ABOUT US
Our Story
We are passionate about helping businesses and business leaders be successful. Both our educational backgrounds are in hotel operations in Germany and we have 30 years business ownership experience with businesses in Canada. Prior to concentrating on the growth of MAKBIZ Ventures (which has been established in 1999 as MAK Marketing to provide business support services and products complimentary to our printing company), we owned Print Three Kelowna, a digital print company in the Okanagan Valley, until the spring of 2012. We took this company from humble beginnings as a copy shop to one of the leading print solutions providers in the Kelowna area, winning numerous awards including the Kelowna Chamber of Commerce’s Small Business Award of the Year in 2010 and the 2011 Print Three Franchising Marketing Campaign Competition.
Our Company Name MAKBIZ is representing us… literally. M for Mark, A for Alexandra, K for Krieger. BIZ for business. The name is really us in a nutshell – we are a family business, we collaborate, we work together… and we wouldn’t have it any other way.
MARK KRIEGER
IT Services, Programmer, Finance and Operational Processes
Mark Krieger is technical, analytical and uses a straight forward approach in any conversation with his clients. Having a passion for IT, finance and operational processes, he is quickly able to assess a company’s weaknesses and strengths and make suggestions for improvement.
After having grown up in an entrepreneurial family in Germany, Mark came to Canada with his wife Alexandra in 1993. As any true entrepreneur would do, he opened his first company in Canada within a few months of arriving in this new country.
Mark helps organizations and individuals to create systems for success, both on the IT and operations side, implement strategies for financial well-being and is not afraid to ask the hard questions as he knows they lead to great answers that move businesses and individuals forward.
ALEXANDRA KRIEGER
Business & Personal Development Coach, Marketing Expert, Creative Designer, Facilitator and Speaker
Connecting 🧠 Head & ❤️ Heart in Leadership
Alexandra says she is fortunate to be married to her best friend (and business partner), Mark. In 2011, they welcomed an addition to their family, their daughter Katherine, who she says has become one of her greatest teachers.
She understands the challenges companies and entrepreneurs face and combining her passion of training and coaching with her years of experience in business, she connects with her clients, helping businesses to reach their potential and individuals to realize their dreams.
Her educational background includes certifications as a Personality Dimensions Facilitator, Life Coach, Train the Trainer Facilitator, Social Media Marketing Strategist, as well as studies in behavioural economics, marketing and sales, and comprehensive experience in personal development and coaching. Alexandra has developed online courses in marketing and business growth, which have over 15,000 students in 153 countries.
As a gift to Katherine, she is writing a blog called “Life Lessons from my Baby Girl”.