Meet Our Founder and CEO

DJ Heckes, owner and CEO of EXHIB-IT! Tradeshow Marketing Experts was New Mexico’s Small Business Person of the Year for 2007. The New Mexico Small Business Administration District Office recognized Heckes during national Small Business Week April 23 – April 24, 2007. “Small business is about people. That’s the lifeblood of EXHIB-IT! and New Mexico,” DJ Heckes said. “We live and breathe the success of every customer at EXHIB-IT! Our core business involves relating to the person and their total tradeshow needs.”

DJ Heckes is Founder/CEO of EXHIB-IT! Tradeshow Marketing Experts, a GSA & Woman-owned small business Certified business headquartered in Albuquerque, NM.   EXHIB-IT! was founded and by organized by DJ Heckes, for the express purpose of providing quality products and exhibit marketing and design services to federal agencies and commercial enterprises.  DJ's role as CEO has been synonymous with that of a small business leader. At a time when her business was growing more than 100%, DJ  was active in ten chambers in New Mexico and Texas.

DJ believes in being active in the community to help show that small businesses can have big impact in growing New Mexico! She is actively involved in ten chambers in the States of New Mexico and Texas and US.  She is the Past President of the American Marketing Association, New Mexico Chapter and won Chapter of the Year for 2005 for the New Mexico Chapter.  She is an Ambassador for the Albuquerque Economic Development, Greater Albuquerque Chamber of Commerce, and Rio Rancho Chamber of Commerce, in addition to being on the National Board for American Marketing Association as a Professional Chapter Council Mentor.  DJ is a board member of NSA (National Speakers Association) and travels throughout the USA on  many speaking engagements.  She is also a member and actively involved in National Association of Women Business Owners, E-Women Communications, Women in Communication, and New Mexico American Marketing Association.

Committee Participation

- Published in 2004 and 2005 as Who's Who Entrepreneur.
- New Mexico American Marketing Association - 2002 - 2003 VP of Programming
- New Mexico American Marketing Association - 2003 -2004 President Elect
- New Mexico American Marketing Association - 2004 - 2005 President
- Toastmasters International-Advanced Bronze Level "Silver"
- Albuquerque Chamber of Commerce - Small Business Development; Chairs of various committees since 1996.
- Albuquerque Chamber of Commerce - Small Business Development; Chairs of various committees since 1996.
- New Mexico Scholars Program-Keep Kids in School and on correct academic track volunteer.