Deby Warner

Richardson High School

Class of 1978

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Deby Warner - Class of 1978 - Richardson High School

First Name	Deby
Last Name	Warner
Graduation Year	Class of 1978
Gender	Female
Hometown	Richardson, Texas
Relationship Status	Single
About Me	The Idea - This is different, writing about myself. Have never been in this position before. Started to write in the 3rd person, but that was just weird. Writing in the 1st person sounds like I’m going on about how wonderful I am, & that’s not very appealing either. So, please understand this is much more awkward for me to write than it is for you to read. I’m doing the best I can to be informative and perhaps you’ll even get a giggle or 2 out of it;-) Thanks to the ease of e-mail and such, I’d never formally met about 70% of my current clients. Perhaps it’s old school, but I find this really odd. I’m writing this in the name of bridging the gap. Hoping this will help you to know me a bit better, so you’ll be more comfortable in wanting to work with me. Sure hope it works! From, Family & Friends - Born in Oklahoma city, I moved to Richardson Texas in 1967. Dover Elementary, West Jr High, graduated from Richardson High School, and was able to spend some quality time at Walden Prep in Dallas. I’m divorced with no kiddos, w/the exception of my 3 cats that I love dearly;-) For 20 years I’ve lived in Carrollton, my folks are still in Richardson, and my brother and his daughter live in Frisco Texas. Life has blessed me with so many people that have guided me thru, and guarded me from. I have wonderfully sincere and loving friends of 35+ years, a family that are my very best friends, & critters that warm my soul. While I am the most kind & passive person you’ll ever meet, please don’t challenge this by messing with those I hold dear. I’m nothing if not loyal;-) Strong Beliefs - I don’t lie, cheat or steal, and I believe that hate, envy and jealousy are all wasted emotions. I treat everybody the way I’d like to be treated and am a firm believer in Karma. It is a fact that it’s everybody’s responsibility to take care of those less fortunate or unable to take care of themselves. If the situation was reversed, wouldn’t you want others to think this way? I believe there is a special place in hell for those that are cruel to &/or neglectful of children and animals. Also for those without compassion, empathy, and conscience. I won’t discuss religion or politics. I’m consistently happy and will do everything in my power to keep my clients & friends that way. I’ll always give 110%, be there for you in a pinch, and make my little part of your life as effortless and fun as possible. Life really needs to be more fun ya know. This grown up thing kind of stinks so only do it when you have to;-) Why - My folks always told me, “Do what you love and you’ll never have to “work” another day in your life”. Being self employed in sales, they also told me “Sales is a wonderful way to make an honest living & your income is only limited by how much you can & want to sell”. While realizing both of these statements were true, I had no idea what I “loved” to do. Plus I didn’t want to & couldn’t sell anything I didn’t truly believe in. It had to be something people really wanted & needed. Beginning - I finally found my nitch in the service industry & loved it – what a dream job! People wanted & needed to eat, have a soda, tea, or the occasional adult beverage. They asked for it, I delivered it - the more happy & sincere I was, the more money I made! I went from hostess, to speed bartender in high volume establishments, managing, maintaining staff, inventory, & keeping the books for absentee owners. After 14 years, my mind had become idle, & I could go no further financially without going into food management or opening a place of my own. With ownership & dealing w/food, one wrong move could have horrendous results. While I didn’t want this responsibility, I did want to continue working with the public. Supplying people with what they want and need, while challenging my mind. Destiny - In May of 1988 an ad in the paper caught my eye, & continued to for several weeks. Something like “Outside sales, no leads, & straight commission”, & it was an hour away. Every day, while searching for my “destiny”, this particular ad kept jumping out. I finally drove to find a very small office w/an owner & a secretary. I could sell “business toys” whenever, however much, or little I wanted. Every evening & weekend I’d approach former employers & every shopping mall for miles. Uniforms for the service industry, magnets for the pizza place & cedar chips for the dry cleaners. So many different clients, products, factories, art, & events! My mind had come back to life and I was having a blast! Finally - July 21st, 1988 I left the service industry, registered my company name w/the state and set up office on my tiny apartments living room floor. Within a year I had a small office/showroom. Over the course of 15 years Just Imagine had 3 office/showrooms, each one bigger than the last. I moved my office to my home in 2004. When the internet landed hard upon my industry, there was no more need for showrooms. With everything online, if somebody wants to see a sample, have one sent to them. Another hurdle was electronic art - now required by most factories. With so many adjustments to make, the industry lost a lot of wonderful folks to technology. Just Imagine looked at this as an opportunity. Distributors had left, their clients needed somebody! My mentor of 20 years actually gave me her client base, with the understanding that I would take good care of them. Fairly certain they’de tell you I’ve kept my word;-) Loving it - I’ve had the honor of being partially responsible for 5 people starting businesses in my industry, my brother being one of them. Over the past 24 years I’ve made some wonderful friends and connections also. This allows me a great resource & networking group. We work together to find product, the best suppliers, to hustle last minute orders thru, etc… Hard to believe the majority of these folks are my serious competitors. Just one more reason I truly do love my business;-) Side interest – When not working w/clients, or business in general, I spend all the time I can with my family. And my kitties – the loves of my life;-) You can see my family and my kitties under the photo tab here. I love my roses and garden in general. It’s very therapeutic to be at one with nature. In the name of staying healthy I walk or ride my bike a bit every morning. How long depends on this Texas heat! Travel is high on the list as well. I’m a city girl all the way so NYC has got to be my fav US destination. However the US an awful lot of beauty to offer so I do my best to get around here and take in as much as possible. Cruises are fun, although they don’t offer the true freedom I appreciate. Traveling abroad is wonderful! Holland, London, Ukraine, Prague, all over Italy, Spain, deep in the heart of Mexico, Jamacia, & of course most any island and the list goes on. 3 places I’ve yet to get to and that are high on my list are Greece, being a lover of nature the Galapagos Isl...(read more)