"To teach and promote the art of quality barbecue
while benefiting charitable organizations"
Sam's Club - Cook off Before Kick off
November 12, 13, 14 Sam's Clubs: Rockhill, Columbia west, Columbia Harbison
Foods Cooked:
Product Partners:
Duties:
Kraft Foods
PitMasters Choice - US Foods Show
Las Vegas, Nevada - October 2013
Kraft Foods
PitMasters Choice - US Foods Show
Los Angeles, CA - October 2013
Jamil Shrine BBQ Cook Off
Columbia, SC - October 2013
Certified BBQ Judge
Smokin BBQ and Blue Grass Festival - Cold Mountain Corn Maize
Canton, NC - September 2013
Southern Barbecue Network
Judging Class Instructor
Charleston Home & Design Magazine - The Custom Home & Remodel Show
Johnson Hagood Stadium - The Citadel, Charleston, SC
Grill Master/Pit Master
Live Grilling Demonstrations August, 2013
Fat Italian, Fire Roasted Corn, Fire it up Salsa, Grilled Shrimp on a Pineapple Plank, Shrimp Tacos
Tennessee Beef Council
Sous Chef and Content Assistant
"Celebrate Beef Month by Learning to Grill an Entire Meal on the Grill - July, 2013 Cookeville, Tennessee
Instructor - Michael McDearman - Get Fired up Foods
Sirloin Kabobs with fruit skewers, New York Strip sliders, Ribeye Steak with Grilled Green beans and Southern Potato Salad,
Cheese Cake with grilled pineapple topping
Destination America - BBQ Pitmasters Season 4 show #9 O' Cue Homa
Lead Personality
Beef Tri Tip and Country Style Ribs cooking demonstration and content creation for reality television show.
Trybe Targeting
Sam’s Club Grand Opening – Easley, SC July 2013 - Trybe Targeting.
Pulled Pork and Brisket sampling to promote Sam’s Fresh Meat program
Kraft Foods
All Star PitMaster – PitMasters Choice Marketing Strategy.
2013 Appearances
Tampa, Florida – Kraft Regional Sales Meeting
Whole hog, pork spare rib, and brisket cooking demonstrations and sampling
Dallas, Texas – Ben E Keith Food Show
Pulled pork, ribs, and brisket cooking demonstration and sampling
Ft. Lauderdale, Florida – Cheney Brothers Food Show
Whole Hog and Boston butt cooking demonstrations and sampling. Main Stage - Whole hog presentation and Sauce 101 presentation.
Los Angeles, California - US Foods Show
Whole Hog cooking demonstration and sampling. Main Stage - Green whole hog breakdown with Master Meat Cutter
Brent Olsen, Stockyard Meats.
Las Vegas, Nevada - US Foods Show
Pork Shoulder cooking demonstration and sampling.
All Star PitMaster - PitMasters Choice
Original PitMaster for this grass roots marketing strategy.
Established best practices and produced all training materials for this program.
Coordinated and attended a Training Session for a regional PitMasters Choice rollout in Las Vegas, Nevada.
2012 Appearances
Portland, Oregon – Sysco Foods Show
Pulled Pork cooking demonstration and sampling
Phoenix, Arizona- US Foods Show
Whole Hog cooking demonstration and sampling
Whole Hog breakdown demonstration with Stockyard Meats Master Butcher Brent Olsen
Los Angeles, California – US Foods Show
Whole Hog cooking demonstration and sampling
Whole Hog breakdown demonstration with Stockyard Meats Master Meat Cutter Brent Olsen
San Francisco, California, US Foods Show
Pulled Pork cooking demonstration and sampling
Las Vegas, Nevada – World Food Championships
Pork Ribs cooking demonstrations and sales for the World Food Championships Rib Fest. Demonstrations and sales took
place in front of the Bally’s Hotel on the Las Vegas Strip. This was the first time this type of promotion had been done in
Las Vegas.
Garland Jack’s Secret Six Barbecue Sauce – Saucin’ Up Promotion. A grass roots Marketing Strategy.
Garland Jack’s Secret Six Barbecue Sauce – Authentic Charleston BBQ Promotion.
BBQA National Conference and Trade Show, March 23 – 26 2011, Greenville, SC
Presenter - How to Cook a Whole Hog.
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