracy

Right.

Speaker names come from our own diarization. The position is estimated from where the line sits in the episode.

Collections They Appear In