Jelena Trifunovic

About Jelena Trifunovic:

Jelena was born and raised in Serbia and moved to Los Angeles at the start of the Yugoslav war in the early 1990s. She studied biology and took her love of science to the classroom—first as a high school teacher and then as a professor at Loyola Marymount University. Jelena grew up arranging flowers with her mother, entertaining and hosting many gatherings both at home and at her family’s restaurant. After her mother passed away from pancreatic cancer in 2016, Jelena decided to pursue her passion for floral design by launching Viola Floral—honoring the bond the two women shared in a meaningful way.

Viola Floral began as a labor of love and a path for Jelena to heal, but now (many years and tens of thousands of bouquets later) Jelena leads a team of designers who share her passion for flowers and floral education. Jelena delights and inspires audiences with her flower-arranging workshops—talking about the abundant mental health and wellness benefits of flowers, how to tap into the entrepreneurial spirit, and the challenges and opportunities of being a female entrepreneur, wife, and mother of three.

Jelena’s combined love for flowers, education, and the beauty of life inspires others to “live in full bloom”as she continuously reinvents how we experience flowers.

Join Her for Floral Workshop.