Dj Heckes

Current

• CEO/Owner at Studio E Design
• Professional Chapter Council Rep at American Marketing Association
• Owner/CEO at EXHIB-IT!

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Past

• Ambassador at GreaterAlbuquerque Chamber of Commerce
• Tradeshow Expert at Exhibit Design Consultants

Education

• Southern Illinois University, Carbondale

Recommended

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Connections

239 connections

Industry

Marketing and Advertising

Websites

• My Company
• My Blog
• My Website

Dj Heckes’s Summary

Look up the word “go-getter” in the dictionary and you might as well see a picture of D.J. Heckes, owner of EXHIB-IT! Tradeshow Marketing Experts.
While raising three children, D.J. started selling exhibits out of her home for Seattle, Washington-based Exhibit Design. Before long, D.J. was able to purchase the New Mexico and Texas market territories from her employer and establish her own company. “I wanted to make a difference in my children’s lives,” she says, “and also use my ambition and drive to make a difference in my own life and that of my clients.” Now, EXHIB-IT! is in its 9th successful business year.
CEO/Owner of EXHIB-IT!, a GSA Certified, woman-owned small business headquartered in Albuquerque, NM. EXHIB-IT! was founded and organized by DJ Heckes, for the express purpose of providing quality products with exhibit marketing and design services to federal agencies and commercial enterprises.

Dj Heckes’s Specialties:

EXHIB-IT! Tradeshow Marketing experts is a trade show marketing firm that specializes in displays, design, graphics, and client services related to exhibiting like rentals, training, storage and I & D.

Dj Heckes’s Experience

• CEO/Owner

  Studio E Design

  (Design industry)

  June 2009 — Present (2 months)

  Studio E is the premiere design solution for your company's next trade show experience and marketing materials.

• Professional Chapter Council Rep

  American Marketing Association

  (Marketing and Advertising industry)

  2007 — Present (2 years)

• Owner/CEO

  EXHIB-IT!

  (Retail industry)

  February 2000 — Present (9 years 6 months)

  CEO/Owner of EXHIB-IT!, a GSA Certified, woman-owned small business headquartered in Albuquerque, NM. EXHIB-IT! was founded and organized by DJ Heckes, for the express purpose of providing quality products with exhibit marketing and design services to federal agencies and commercial enterprises

• Ambassador

  GreaterAlbuquerque Chamber of Commerce

  (Marketing and Advertising industry)

  2007 — 2009 (2 years)

• Tradeshow Expert

  Exhibit Design Consultants

  (Privately Held; Design industry)

  1994 — 1999 (5 years)

  Tradeshow Sales Consultant.

Dj Heckes’s Education

• Southern Illinois University, Carbondale

  BA , Health Care Management , 1990 — 1993

Additional Information

Dj Heckes’s Websites:

• My Company
• My Blog
• My Website

Dj Heckes’s Interests:

Born and raised in North Carolina, DJ is goal-oriented and strives to succeed both personally and professionally. She is a wife and mother of three children, holds an Associate Degree in PreLaw and a BA in Health Care Management. She is also a Hot Air Balloon Pilot and a Competitive Soccer Player.

Dj Heckes’s Groups:

She is the Past President of the American Marketing Association, New Mexico Chapter and won Chapter of the Year for 2005 for our NM Chapter. She is an Ambassador for the Albuquerque Economic Development and Greater Albuquerque Chamber of Commerce, in addition to being on the National Professional Chapter Council Board for the American Marketing Association. She is also active in the National Association of Women Business Owners, E-Women Communications, Women in Communications and the New Mexico American Marketing Association.

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Dj Heckes’s Honors:

7/08 #25 Top Women Owned Business in NM, 6/08 2008 Top Five Fast Tracker Company, 2/08 Third Place Table Top Display Design, 2/08 Enterprising Women of the Year,10/07 #35 Top Women Owned Business in NM, 4/07 NM Small Business Person of the Year,3/07 Corporate Citizen Award , 3/07 #39 FastTracker Business, 2/07 Top 10 Women of Influence, 7/06 FastTracker ABQ, 4/06 AMA Leadership 2006 Chapter of the Year, 9/05 AMA Chapter of the Year, 4/05 Maxie Anderson Award Winner “Entrepreneur of the Year” 3/05 Third Place Design, Nomadic National Competition, 11/04 #46 Woman Owned Business in NM, 3/04 Runner up Maxie Anderson Award, 8/03 ABQ Mover & Shaker, 7/03 Small Business of the Month, 3/03 Third Place, Best 10' Design, Nomadic National Competition, 3/02 Duke City Dozen Fastest Growing Business in ABQ, 3/02 Third Place Web Page Design, Nomadic National Competition, 3/01 Rookie of the Year Business Award Nomadic National Competition, 3/01 Best Design for 2000, Nomadic National Competition

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