Tamara Littleton
Tamara Littleton
(she/her) Founder of Social Element and Co-Founder of Polpeo
 
Tamara founded Social Element in 2002 and has grown the agency to become a 300+ people strong and award-winning business that helps some of the world’s biggest brands including OREO, Visa, Smirnoff, Nissan and Dr Pepper thrive on social media. Tamara is also co-founder of Polpeo, a crisis company that creates realistic and immersive crisis simulations that prepare teams to communicate successfully in a crisis.
 
She is a Fellow of The Marketing Society, a previous Drum’s CEO of the year and also recognised in Campaign Magazine’s 40 over 40 and Campaign’s Inspirational Women CEO of the Year in 2024. Tamara is the co-host of The Genuine Humans podcast, a board member of Media Pride and is regularly featured in the Outstanding Top 100 Global LGBTQ+ Executives list.
As a leader, one of the hardest things to do is let go of something you created.

Knowing when to step back: The move from CEO to Chair

Tamara Littleton
Sep 19 '24
As a leader, one of the hardest things to do is let go of something you created.
If you want your business to thrive, start with a culture of psychological safety

If you want your business to thrive, start with a culture of psychological safety

Tamara Littleton
Aug 1 '24
No-one likes to be the negative voice in the room. I found that out to my cost many years ago, when I was really excited about launching my agency, Social Element, in Australia.