Three years ago I packed everything up and hit the road as the only Black woman in leadership on a Broadway National Tour and since have built a strong community in countless coffee shops across the country.
Coffee shops didn't just fuel me. They saved me.
In every new city I found a coffee shop, found Black-owned spaces, and found my people. It was how I avoided burnout. How I stayed rooted. How I survived an unconventional life on the road.
Before the tour I built my career, found sobriety, and deepened my faith at a coffee shop table.
So when it was time to create community on the road I went back to what I knew.
That's how the Cocoa Connections was born.
What sets this apart isn't just the coffee…it's the community.
This isn't a networking event with name tags and small talk. This is a room full of Black creatives who are building unconventional lives and needed a table that felt like home. Every city. Every edition. Intentional, intimate, and spirit-led.
We show up. We slow down. We link up.