# Ep. 3: The Founder of Masterbuilt Part 2: Passing the Family Legacy Forward

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Podcast: [What’s Cookin’? — The McLemore Boys Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/what-s-cookin-the-mclemore-boys-podcast-7658609)
Published: 2026-01-20T15:45:17+00:00
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Duration seconds: 2713

## Resource

In this episode of What’s Cookin’? — The McLemore Boys Podcast , The founder of Masterbuilt, AKA "The Ole Man", dives further into the origin story of the business and the values that shaped it. And his decision to place it in the hands of his son, Big John. The McLemore Boys share how faith, leadership, and responsibility shaped one of America’s most iconic outdoor cooking brands, Masterbuilt. Big John reflects on what it meant to receive the business from his father—not just as a company, but as a legacy. From early lessons in hard work, this episode explores family business succession, father-son leadership, and what it truly means to steward something built to last.

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