GirlGeek of the Week
July 2000

Betsy Brewer

For five years, Betsy Brewer balanced her job as a secretary and her after-hours passion for graphic design. When the Web moved into the fast lane, so did her design career. She became a professional designer, leaving secreterial work for good to pursue her love for design. Things got really geeky when she first visited a site designed entirely in Flash. Betsy says, "I felt like a complete idiot calling myself a web designer after seeing this masterpiece." And in a flash, her direction changed again.

Mustering all her technical and artistic capability, she taught herself Flash. Her company, B Graphic, is now two employees strong, designing Flash sites in animated glory and dazzling geeks everywhere.

How do you earn a living?

I am a Flash (web) designer with a staff of two.

Do you consider yourself a Geek?

Yes, I do.

What is your favorite Website?

I have several favorite flash sites… gabocorp.com, balthaser.com, and kmgi.com. I also have some favorite shopping sites…ebay.com, pricewatch.com, travelocity.com, yahoo.com, and journeyed.com.

What do you do when you are not working?

I enjoy hanging out with my husband and son going shopping, riding bikes, cooking, or watching T.V.

What tech-related book would you recommend to other girlgeeks?

Does a help menu count?

What's your motto?

There's no lifeguard at the gene pool.

Who is the person you most admire?

Bill Gates.

When and where were you the happiest?

Here and now.

If you could have one super power what would it be?

Telepathy, so I could see inside people's heads.