Broke to $50M USD | Darian 'Kosmo' Khosravi | Kosmo's Q

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">You have a dream. You’re onto something. You can feel it in your bones. You just have to get there. But there’s a problem. Money makes the world go round, and you don’t have much of it. In fact, you only $500 left on your last good credit card. Do you back yourself and go all in, or do you play it safe and bow out while you still can? </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">One man who chose to roll the dice is Darian Khosravi. The result? Kosmo’s Q. And the rest, as they say, is history. Kosmo developed his products on the competition BBQ circuit, starting with small batches for friendly competitors, taking on their feedback and that of judges and refining his recipes. His success at BBQ competition after BBQ competition was evidence of his hard work, and the slogan ‘It just wins’ became cemented in the minds of BBQ enthusiasts everywhere. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In this full episode of the Smoking Hot Confessions BBQ Podcast, Kosmo and I get into:</span></p> <ul> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">How Darian likes to cook his catfish (1:42)</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">Overcoming being a burns victim as a child (8:54)</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">What is was like winning the World BBQ Championships (16:08)</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">The story that inspires him to keep going with his business ventures (26:55)</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Kosmo’s Q Food Truck (35:54)</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">The journey from $500 to $50M (40:02)</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">Kosmo’s Q Top Tips and Tricks for BBQ Success (48:57)</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Barbe Con is here! The world's first live online BBQ summit is just around the corner and we have three goals - to save you time, save you money and to become the envy of friends and family. We have the best BBQ pitmasters and BBQ business owners from around the countr