What do you call a woman who runs two companies, has a part time job at Curves and has time to make appearances on “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire” not once, but twice? Fellow businesswomen call her the head Biz-e chick, but her friends call her Liz.  
 
Owner of KIS Corp and biz-e-chicks, Bloomingdale resident Liz Bollenger is an entrepreneur with a flair for organization and a knack for keeping it simple. Showing a penchant at an early age for perfectionism, “it used to make me nuts,” said Bollenger, “I wanted to do it once and do it right! Now, I get paid to be neurotic.” Bollenger is referring to the nature of her KIS Corp. business, which is a proofreading, editing business where she gets paid to find the mistakes others make. “It makes me happy to find a typo,” she joked. 
 
I’m super-organized,” said Bollenger. “I think that’s very important. I write everything down.” It’s that talent for organization that enabled her to start biz-e-chicks, a network for women entrepreneurs. “People come for advice and support. As women business owners, we have each other’s backs. What we want to do is be a big resource for women who own their own businesses,” she said. Bollenger organized a group of “chicks” and started a website with friend and fellow entrepreneur Summer Taylor. Various members use their skills and talents to help biz-e-chicks function. An event planner chick helps plan the monthly meetings, during which a different topic, relevant to members’ needs, is discussed each month. The specific topic is introduced before the meeting via a monthly e-newsletter and allows members to think about it and be prepared to dialogue, share information, insight and solutions for issues they face as business owners.  
 
“As women, we are doing a lot all the time. It’s hard for us to say ‘no’. We’re overcommitted and we really do need other women to help us know when to say ‘no’,” said Bollenger. The group is designed to help each member function more productively as both a woman and as an entrepreneur. But biz-e-chicks also invites hopeful business owners to be a part of the group to ask those questions and get the support needed to start such a venture. There are currently over 300 chicks on the mailing list and a portion of those come to the planned monthly meetings when they can. “There are no strict rules about attendance. We’re very laid back, and we alternate between lunch and dinner meetings to accommodate everybody’s schedules,” Bollenger said.  
 
In between biz-e-chicks.com and KIS Corp, Bollenger also works part-time at Curves on Lithia-Pinecrest. “It’s more a thing I do because I love it. It helped me so much! I love it!” said Bollenger, who was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis 10 years ago at the age of 21. “Strength, flexibility and balance I’ve gotten there have helped me immensely in how I feel both mentally and physically,” she said. 
 
Fatigue is usually a big issue with MS patients, but that isn’t evident in Bollenger’s life. Despite her 3 jobs, she carved out time to be on “Who Wants to be a Millionaire” not once, but twice last year, winning $5,000 on her 2nd time around. Her husband, Jim, whom Bollenger calls her support system, accompanied her on the trip. “It was so much fun!” she said. She took some of her winnings and went on a cruise for some much needed and hard-earned R&R.  
 
For more information on Bollenger’s business endeavors, visit www.bizechicks.com and www.kiscorp.net.