An Inspired Chat with Debra Jambor of Southwest Houston

We recently had the chance to connect with Debra Jambor and have shared our conversation below.

Hi Debra, thank you so much for taking time out of your busy day to share your story, experiences and insights with our readers. Let’s jump right in with an interesting one: Are you walking a path—or wandering?
I am not sure really why I am here on this Earth, I feel like I am an out of body experience, looking around wondering what this is all really about, but yet grateful every day I still am alive to live it.

Can you briefly introduce yourself and share what makes you or your brand unique?
While I landed a good starter job at 45 years old in 2001 I decided to pursue an additional income to pursue my West Coast Swing dance lessons and landed on Certified Nurse Assistant Home Health Care for 2 years and after my patient needed additional care I decided to make eBay my personal space to obtain more income. After paying off my house I was less motivated to work so hard, and I started to purse buying wholesale clothing to sell online. After many years on eBay I decided to start my own website with my vast knowledge of working corporate online sales and customer service for 15 years at Blinds.com. So the journey with my new website Debra’s Passion Boutique began Dec. 2014 and I have never looked back. My website is thriving and I invest a good portion of sales back into new purchases. I keep a trending, pleasing artistic and quality fabric line to my clothing. I do all my own website design, email marketing, purchasing, and customer service. I ship all my items very quickly and customers love that. I am still dancing West Coast and in addition Argentine Tango at 69 years old! I take good care of my health with Prof. Arnold Ehret’s Mucusless Diet Healing System book and urge others to try it. On a personal note, I was raised in Upstate New York in the mountain air and fresh water by my mother and grandparents. My father was a Holocaust survivor and I met him when I was 9 yrs old, as my parents divorced when I was a baby and he remarried. I moved to Texas with the Lyndon LaRouche organization in March 1981 to conduct political discussions at literature tables. I also lived in Arlington, TX for 9 years ’83-’92. In 2001 money was tight and I started working a full time job outside of the organization. I learned all my computer skills there and was trained in customer service. I met my 2nd husband in the dance community and he loves to help me source clothing. Who would have known?

Okay, so here’s a deep one: Who taught you the most about work?
My grandmother was an immigrant. She had many skills, seamstress, cook, business owner. She toiled daily with projects like sewing and making old world dishes like knishes, strudel, blintzes. I watched her in wonder. Her legs tired from standing. It all rubbed off on me.

If you could say one kind thing to your younger self, what would it be?
Get more help to pursue a career. Get help early in school life through counseling mentors family members other people to pursue a profession. Stay away from bad situations that were prevalent in the 70s generation.

Sure, so let’s go deeper into your values and how you think. What important truth do very few people agree with you on?
Your health is number 1. Without it you can do nothing. Most want to believe their passionate job or hobby comes first, or even family, but without good health nothing can be enjoyed. I focus on a healthy lifestyle first, then all else is joyful.

Okay, we’ve made it essentially to the end. One last question before you go. If you retired tomorrow, what would your customers miss most?
People tell me all the time how much they appreciate the customer service on the phone I provide. They are amazed that the owner even answers the phone first of all. They will greatly miss talking to me, some have even become friends and look forward to just chatting. I always get compliments on how well I handle customer service. In my opinion, customer service nowadays has gone downhill, is hard to navigate, and real people hardly ever are involved. It is a sad situation, and I push back against the trend.

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