Dee Burks has over 30 years of comprehensive HR and business experience, having successfully performed nearly every HR function in the field; from payroll to serving as HR Director. She began her career in benefits administration with two Fortune 100 companies before transitioning into municipal HR, where she worked as a Training Coordinator. Dee later served as the HR Director for a state agency in a hospital setting with the State of New Mexico, navigating the unique challenges of healthcare human resources. Today, she is the founder of her own business, where she specializes in understanding and applying the principles of human behavior to improve business management and results for small businesses just like hers.
Dee Burks' marketing career spans more than 20 years in the B2B and B2C arena. Her extensive buisness knowledge and marketing efforts have led to speaking engagements at national conferences and groups across the US and in Canada. Dee's clients/products have appeared in major national media such as The Jay Leno Show, Fox News, the Wall Street Journal and many other national news outlets.
Education
MBA - Wayland Baptist University
Dee Burks
BBA - WTAMU
2025 Speaking Engagements
2025
Dee Burks speaks to small business groups and writer's groups across the US and Internationally. To book her as a speaker for your group or conference, please fill out the form below.
Frontiers in Writing Conference
Amarillo, Texas - September 27-29
The Full Time Writer: Multiple Sources of Income: Real world examples of the various ways a writer can earn full time income to support themselves while writing the Great American Novel.
Atlanta Writers Club
Atlanta, Georgia - October 18, 2025
The Full Time Writer: Multiple Sources of Income: Real world examples of the various ways a writer can earn full time income to support themselves while writing the Great American Novel.
Sample Speaking Topics
Writer's Groups
Business Topics
The Full Time Writer: Multiple Sources of Income
How to Developmentally Edit Your Own Book
How to Form a Critique Group that Works
Platform Building (Social Media)
Growing Your Audience as a Digital Content Creator
How to Stay Small and Increase Profits
How to Grow Your Digital Platform and Brand
Let Go to Grow (How to get out of the way of your own growth as an entrepreneur)
Become the Leader Your Team Needs
Leverage Your Expertise to Grow Your Brand (YouTube and Thought Leader Book Creation)
Northern New Mexico Human Resource Association Conference
Santa Fe NM - September 9
Leading through Organizational Change
This fast paced seminar will help HR professionals gain a clear understanding of how people react to change, why resistance happens, and the practical tools leaders can use to guide their teams through transitions smoothly. Whether it is organizational restructuring, leadership transitions or normal departmental turnover, attendees will discover how to identify and engage key stakeholders, and practice quick strategies for overcoming push back.