Who's Who 2012 - Ryan Eftink
"I love to cook, and I love to help people," says Ryan Eftink, sales manager of Double D Supply Co. and co-owner of Smokin Brothers. "Love what you do and you will find success in it." That has proved true for the Oran, Mo., native who joined the family business, Double D Supply Co., in 2002 and founded Smokin Brothers as a barbecue team with his brother-in-law in 2005. Now, instead of selling other manufacturers' lines, Double D sells Smokin Brothers wood pellet grills as well as sauces, seasonings and accessories. Eftink has turned his love of cooking into a way to help others, catering several charity cookouts for local organizations and schools and, of course, Happy Slapowitz's Toy Bash. Eftink and his wife Jessie are parents to their loving dog, Shag.