I have had the privilege of knowing Maria-Gabriele Doublesin for several years, and I can confidently say she is one of the most inspiring and influential women in business today. Her leadership is defined by cultural awareness, authenticity, and a deep commitment to creating a better world.

Maria-Gabriele stands out for her unique ability to connect with people from diverse backgrounds, fostering an inclusive environment where everyone feels valued. Her cultural sensitivity and understanding have enabled her to build meaningful relationships and drive positive change across communities.

What truly sets her apart is her authenticity. She leads with integrity and remains true to her values, earning respect and admiration from colleagues, clients, and partners alike. Her passion for social responsibility is evident in every initiative she undertakes, from innovative business practices to her dedication to sustainability and social care.

It is difficult to put into words just how remarkable and transformative Maria-Gabriele Doublesin is as a professional, and how profoundly she has impacted every organization she works with.

Over the course of more than 30 years, Maria-Gabriele has demonstrated an unparalleled mastery in addressing cultural challenges and diversity issues within companies, organizations, and communities across the globe. Her ability to understand the nuances of intercultural dynamics, paired with her unique upbringing and global experiences, positions her as a true expert and visionary in her field.

Maria-Gabriele is a pioneer in creating innovative strategies that incorporate diversity, equity, and inclusion at every level of an organization. From leadership development to team building, from reviewing contracts for intercultural competence to designing bespoke DEI programs, her impact is transformative. She has an innate ability to tap into the unique needs of each organization she works with, tailoring her approach to deliver maximum effectiveness.

Ms Maria-Gabriele Doublesin has been collaborating with CORE Platform for the past two years. She was the expert chosen to, not only create a well-structured and feasible training programme and project, but also to conduct the reporting of the workshops and events linked to these projects.

In all instances, Maria-Gabriele was very professional, meticulous, and efficient in both the structuring of her work as well as its delivery. This was reflected in not only the participants’ reactions and comments, who had nothing but positive things to say about the training programmes and Maria-Gabriele, but also in the successful outcomes, which were reported and shared with government officials.

I have experienced first-hand Maria-Gabriele’s work and all I can say is that I have yet to find someone as knowledgeable and dedicated in their work as she is. When it comes to work concerning intercultural competence, cultural diversity, social inclusion, and cohesion building, I can think of no-one better.

Being a woman is an everyday challenge and being a Black woman even more so. I can safely say that a Black woman from African descent trying to settle in a leadership role faces hurdles from everywhere, even from her own community, and the temptation to give up is always looming. I have read and heard numerous times that hurdles exist for all women, regardless of their color or their age, what matters is the strength they develop and how they turn challenges into opportunities. It is certainly true, but it will remain a mere beautiful sentence and a hearsay until you SEE it in action.

That is where Gabriela Doublesin came in for me. I SAW her multitasking restlessly, managing diversity and gender sensitivities with tact and patience. I saw her at work, lecturing at the University, setting up an NGO, putting together a project proposal, looking for partners, managing EU funded projects, coordinating various projects activities, but most importantly I SAW her doing all these things with efficiency, achieving great results: she was getting things done, leading by example, being in the front line, managing with firmness her collaborators and still keeping them united behind a common goal.

I saw the passion, the competence, the will to impact, the desire to translate words into action.

It was done using the right words, when necessary, it was done in full awareness of the cultural differences of her team, It was done with respect and love.

During 2019, Mrs. Maria-Gabriele Doublesin was engaged by RSM Malta to deliver a series of training sessions to our staff on the subject ‘Working in a Culturally Diverse Workplace’.

Our staff come from 14 different countries so delivering a multi-cultural training was beneficial to each one of us. She managed to cover some very important topics and during this same training, staff came to realise despite we might have different cultures, values, beliefs, and behaviours, we can all live and work together as one family.

All staff looked forward to actively participate during her training.

I have known Maria-Gabriele since 1998 till today. During this period she guided me in my various roles as an industrial businessman, politician, social entrepreneur, philanthropist and now Founder of Macat International Limited. I witnessed how she skillfully assisted me in every role and each stage of my personal and professional development to tackle complex corporate issues and related interpersonal conflicts in times of change.

One of her greatest strength is to critically assess situations, power relations and motivational forces that enable those she works with to explore divergent perspectives and vantage points, shedding light on issues that are important but too often neglected.

Another considerable strength is her understanding and appreciation of culture and intercultural challenges. Although she hails from culture which is completely different to our Middle Eastern way of thinking, she managed to not only understand our value system but she also was very instrumental in understanding, negotiating and navigating cultural boundaries. I could say much more about her and how she helped me expand my professional horizon, build successful business strategies, resolve conflict, creatively solve problems, better evaluate choices, effectively manage power relations and generally feel more confident and able at work and in my career choices. However, to expand on this I would need more of a book rather than a letter.

I therefore highly commend her and her services.