How did LKSHOWROOM Start?

LENCHNER & KANE SALES IS A MOTHER DAUGHTER OWNED INDEPENDENT SALES SHOWROOM LOCATED IN THE DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES NEW MART BUILDING IN SUITE 603. WE HAVE BEEN IN BUSINESS ABOUT 3 YEARS NOW. WE STRIVE TO PICK UP BRANDS THAT MY MOTHER & I WOULD BOTH WEAR OURSELVES. SO YOU COULD SAY WE HAVE A “CROSSOVER” CUSTOMER BASE. WE WORK MOSTLY WITH SPEACILTY BOUTIQUES AS WELL AS RESORTS, HOTELS, AND CASINOS. WE DEAL WITH WEST COAST BASED SALES

How did you start working with your mom/daughter??

LISA LENCHNER MY MOTHER HAS BEEN IN THE BUSINESS SINCE 1987, SO NATURALLY WHEN I WAS BROUGHT INTO THIS WORLD, I PRETTY MUCH GREW UP IN THIS INDUSTRY. I REMEMBER RUNNING UP AND DOWN THE HALLWAYS OF THE CALIFORNIA MARKET CENTER AS A CHILD AND TAKING NAPS IN THE BACKROOM OF MY MOTHER SHOWROOM DURING SAMPLE SALES. I EVEN DID A BIT OF FIT MODELING IN MY PRE TEEN YEARS. AS I STARTED CULINARY SCHOOL TO VENTURE INTO MY OWN CAREER I WOULD HELP MOM WITH TRADE SHOWS IN MY FREE TIME. 6 YEARS DOWN THE LINE AND INTO MY OWN CAREER PATH, I WAS IN A VERY BAD CAR ACCIDENT THAT LEFT ME ON DISABILTY AND SHORTLY AFTER I LOST MY CAREER. I CALL THIS A BITTERSWEET MOMENT IN MY LIFE BECAUSE I HAD LOST SOMETHING VERY SPECIAL IN MY LIFE BUT IT WAS ALSO A NEW DOOR THAT WAS OPENING FOR ME. MY MOTHER HAD JUST REOPENED A SHOWROOM AND THINGS WERE TAKING OFF FOR HER. SHE NEEDED HELP AND ASKED ME TO COME WITH HER TO THE LOCAL SAN MATEO TRADE SHOW, FROM THAT POINT ON WE WORKED HARD AND BUILT UP THE BUSINESS INTO THE SUCCESS IT IS TODAY! THINGS JUST STUCK AND WE WERE HAVING A BLAST BEING IN BUSINESS TOGETHER.

Favorite part of working with your mom/daughter?

MY FAVORITE PART ABOUT WORKING TOGETHER IS THE TRAVELING. EVERY ROAD TRIP OR ON OUR WAY TO A TRADE SHOW, WE BLAST MUSIC, SING, SHARE IDEAS, COME UP WITH NEW IDEAS TO BOOST BUSINESS, SHARE OUR DREAMS, AND HOPES FOR THE FUTURE.

What do you hope your mom/daughter learns about you from your working relationship?

IF ANYTHING, I THINK I AM LEARNING THE MOST. MY MOM IS ONE OF THE MOST HARDWORKING PEOPLE I KNOW. SHE IS “TYPE A” . SHE HAS ALWAYS REINVENTED HERSELF IN EVERY CURVE BALL SITUATION LIFE HAS THROWN AT HER. SHE HAS DONE IT ALL. EVERY TYPE OF JOB YOU COULD COME UP WITH IN THIS INDUSTRY SHE HAS DONE, OR TRIED HER HAND AT IT. WE ARE A GREAT TEAM TOGETHER BECAUSE WHAT SHE LACKS, I HAVE, AND VICE VERSA. SHE IS GOOD WITH NUMBERS WHILE I AM GOOD WITH WORDS IF YOU CATCH MY DRIFT.

When you look back on your collaborative time together, what memory will you most treasure?

IF THERE IS ONE THING YOU CAN NOT GET BACK IN LIFE, IT IS TIME. I AM SO APPRECIATIVE OF ALL THE TIME WE GET TO SPEND TOGETHER. NOT ONLY IN OUR HOME LIVES BUT WE GET TO BUILD A BUSINESS TOGETHER. HOW LUCKY COULD WE BE? WE HAVE TRULY BECOME SO MUCH CLOSER THAN WE ALREADY WERE THROUGH ALL OF THIS. WE ARE FAMILY AND WE WILL ALWAYS LOOK OUT FOR THE OTHER ONES BEST INTEREST , WHAT MORE COULD YOU ASK FOR IN A PARTNERSHIP. IT HAS BEEN SUCH A BLESSING TO BE ABLE TO WORK WITH MY MOM AND I KNOW SHE FEELS THE SAME.