I picked up grilling at a young age from my dad. I can remember friends and family coming to our home for a barbecue. It was always a good time eating barbecue and socializing with friends and family. As an adult, I practiced grilling and eventually got confident enough in my grilling skills to invite friends and family over for a barbecue. I did not have the large grill, so it took me forever to grill the food and most of the time too tired to enjoy the get together with friends and family. This led me to purchase a grill/smoker that had a larger capacity to put more meat on at one time. This helps me cook more food at one time thus finishing sooner to enjoy the barbecues with my friends and family. I have also been competing on the BBQ competition circuit for about 12 years. It has been difficult to find a good seasoning blend, unique BBQ sauce profiles, and cooking wood in my area for competition. I understand how important BBQ seasoning, sauces and cooking woods are to enhancing the flavor profile in your meats for competition. How nice would it be to go to one location and get your BBQ seasoning, BBQ sauces, cooking wood and a custom grills and smoker? This led me to opening Grill & Smoke BBQ Store.