Discovery
A space for individuals to discover their potential in business and entrepreneurship.
Founder of eEnterprises International // Student Success Coach
(she/her), MPA’15
Journey to the North Star – Watch the Video here
eEnterprises Intl founder, Lizzie L. Evans Martinez Alvarez, has years of professional experience in teaching financial literacy and helping budding entrepreneurs. She studied and received a Bachelor of Business Administration in financial accounting at National University in 1990 and received her Executive Masters of Public Administration degree in public affairs, policy, and governance at the University of Washington Daniel J. Evans School in 2015. She is now an accepted doctoral student at Abilene Christian University where she starts a Doctorate of Education in Organizational Leadership in January 2022. She’s held various financial positions from 1990 through 2009, including over 10 years with the FDIC; ultimately retiring as a commissioned bank examiner. She is the founding President of the Puget Sound Chapter of the Urban Financial Services Coalition, the pre-eminent financial services organization that promotes the economic empowerment of its members and minority communities at large. She was published in the UW Evans School Alumni profile in January 2021 for her outstanding contributions to the public good.
She created eEnterprises with the intent of leading a change within the community by sharing what she’s been learning and discovering in her experience in business, education, and life. Her goal is to help students and young entrepreneurs discover their full potential in a manner that makes it more equitable for everyone. While pursuing the Ed.D. at Abilene Christian University, Lizzie is focusing on higher education concentration. She enjoys her downtime, journaling, traveling, and videography with her soul-mate and husband Ramon Martinez Alvarez and Jake, their sweet pet Maltese.