Lynn K. Long| President and Chief Operating Officer
Lynn is our COO and strives to continually evolve the company to exceed expectations by focusing on one experience at a time.
THIS IS WHAT INSPIRES
People | Nancy Brinker – carrying out the wish of her dying sister to establish Susan G. Komen, Walk for Breast Cancer. She has developed tremendous worldwide attention for this cause.
Actors | Meryl Streep, Edward Norton, Oprah Winfrey in The Color Purple
Quote | “Have fun at work, be nice to your friends, and don’t hit anyone.” Quote from my daughter when she was 6.
Places | Cape Cod beach – overlooking the Atlantic Ocean on a tranquil evening.
Lovemarks | Apple, Gap, Volvo
Books | The Count of Monte Cristo
Music | Andrea Bocelli and Sarah Brightman, “Time to Say Goodbye” [even though the majority of the song is in another language which I don’t understand], J.T. [the original, not Justin Timberlake], Wings, Kenny Loggins, “Danny’s Song”, U2
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Foods | Mexican food and margaritas
Sports | College football, Professional football
Team | FSU Seminoles football, Boston Red Sox, New England Patriots
Moment in personal life | Being with my husband when my deaf daughter had her cochlear implant turned on and every hearing appointment since, as she hears and repeats back the words. Truly a miracle!
Moment in world history | The helpless feeling watching the event of 9/11, and afterward trying to get back to “business as usual” knowing that “usual” had changed forever.
Random thing | My personal goals are to learn how to play the piano before or with my youngest child.
EXTRA NOTES
Lynn joined Ovation Events in 2008 as President and Chief Operating Officer, where she has oversight of all facets of the business including operations, finance, sales, marketing, and people management.
Prior to joining Ovation, Lynn was with M|C Communications, a global meetings and convention management company based in Boston, where she served as General Manager for the conference and exhibition business unit. Prior to that, she served as Executive Vice President of Operations and Chief Financial Officer for M|C.
Lynn started her career at Price Waterhouse in their audit and business advisory services group, and earned her CPA.