Global Impact Teams is a worldwide Team Coaching and Consulting company.

Started in 2022 by Luba Diasamidze and Maria Pastorelli, we’re headquartered in China and serve global clients both locally and globally.

Meet the Founders

Luba Diasamidze and Maria Pastorelli,

Co-Founders of Global Impact Teams

Luba Diasamidze, Phd, PCC

Global Impact Teams Co-Founder and Managing Partner

  • Luba Diasamidze, PhD is an executive and team coach. She’s passionate about helping global and local teams to go beyond in performance by reaching alignment, co-creating inclusive and safe team culture, improving communication and transforming their mindset and behaviors. Her role is to be a catalyst, helping a team have a meaningful conversation they cannot have themselves. Her clients come from a broad range of industries – education, IT, manufacturing, automotive, GameDev, retail, supply chain, etc.

    • ICF PCC credential

    • Certified team coach

    • Strength-based professional

    • EQ-i 2.0 certified

    • TDA (Team Diagnostic Assessment) certified

    • Mindfulness instructor

Maria Pastorelli, PCC, ODCP

Global Impact Teams Co-Founder and Managing Partner

  • Maria is an experienced executive and team coach, cross-cultural facilitator, and keynote speaker based in Shanghai, China, for the past 15 years. She is dedicated to helping international leaders and teams find new ways to work better together in globally distributed environments to improve both performance and engagement.

    She is fluent in Italian, English, and Chinese, and she also passionately advocates for women by leading the Global Women Entrepreneurs Network community and supporting local initiatives like Mentor Walks Shanghai.

    • ICF PCC credential

    • Organizational Development Certified Professional (ODCP)

    • Systemic Team Coaching Certificate from the Academy of Executive Coaching

    • Cross-cultural Communication Degree

    • Certified Leadership Facilitator

    • Certified #IAmRemarkable Facilitator

    • TEDx Speaker