I turned my grandmother's recipes into a $1 million catering company that feeds people from Sergey Brin to Steph Curry

Blackberry Soul Fine Catering has catered events for the staff of Google, former Vice President Kamala Harris, Stephen and Ayesha Curry, and the Golden State Warriors. Blackberry Soul Fine Catering Chef Rene Johnson built a million-dollar soul food empire catering to Bay Area power players. Using her grandmother's recipes, Blackberry Soul has fed big names like Sergey Brin and Steph Curry. Now, Johnson coaches entrepreneurs on how to scale their businesses as she did. This as-told-to essay ...