Organizations such as American Airlines, Toyota,
O, The Oprah Magazine and Ohio University
have hired her as a speaker. She has also spoken at events for some of the
nation’s largest churches, including The Potter’s House (Dallas), Lakewood
Church (Houston),
and New Birth (Atlanta).
Ms. Burton is a frequent media contributor and has engaged in hundreds of
interviews with media such as CNN, ABC Radio, The 700 Club, Focus on the Family,
Psychology Today, InStyle Magazine, Self, Essence, and the Los Angeles Times.
She is a regular columnist for CBN.com and BlackAmericaWeb.com. She is former
co-host of the national daily television program, The Potter’s Touch with
Bishop T.D. Jakes and served as the on-air life coach for KXAS-TV (NBC5/Dallas)
and two, nationally-syndicated morning shows on the ABC Radio Network for two
years.
An entrepreneur at heart, her first and only corporate position was as
marketing director for the largest Dallas-based CPA firm. Two years into her
career, she founded The Burton Agency, a marketing and public relations firm.
She was named one of the nation’s 30 rising stars in public relations by PR
Week Magazine in 2000. She sold the business in 2001 to pursue her passion for
helping people, women in particular, live more fulfilling lives.
She was appointed by Governor Rick Perry (Texas)
to the Governor’s Commission for Women and served a two-year term (2001 –
2003). She is a former Miss Black Texas USA, Miss Black USA ‘top 10’ finalist,
and a runner-up to Miss Texas.
She is creator of the annual Texas Trailblazer Award luncheon, which honors
trailblazing women and has raised over $400,000 for The Family Place, a
domestic violence shelter.
At age 21, she earned a master's degree in journalism from Florida
A & M University.
Her undergraduate degree is from Florida
State University.
Ms. Burton is a credentialed member of the International Coach Federation and a
member of the National Speakers Association. She has more than 200 hours of
professional coach training and is a graduate of Coach
University, the pioneer coach
training institution. Ms. Burton and her husband live in Annapolis,
Maryland, where they enjoy boating and
being near the water.