Deb R. Brimer is a veteran writer with more than 37 years of magazine feature articles, newspaper columns and publication development/management to her credit. With a diverse portfolio – ranging from celebrity interviews and technology articles to speechwriting, healthcare features and a white paper on manufacturing – Brimer was recognized in 2000 for her versatile business writing when the Biographical Institute in Cambridge, England named her one of the Outstanding Writers of the 20th Century.
A published writer at age 20 and business owner at 23, Brimer attributes her success to effectively mixing her writing craft with business expertise. This not only gives her an edge for covering multiple industries and disciplines; it is her pipeline to the soul of her interview subjects.
Throughout her career, Brimer’s interviews and articles have run the gamut in the business arena – from legendary entertainers to global executives. In the music industry, Brimer’s interviews range from Willie Nelson, Tammy Wynette and George Jones to Anne Murray, Charley Pride and Conway Twitty.
On the global
business front, Brimer is credited with personal interviews and articles on a
number of prestigious individuals:
Tom Hicks, owner of
the Texas Rangers MLB team and Dallas Stars NHL team
Jack Kilby, inventor
of the integrated circuit (computer chip)
Jerry Junkins, the
late CEO of Texas Instruments
Raymond Nasher, NorthParkCenter founder and art aficionado
John Q. Hammons, hotel
czar
Krish Prabhu, former
president and CEO of Alcatel Americas
Akira Tokimasa,
president of Fujitsu Network Communications
And countless others.
Deb R. Brimer
As
the creative mastermind behind Brimer-Lane
Publishing Group, Brimer is the co-publisher, editor and chief writer for Mesquite HealthNet Magazine. She served
in the same capacity for Metroplex
Technology Magazine (formerly Telecom Corridor Business Magazine and Richardson Magazine) from 1986 to 2006 and Mesquite Magazine from 1992 to 2001. Brimer also provides freelance writing services to
a number of other clients including the Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and
Computer Science at The University of
Texas at Dallas and the Boston-based Pagoda
Group.
Brimer
was the chief business writer for Pagoda’s Greater Dallas Visions, a coffee
table book about the Dallas
area that made its bookstore debut in late 2005.
Aside
from writing assignments, Brimer develops successful branding campaigns for
Brimer-Lane Communications. Her most distinguished branding works include:
Deep in the Smart of Texas for the JonssonSchool
at UTD
Keeping the Tech in Texas for a consortium of Texas universities
Linking the World to
the 21st Century for the Telecom Corridor area
Mesquite . . . Sweet for the Mesquite Convention
and Visitors Bureau
But
Brimer’s creativity extends beyond the pen. She’s also an award-winning
photographer as well as art director on most Brimer-Lane projects.
As
a community leader, Brimer is a Rotarian, a Paul Harris Fellow and was one of
the original mentors in the Kids Writing
Connection – a project partnered by the Press Club of Dallas and DallasIndependentSchool District. For
three years, she mentored students in the art of writing and served as Press
Club Coordinator. In 1999, Brimer brought the “Kids Writing for Kids” concept
to the Mesquite (Texas) schools by founding the Young Authors
Network at Motley Elementary.
