Our guest for Episode 106 is Linda Long, currently the Owner/Designer of Long Awaited Design LLC, a full service residential Interior Design company. She labels herself as a late bloomer because she didn’t go to college until her two children were in school and became a Registered Nurse at age 36.
She worked for 28 years as a Nurse working in multiple disciplines, including Cardiac, Critical Care, Oncology Research, and Case Management. She then decided to totally shake up her world by changing career paths and returning to school at the New York Institute of Art and Design majoring in Interior Design at the age of 60.
After completing her degree in Interior Design, she started her business in 2016 at the age of 65. She works with homeowners in all stages of their lives, from the first-time homeowner working on that fixer-upper to the older homeowner looking to downsize.
In January 2021 Linda was diagnosed with Stage II Invasive Lobular Carcinoma. After surgeries and months of chemotherapy, radiation, physical therapy, and now ongoing adjuvant treatment, she is currently cancer free.
During this time, she continued to be involved in many organizations doing philanthropic work when possible. In 2022 she was the co-chair of the annual Pink Pamper Bubble Ball hosting over 400 people to raise money for women in Southwest Pennsylvania with a cancer diagnosis.
She has volunteered with many non-profit and charitable organizations to help raise money and awareness of their cause. She is an active member of The Southwest Regional Chamber of Commerce where she was named Woman of the Year in 2022; POSH-Power of the South Hills; People Connectors; Inspired Women; PEEL-Pittsburgh’s Elevated and Emerging Leaders as a founding member; and is on the Board of Directors for Face2Face Healing, a local non-profit charity.
Linda has also appeared on several Podcasts and spoken at women’s groups about her career and her life journey, encouraging women to never give up on their dreams and to practice self-care and get their mammograms for early cancer detection.
As always, the visually inclined can catch it on YouTube, or listen in on Spotify or your favorite podcast platform.
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