Martha Acosta has been an integral member of TeleSmart’s team for more than 18 years, both designing and facilitating training. She has successfully trained over 20,000 salespeople and over 1500 managers worldwide, and her classes, programs and consulting engagements always maintain a high level of personal connection. “We think of Martha as one of us,” is a common comment from clients and participants.
Martha Acosta is an accomplished training veteran who specializes in participant-centered and blended learning. Her expertise in human and organizational learning systems supports her creative and energetic approach for engaging corporate audiences. She has provided her skills worldwide, delivering face-to-face workshops in dozens of countries while reaching all corners of the globe in virtual settings. Her interactive style crosses cultural boundaries so that participants not only learn from her but from each other and themselves.
Martha has facilitated a broad range of management subjects, including Leadership Development, Emotional Intelligence, Negotiation, Sales and Client Management, Innovation and Creativity, Industrial Safety, and Organizational Learning and Development. She has worked with multinational corporations such as Intel, Cisco, Apple, Sanofi, Nielsen, Colgate, and Hewlett Packard as well as fast-growing businesses like VMWare, Carahsoft, Royal & Sun Alliance and Natixis. She led a high-profile Human Performance Improvement initiative at Los Alamos National Laboratory and designed an award-winning large-scale manager-development program for Chinese state-run banks.
Martha earned an MBA from Southern Methodist University and is currently a Doctoral candidate in Human and Organizational Learning at George Washington University in Washington, D.C.
Client Testimonials:
“Martha is an outstanding sales trainer who really helped me develop and gain confidence. She took a shy room of new hires and turned it into a group of engaging and powerful sales representatives. My overall experience of this training was great! I have taken the skills I learned in her class to excel within my team!” CJ Corey, Carahsoft
“Thanks for our Smart Sales training last week. Martha is fun, engaging, smart and very encouraging. I made more appointments the week after my training and I owe it all to Martha.” – Intel
“The Smart Selling program was a great experience overall that provided a variety of opportunities to develop skills essential to the sales process and beyond. From the first icebreakers to practice calls and mock Vendor Pitching, our trainer Martha brought a warmth and enthusiasm to the classroom that had us all interacting and participating eagerly. By incorporating Smart Selling philosophies of establishing strong call objectives and asking directed, open-ended questions in pursuit of those objectives, I was immediately able to make my Sales Activity more productive and successful. I would highly recommend this fun and educational program to anyone planning to make a career in Sales or Marketing.” – Shane Cashman, Carahsoft
“I attended Sales Training almost 4 years ago, but getting to go back as an experienced Team Lead and watch Martha was a refreshing experience for me. Martha was very engaging with the attendees, driving home both the basics as well as more advanced selling tactics. Her session was not dry and she did a great job of posing questions, as well as leading everyone through examples that I personally know will help them sell to our very specific government audience. I highly recommend her training session as it relates to government selling, whether for first time or experienced sales professionals!” – Andrew Secrist, Carahsoft.
