Maria Pastorelli
PCC Credential holder from the International Coaching Federation
TEDx Speaker (Watch the speech)
Systemic Team Coaching Certificate
Cross-cultural Communication Degree
Fluent in Italian, English, and Chinese
15+ years in China
Maria is an experienced executive and team coach, cross-cultural facilitator, and keynote speaker based in Shanghai, China, for the past 15 years.
As the founder of Bridge Consulting and co-founder of Global Impact Teams, she is dedicated to helping international leaders and teams find new ways to work better together in global environments to improve both performance and engagement.
She has partnered with Fortune 500 companies in various sectors (manufacturing, automotive, beauty, Chemical, Retail, telecommunications) to strengthen cross-cultural leadership, facilitate remote team collaboration, sustain change management, and more.
A career in consulting with a variety of Chinese, European, and APAC-based clients has given Maria a unique perspective on the challenges that leaders, especially women, face in multinational organizations. This experience allows her to be uniquely qualified to support leadership performance in global teams by putting people and their strengths at the centre of conversations, plans and processes.
Fluent in Italian, English, and Chinese, Maria has been a speaker for TEDxNYU Shanghai on the importance of cross-cultural conversations in business.
She also passionately advocates for women by leading the Global Women Entrepreneurs Network community and supporting local initiatives like Mentor Walks Shanghai.