AthenaOnline

Company profile

AthenaOnline company profile

Founded in 1994 AthenaOnline originated the concept of asynchronous coaching in the flow of work. Athena was also one of the first cloud–based, SaaS (Software as a Service) companies in the learning industry. Athena had one of the first solutions for mobile learning (m-learning) Their breakthrough approaches in EdTech have won numerous industry awards over the years and have been written about in many publications, including Fortune and WIRED magazines. AthenaOnline was founded with the concept that people learned a lot in classroom environments, but they were inconvenient to attend and covered more than most learners could retain. Books were a clear alternative, but few people read business books. Realizing that technology might help bridge the gap between those who have business expertise and those who need it Athena's founder, Jon Peters, started AthenaOnline with support from Boeing, McKesson, Chubb, NYNEX and The Institute for Management Studies. As the Internet became more robust and was able to deliver a more compelling experience than simple text pages Athena shifted gears, first with its award-winning interactive courses based on video game principles (gamification) and later with a focus on bite-sized learning content. The QuickCoach platform was officially launched in September of 2001. AI has taken Athena's offering to the next level, providing instant coaching with access to a library of over 3,000 asynchronous coaching modules from educators like Drs. Marshall Goldsmith, Beverly Kaye, and David Ulrich, to give employees advice on how to improve collaboration and innovation to increase organizational performance.