HI, I AM TANIA — WHERE EAST MEETS WEST.
I grew up in Lebanon in a Lebanese-Brazilian family. I learned quite young that life does not always unfold as we expect.
In my twenties, I left home to continue my studies in France. What began as one decision opened a life I could not have imagined at the time — one that would eventually take me across Europe, Asia and the Middle East.
I have spent much of my life finding a way forward when the way was not obvious.
And perhaps one of the most important things life has taught me is this:
To see what is difficult without letting it become all that I can see.
There may be uncertainty. There may be disappointment. There may be things I cannot change. But I have learned to keep asking myself: What else is here? What might still be possible?
Not because there is always an easy answer. There often is not.
And not because every choice I have made has been the right one. It has not.
But I have learned that there comes a moment when I have to choose — and trust that if the choice turns out not to be the right one, I can learn, adjust and find another way forward.
I think this is part of what draws me to the work I do today.
I work with leaders in moments when the answer is not obvious. When something important is at stake. When different things matter at the same time. When they may find themselves pulled in more than one direction.
I call these Moments of Discord.
Perhaps I recognise something in those moments.
I do not believe my role is to have the answer. It is to be alongside you while you find yours.
Courage, compassion and humility are values close to my heart. They shape how I try to live, and how I meet the people I work with.
Fluent in Arabic, English, French and German, I can meet some clients in their own language while bringing a perspective shaped by a life lived across cultures.
What I believe about coaching
I believe people are capable. And I believe we do not have to do everything alone.
The more senior you become, the fewer places there can be where you do not have to have the answer, hold the position, reassure others or know what comes next.
Coaching can be one of those places.
You bring what matters — a decision you are wrestling with, a conversation that needs to happen, a relationship that is not working as you would like, or simply something you know needs your attention.
What you can put down, for a moment, is the expectation that you should already know the answer.
You can think out loud. Be heard without judgement, met with empathy, and challenged with curiosity about what else might be possible.
Sometimes that means seeing something you had not seen before. Sometimes it means recognising what you already knew but had not yet trusted. And sometimes it opens a possibility you had not considered.
I see coaching as a partnership: a place to think, to be supported, to explore what is possible — and to see more clearly what you might want to do next.
Experience that shapes my work
I have spent more than 20 years working with leaders and organisations across Europe, Asia and the Middle East — first from inside organisations, and later as an Executive and Team Coach and leadership development facilitator.
My years in corporate leadership gave me first-hand experience of organisational life — the competing priorities, different stakeholders, complexity and responsibility that come with getting things done through and with others. It taught me that leadership rarely happens in neat conditions, and that different priorities, perspectives and responsibilities can all be present at the same time.
That experience still shapes how I work today. I understand leadership not only from the coaching room, but from having sat on the other side of the conversation too.
My work has taken me across sectors including manufacturing, finance, technology, energy, government, media, pharmaceuticals and healthcare.
Credentials
MBA — International Business (ESCP-EAP)
ICF Professional Certified Coach (PCC)
Member, Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers (MINT)
If something you have read here resonates, perhaps it is worth a conversation.
