Debra Ann Matthews - Writing Champ

By Terry L. Watson

Photos Provided by Debra Ann Matthews

Do you have an updated and effective resume on hand? Are you in need of grant writing services for your business or organization? If so, there is someone available to meet your needs.

Debra Ann Matthews is the owner of Let Me Write It For You, a writing servicefocused company that offers writing services for resumes, cover letters, business writing, capability statements, grant assistance, pitch verbiage, research, and more. In short, Debra’s services focus on anything written, researched, or evaluated.

Debra Ann is a Tennessean and cares about her community. Her love is displayed as she educates, supports, and serves. She has motivated career changers and job seekers, from high school to senior citizens. Additionally, Debra Ann is widely recognized as a professional resume writer and certified JCDC/JCTC coach.

Debra Ann’s venture in business began in 2009. She had purchased her house, ordered some business cards, and started writing resumes. “I had learned of someone who worked for a resume business owner but was being deployed from our community. I thought that I would love to have a resume writing business and decided to give it a try,” she says.

I had learned of someone who worked for a resume business owner but was being deployed from our community. I thought that I would love to have a resume writing business and decided to give it a try.

Debra Ann has worked in career coaching for youth and young adults. She has also partnered with job seekers of all ages. She had the relationships, the connections, and most importantly, the determination to succeed and the rest is history.

Debra Ann says the best part of what she does is the opportunity to work with motivated job seekers and career changers. “If you are willing to work with me, then we can showcase your marketable skills. For me, it’s not about only receiving payment, it’s all about helping my clients understand how to become successful job seekers, how to leverage their interview for success, and showing them what the market is looking for,” she says.

She also reflects on her family’s legacy and what her predecessors endured and had to overcome in life. She says, “Knowing that my parents picked cotton impacts me. My father picked cotton on the plantation of the Mississippi Senate majority leader. My uncle was run out of town by the KKK, and I have another uncle who escaped Mississippi in the 1960s and ran west because black workers who were valuable to white plantation owners could not come and go as they desired. The history books are living documents in my family. They are full of pain, unfair treatment, nonpayment, free labor, no justice, and other issues that happened as a result of life in Mississippi during those days. Knowing that has motivated me to keep on in this life until I win on this side of heaven.”

Debra Ann’s love of Christ and her calling to serve definitely plays a role in who she is. “It’s a natural part of my culture. I do not exist only for myself. I exist to represent my culture, my race, my family, and my community.”

For Debra Ann, her advice to others who may follow a similar path as she has is this. “Join professional associations and serve in them. You must continue collaborating with your colleagues and remember that you are not competing with them. In my business, we share the secrets, and we are taught that there is enough business for us all.”

As she looks to the future, Debra Ann’s goal is to add corporate accounts to her business services and regain her physical wellness. She also plans to keep soaring, expand the services she offers, and acquire international clientele.

To learn more about Let Me Write It For You, please visit their website.

www.letmewriteitforyou.org