GUESTS:
Lisa Krikawa, Entrepreneur and coach
Lisa Krikawa, Coach and Krikawa Master Jewelers
21 E Congress St
Tucson, AZ 85701
520-235-3879
coach.lisa@krikawa.com
WEBSITE LINKS: www.krikawa.com – queensgoldbodyjewelry.com – lisakrikawa.com
SOCIAL MEDIA: Facebook | Instagram | LinkedIn |
Lisa Krikawa is a serial entrepreneur. Graduating from the University of Arizona in 1997 with a Bachelor of Fine Art, she started her first business from her garage, just north of University Medical Center. You can now find that business, Krikawa Master Jewelers, at 21 East Congress Street, bustling with salespeople, jewelers, and support staff.
She launched krikawa.com in 2002. As her company took off, she found herself not only designing jewelry but designing an internet business. She quickly replaced herself at the jewelers’ bench and positioned herself in marketing, strategy, and business development. She turned the business into a cutting edge custom jeweler, investing in CAD software and an early rapid prototyper. Her husband joined her in 2004, her brother in 2012, and her sister-in-law LeCarie Whitfield joined her as a business partner shortly thereafter.
What Lisa discovered is that she had a keen acumen for business, and because of her love of helping others, in 2016, she began speaking and providing business coaching services.
In addition to coaching other budding entrepreneurs, she now oversees the internet marketing for her primary online platform, krikawa.com, as well as two subsidiaries of Krikawa Master Jewelers, corporatejeweler.com and queensgoldbodyjewelry.com.
Lisa and her husband John are the parents of three amazing teenagers at Salpointe, and they will be celebrating their 30th year of marriage in August of this year.
Karen will know….
- Krikawa.com suffered in the crash of ‘08 but managed to stay alive and then thrive.
- Lisa is launching queensgoldbodyjewelry.com in the spring of 2020.
- Lisa is a master jewelry designer and has designed over 10,000 rings.
- She has received dozens of design awards.
- Krikawa is having a happy hour during the gem show and second Saturday at the studio on congress on February 8th.
- Lisa is launching an online course for entrepreneurs called “The Structure of Success: Building a Business Empire that is Strong, Rewarding and Sustainable.” in the spring of 2020
- Lisa is a member of the eWomen Network 🙂
- Lisa loves parenting teens and has unique perspectives on parenting that has helped others.
- Lisa experienced the miracle of forgiveness in her marriage that caused a 360-degree shift and turned a bitter relationship into a thriving one.
- John is an electronic musician and keyboard player, stage name ParityFlux and you might find him playing at Solar Culture upon occasion.
Kathy Zillman-Ogden, Director, Family Support Services
Courtney’s Courage, Inc.
2201 N. Oracle Rd., Suite 6
Tucson, AZ 85705
520-269-9824
K.Ogden@Courtneyscourage.org
www.Courtneyscourage.org
Dedicated to raising funds for children’s cancer research, specifically neuroblastoma, and to assist with support services for Tucson pediatric cancer patients and their families. Courtney’s Courage was the recipient of 100+WWC’s last big give. Courtney was Kathy’s daughter.
About Kathy Zillman-Ogden
- 2001 – PRESENT: DIRECTOR, FAMILY SUPPORT SERVICES, COURTNEY’S COURAGE (VOLUNTEER)
- 1999 – PRESENT: BOARD MEMBER, COURTNEY’S COURAGE (VOLUNTEER)
- 2015 – 2019: ADMINISTRATOR, COURTNEY’S COURAGE
- 1977 – 2007: TITLE AND ESCROW INDUSTRY
- 2007 – 2010: EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT AT MERITAGE HOMES
- 2010 – 2015; ACCOUNT MANAGER FOR AMERICAN RED CROSS BLOOD SERVICES, SOUTHERN AZ
About the Host
Karen M. Fisher
Senior Loan Officer
NMLS ID# 180167 – AZ MLO Lic# 0911886
Summit Funding, Inc.
5151 E. Broadway Blvd., Ste. 700
Tucson, AZ 85711
Branch NMLS ID# 1464335 – Summit Funding, Inc NMLS ID#3199
AZ Lic# 0925837 – Equal Housing Opportunity 
(520) 447-2279 Direct Phone
Karen.Fisher@SummitFunding.net
www.OurNeighborsOurHeroes.com
As a Senior Loan Officer, I originate residential home loans (1-4 Units) for purchase or refinance transactions for owner-occupied, second homes or investment properties. I am licensed in the State of Arizona; however, I can connect you to great mortgage loan officers anywhere in the United States or Canada. I have been a loan officer for just over 20 years. In the prior 17 years, I was a Realtor, an Associate Broker, Branch Manager, and Designated Broker. My beloved husband Scott and I have been married for over 37 years, we have an awesome daughter Allison who is engaged to her Gonzaga University sweetheart, Enrique. I love to read, travel, hike, golf, camp, entrepreneurial ideas, inventions, animals and children. My key to success is to focus on excellence, not perfection and being growth-minded.
