Violeta Lekutanoy is the creator of the world renowned Orange County, California home-based interior design company, Partner. The Partner Company began in 1979 with the vision of creating an integrated lifestyle boutique in the style, elegance and sophistication of the best California cities while retaining its national roots. The company is today one of the largest and most successful independent interior design companies in the United States, with a full slate of world class retail and design outlets in cities such as: Los Angeles, San Diego, Phoenix, Las Vegas, Santa Barbara, Burbank, Inglewood, Hollywood, Maui and even Boca Raton, Florida. Violeta founded the Partner family in Southern California and has grown the company to over 25 worldwide offices.
As a young widow, Violeta was widowed when her husband passed away; she then developed a deep passion for interior design, which led her to form her own successful company. Today; Violeta is happily married with four children; she has raised them all with love and devotion. The only thing she admits to having trouble with is fitting her husband’s headstone on their front walkway; she would just like to have their stone face removed; however, that prospect will come later. She and her children enjoy their joint ventures in the interior design industry; however, they are always open to hearing from their many loyal clients “what’s new” and “where are they getting their ideas?”
In comparing Violeta Lekutanoy to her counterparts, one must look at the fact that all mothers; except for Violeta, who is an artist. Theirs is not to be an art family; it is to be a family of professionals, mothers and wives. Violeta has been an artist all her life; however, her marriage to husband Bill Lekutanoy created a void in her heart. In becoming a wife and mother; however; this void was filled by the simple fact that women are capable of so much more than men…Violeta has taken this “dream” and transformed it into reality. She teaches these simple, yet effective techniques in her book “Women Who Dream Big”. It is definitely a must read for every woman who has dreamed of being a mother but never had the chance.