AGL 303: Ari Krzyzek

About Ari

Ari was born and raised in Bali. Growing up in an island that’s surrounded by anything/everything tourism, she thought her only choice was to be like everybody else. But then she discovered the design world. Ari dropped a full scholarship to Bali’s prestige tourism school so she can enroll to an art school and learn graphic design.

In 2011, Ari moved to Chicago to pursue her dream of becoming a female entrepreneur. After Ari got married, with her husband they started their company, Chykalophia to help businesses establish strong brand pillars and online experiences.


Today We Talked about

  • Starting a business
  • Ari’s background
  • Young and Dumb
  • Mentors
  • Working with your spouse
  • Boundaries
  • Starting a business
  • Meetups
  • LinkedIn, Event Bright, etc.

Connect with Ari


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