A number of years ago now, an eighteen-year old kid in Ashland, Mississippi who was trying to figure what he wanted to do in life developed an ambition to pursue a career that was far from commonplace. He had been given a chance to participate on a local - but renowned - competition barbecue team, the Tippah Bottom Hog Rustlers, headed by Pit-master Don Moody.

That experience captivated this young man and helped establish the goals he would pursue. Today, Heath Riles has established himself as an industry leading expert in both competition barbecue and competition grilling.