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Lisa Carey is an entrepreneur, author, historian, and longtime advocate for the stories and people of Hot Springs and Arkansas.

She is the owner of All Things Arkansas and All Things Natural in downtown Hot Springs and the author of Quartz in Their Veins: A History of Quartz Crystal in the Ouachita Mountains and the Legacy of the Coleman Brothers.

Lisa earned her bachelor’s degree from Trinity University and her master’s degree from the University of Arkansas. She is a 2025 graduate of the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses program.

Her commitment to Arkansas history and small business extends beyond her own work. Lisa serves on the board of the Garland County Historical Society and on the State Advisory Board of the Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center.

Through her businesses, writing, and community involvement, Lisa has made a career of preserving Arkansas stories, supporting Arkansas businesses, and sharing what makes this state—and especially Hot Springs—so distinctive.