Meet USC alum Emmy Rener, Founder Sophisticated Spreads

Tell us about your company:
We are a charcuterie board company based in Los Angeles, focused on creating bespoke grazing tables and artisanal cheeseboards with the highest quality and locally sourced ingredients.
What inspired you to start your business?
During a gap year after high school, I decided to turn my passion for cheese and charcuterie board making into a business by delivering my boards to friends and family. I felt like there was a need in society to have a local charcuterie artist help you elevate your spreads, the same way people have their go to florist!
What are your proudest achievements so far?
I have been a judge at the World Cheese Awards, catered events for celebrities like Sofia Vergara, I have made thousands of cheeseboards, and hundreds of grazing tables!
What advice do you have for aspiring entrepreneurs:
Turn your weakness into your superpower! When I first launched, I thought being young meant I was immature or didn’t know what older people in the industry knew. I soon realized it was one of my biggest advantages!
Please share a memory or thought about your alma mater:
As a recent graduate of USC, I can confidently say the past four years has shaped me from a naive business owner into a confident entrepreneur who has had the privilege to speak at undergraduate business classes at Marshall, as well as some MBA classes, and I am excited to officially join the Alumni network!