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Karen Mantyla is President of Quiet Power, Inc. a Washington, D.C. based distance learning training and professional development consulting company. Quiet Power, Inc. was founded in 1993 to provide distance learning and training services to the public and private sectors. Since that time, the company has expanded its suite of services to include Executive Coaching and training for senior leaders and supervisors on various leadership competencies. Since 1993, Karen has been a Consultant, Executive Coach, workshop designer, instructor and facilitator, utilizing and blending various learning technologies for client communications and learning events.
Karen received her Professional Certification in Distance Learning from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, a renowned leader in distance education. She is the co-author of a book entitled “Distance Learning: A Step-By-Step Guide for Trainers” (ASTD 1997) and author of “Consultative Sales Power” (Crisp Publications 1995), “Interactive Distance Learning Exercises That Really Work” (ASTD 1999), “The 2000/2001 ASTD Distance Learning Yearbook” (McGraw-Hill June 2000), “The 2001/2002 ASTD Distance Learning Yearbook” (McGraw-Hill June 2001) and “Blending E-Learning: The Power is in the Mix” (ASTD 2001). Karen is writing a new book for ASTD on the subject of strategic learning, and it will be published by ASTD in 2009.
Karen is the Editor of Distance Learning News, the Official Publication of the Federal Government Distance Learning Association, a specialized chapter of the United States Distance Learning Association (USDLA). She was nominated and elected to the FGDLA Distance Learning Hall of Fame in 2003.
Karen is an active member of the American Society for Training and Development (ASTD); an Expert Reviewer for the ASTD Excellence in Practice Awards. She consults with both public and private sector clients to help design, develop, implement and maintain both classroom and distance-learning programs. Her focus is on the “human side” of the learning equation to ensure that the learners and trainers receive proper support, guidance and training in selecting and utilizing distance learning methods of delivery. In addition, she helps design learner support development workshops, systems, tools and methods to ensure success and continuous process improvement for all HQ and remote/field site learners.
Karen has over 25 years of specialized experience in the development and implementation of workplace education programs, with specific emphasis on reaching learners in dispersed geographic locations. She held many senior leadership positions, including Vice President of a Fortune 500 corporation.
In her position as Vice President of Sales, Karen was responsible for a $38 million dollar budget. She provided leadership and supervision to over 150 sales representatives, 65 customer service representatives and 15 Regional Directors. She designed and created training programs to help the staff increase customer satisfaction. Under her leadership, the company increased its renewal (continuous business) with customers by over 40%. Karen received the highest awards for performance and process improvement.
“Consultative Sales Power: How to Succeed” is a best-selling book on how to acquire and retain customers. The key tenets for excellent service are woven throughout the book. Karen’s book has been translated into 15 languages and is distributed around the world.
Karen’s biography is featured in the 2008 editions of Who’s Who in the World; Who’s Who in America; Who’s Who of American Women, Who’s Who in American Education and Who’s Who in Finance and Industry.
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