Tânia Tomé (born 1981) is a Mozambican public speaker, entrepreneur, and author. She also releases music under the name Queentanisha.
Born in Mozambique, Tomé completed a degree in economics from the Catholic University of Portugal, with an academic merit award received from former Portuguese President Mario Soares. She obtained a postgraduate degree in business administration from the Catholic University of Portugal, and completed an entrepreneurship and business program at Notre Dame University.
Tomé first worked as a credit analyst, and was an executive with an investment company. In 2011 she founded a firm called Ecokaya and was its CEO. In 2020, she published the self-help book Succenergy: Activate Your Energy, Discover All Your Success inside You, which led to an invitation to give a TEDx talk, followed by invitations to host training seminars in several nations in Africa and South America. She specializes in entrepreneurship and leadership systems, and often speaks on such topics in the media.
Tomé is the president of Womenice.org, a women's leadership organization that hosts the Global Leadership Conference. She is also a member of the Forbes Coaches Council and serves as a judge for the Stevie Awards. She has been recognized for her contributions to Mozambican and Portuguese culture, and has published several books of poetry and fiction.
Tomé is also a singer, and at age 7 won a Southern Africa music content held by the World Health Organization. She has released some music under her own name, in the jazz, soul, and afropop genres. In 2018 she adopted the stage name Queentanisha and has released several singles under that name.
Aidoo Lamonte and Daniel F. Silva, who translated and introduced Tomé's literary works in Lusophone African Short Stories and Poetry after Independence: Decolonial Destinies (2021), described her unusual career:
Other participations and works