Called one of the “25 Very Smart Business Women to Follow on Twitter and listed as one of the “20 Social Media Divas You Should Be Following”, Allen Mireles is an integrated marketing and social media strategist, trainer and public speaker. She combines more than 20 years of experience in traditional marketing public relations with social media expertise, practicality, and humor to help clients understand how to use social media tools to help meet business objectives. Mireles is principal of Allen Mireles Marketing, a integrated marketing and social media consultancy based outside of Toledo, Ohio, and founded in 1993 as Allen Mireles Marketing Communications. Allen Mireles Marketing has a diverse international client base ranging from large corporations to small and mid-sized businesses in healthcare IT, education, manufacturing and retail. Allen Mireles is a founding member of Social Media Breakfast Toledo, and a member of the Social Media Club. Allen Mireles is a guest lecturer for the University of Toledo, Bowling Green State University and Lourdes College. Her background includes work in radio, television and fundraising. She lives outside of Toledo, Ohio, with her husband and never gets enough time in the garden.