Leonor Ramirez is a classically trained pianist who had an"a-ha" moment that led her on an entrepreneurial journey to found Barista Kats.At the 2024 International Petrochemical Conference, held last month at the Grand Hyatt San Antonio, ExxonMobile hosted a specialty coffee bar.
At that time, food trucks had become the fastest-growing sector of the restaurant industry, including retail coffee trucks. In Europe, mobile cafés had long been a part of the landscape. But few — and none in San Antonio — were doing what Ramirez envisioned: a mobile way to offer high-quality espresso drinks at events of any size.
She had already realized she wouldn’t be able to make a consistent living as a musician and had detoured into real estate when she experienced the “a-ha” moment that would ignite a new passion and change her career trajectory. Barista Kats owner Leonor Ramirez takes an order from a customer at the 2024 International Petrochemical Conference, held last month at the Grand Hyatt San Antonio. ExxonMobile hired Barista Kats to offer free espresso drinks to attendees.