NYC Amigas Coffee Talk with Maritza Cardenas
Amigas Coffee Talk NYC: Maritza Cardenas
A Walk In Her Shoes — A conversation on identity, reinvention, culture, and building something meaningful.
Thursday, June 25 | 10 - 11:30 am | Saturn Road Coffee Shop Brooklyn
Join Amigas Means Friends for an intimate morning featuring Maritza Cardenas, founder of Cayucas Shoes, facilitated by Samantha Sarine.
This is a guided, story-led gathering designed to create space for honest conversation around identity, reinvention, entrepreneurship, cultural pride, and the evolving process of becoming.
We’ll move through storytelling, reflection, and intentional dialogue exploring what it means to build something meaningful, even before having all the answers.
What You’ll Experience
A grounded, welcoming arrival and your first drink included!
You’ll step into an intentional environment designed for thoughtful connection, meaningful conversation, and community, not networking pressure.
Maritza will share the personal journey behind building Cayucas Shoes, a footwear brand rooted in heritage, craftsmanship, and reinvention.
From growing up in Los Angeles within a Mexican-American family shaped by experiences of early loss and resilience, to navigating heartbreak, imposter syndrome, entrepreneurship, and identity shifts throughout adulthood, her story is one of rebuilding, rediscovery, and learning to trust herself through every pivot.
Together, we’ll explore the experiences that shaped both the woman, the brand, and the ongoing journey of creating something meaningful while still figuring it out in real time.
Guided Conversation
Samantha will guide the room through a facilitated dialogue connecting Maritza’s story to broader conversations around identity, creativity, entrepreneurship, cultural representation, reinvention, and self-trust.
This is not a traditional panel or business talk. It’s a reflective, honest, and deeply human conversation designed to create connection through shared experiences.
Themes We’ll Explore Together
Reinvention through grief, heartbreak, and major life transitions
Building a brand rooted in heritage while redefining representation
Imposter syndrome, comparison, and learning to ask for help
Ethical entrepreneurship, creativity, and building with intention
What it means to create before feeling fully “ready”
Becoming the version of yourself you’re still growing into
Why This Gathering
This Amigas Coffee Talk is intentionally intimate, thoughtful, and community-centered.
Reserve Your Seat
Space is limited to keep the conversation intentional and intimate.
Join us for a cafecito morning with storytelling, reflection, and meaningful connection in NYC.
👉 RSVP now to save your seat