{"id":12,"date":"2026-05-13T20:02:05","date_gmt":"2026-05-13T19:02:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tania.luispais.pt\/index.php\/about-us\/"},"modified":"2026-05-18T16:23:56","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T15:23:56","slug":"about-tania","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/tania.luispais.pt\/index.php\/about-tania\/","title":{"rendered":"About T\u00e2nia"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"et_pb_section_0 et_pb_section et_section_regular et_block_section cmdp-divi-header\"><div class=\"et_pb_row_0 et_pb_row et_pb_row_1-4_1-2_1-4 et_block_row et_block_row_1-4_1-2_1-4 cmdp-divi-header-row\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_0 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_4 et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_0 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module cmdp-divi-logo\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/tania.luispais.pt\/\">Cmd<span>+<\/span>People<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_column_1 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href=\"https:\/\/tania.luispais.pt\/index.php\/contact\/\">Contact<\/a><a class=\"cmdp-mobile-panel-cta\" href=\"https:\/\/calendly.com\/tania-cmdpeople\/30min\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Request a conversation<\/a><\/nav>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_column_2 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_4 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_module et_pb_button_module_wrapper et_pb_button_0_wrapper\"><a class=\"et_pb_button_0 et_pb_button et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module cmdp-divi-button cmdp-header-button\" href=\"https:\/\/calendly.com\/tania-cmdpeople\/30min\" target=\"_blank\">Request a conversation<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_section_1 et_pb_section et_section_regular et_block_section cmdp-divi-section cmdp-page-hero\"><div class=\"et_pb_row_1 et_pb_row et_block_row cmdp-two-col-row\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_3 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_2 et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_2 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module cmdp-kicker\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>About T&acirc;nia<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_text_3 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module cmdp-main-title page\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h1>I'm T&acirc;nia Monteiro Azar.<\/h1>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_text_4 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module cmdp-lede\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>For over 20 years, I've worked inside tech companies &mdash; BioCatch, Veracode, Arbor Networks\/Netscout &mdash; at the inflection points where growth outpaces the people infrastructure holding it together. The pattern is almost always the same: companies move fast and build the systems later. By the time the friction is visible, it's already costing you &mdash; in manager confidence, in decision speed, in the talent you're quietly losing.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_column_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_2 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_image_0 et_pb_image et_pb_module et_block_module cmdp-image-card cmdp-page-image\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tania.luispais.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/cmdpeople-assets\/cmdpeople-about-tania-profile-reference-20260518.png\" alt=\"Professional half-body profile portrait of Tania Monteiro Azar\" \/><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_section_2 et_pb_section et_section_regular et_block_section cmdp-divi-section cmdp-about-copy-section\"><div class=\"et_pb_row_2 et_pb_row et_block_row cmdp-two-col-row\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_5 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_2 et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_5 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module cmdp-label\"><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_text_6 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module cmdp-section-title\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_column_6 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_2 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_7 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module cmdp-lede\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>I work as a fractional partner and strategic operator. Founders and leadership teams get senior-level judgment and hands-on execution without building a full executive function too early. Defined outcomes. Real deliverables. No open-ended retainers that drift. I'm a certified coach, trilingual, and have worked with organizations operating across the Americas, EMEA, APAC, and Africa &mdash; which means I've been in the room when the context is complicated, the stakes are high, and the answer isn't obvious.<\/p>\n<p>I ride motorcycles. I wear 4-inch heels. I have a tattoo on my arm. I mention it because it's a signal, not a fun fact: I don't perform professionalism. I show up as I am, and the work speaks.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_section_3 et_pb_section et_section_regular et_block_section cmdp-divi-section cmdp-about-belief-section\"><div class=\"et_pb_row_3 et_pb_row et_block_row cmdp-two-col-row\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_7 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_2 et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_8 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module cmdp-label\"><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_text_9 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module cmdp-section-title\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><div class=\"cmdp-about-belief\">\n<p>Culture isn't the ping-pong table, the snacks, or the all-hands playlist.<\/p>\n<p>It's how people feel on Sunday night when they think about Monday morning. That feeling is built &mdash; or broken &mdash; by the systems, leadership, and accountability structures you put in place. Intentionally or not.<\/p>\n<p class=\"cmdp-about-signature\">Culture by design, not by default.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_column_8 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_2 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_10 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module cmdp-line-card cmdp-index-card\"><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_text_11 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module cmdp-line-card cmdp-index-card\"><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_text_12 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module cmdp-line-card cmdp-index-card\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_section_4 et_pb_section et_section_regular et_block_section cmdp-divi-section cmdp-footer-terminal-section\"><div class=\"et_pb_row_4 et_pb_row et_block_row cmdp-footer-terminal-main\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_9 et_pb_column et_pb_column_2_5 et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div 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