“I had an official interview with … 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.”
BBQ Nation · Food & Beverage · October 2026
Context
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.
Transcript
now the pressure's on. Now I got to be fun on the phone.
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?
…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
know that for a fact.
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.
Right.
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