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Tamara Littleton
Tamara Littleton

Tamara Littleton is co-founder of Polpeo, a crisis simulation company that helps some of the biggest brands in the world prepare to deal with a crisis. She was also the founder of Social Element, an award-winning social media agency now part of the MarketFully group.

Tamara is a Fellow of The Marketing Society, listed in Campaign’s Inspirational Women CEO of the Year (2024) and is regularly featured in YouTube’s Outstanding Top 100 Global LGBTQ+ Executives list as well as being a Stonewall Ambassador. She was named with co-founder Kate Hartley in PRovoke Media’s Innovator 25 EMEA list in 2024. Tamara is also the co-host with Kate of the crisis podcast 'What Just Happened'.  

Want your business to continue to thrive? You need to confront and kill what does not serve it.

Want your business to continue to thrive? You need to confront and kill what does not serve it

Tamara Littleton
Sep 4 '26
Tamara Littleton advises CEOs to regularly assess risks, cut ineffective processes and embrace honest pre-mortems to keep businesses thriving
Crisis simulations reveal crucial lessons for leaders on decision-making under pressure, emphasising practice, psychological safety, and collective experience.

What crisis simulations teach us about decision-making under pressure

Tamara Littleton
Aug 7 '26
Crisis simulations reveal crucial lessons for leaders on decision-making under pressure, emphasising practice, psychological safety, and collective experience
From deepfakes to rogue AI, the latest cybersecurity threats are evolving faster than most organisations can keep up.

Defending your organisation against growing cybersecurity threats

Tamara Littleton
Jul 9 '26
From deepfakes to rogue AI, the threats facing organisations are evolving faster than most teams can keep up
Sink or swim? How your leadership can change the course of a crisis

Sink or swim? How your leadership can change the course of a crisis

Tamara Littleton
Jun 22 '26
As leaders, we need to not only prepare our team for an eventual crisis but be able to be the leader the organisation needs when a crisis happens
Explore cyber resilience and learn how businesses can defend against AI threats and deepfake scams in today's landscape.

Building resilience in an age of increasing cyberattacks

Tamara Littleton
May 26 '26
As AI-powered cyber threats escalate, business leaders must act now to protect their organisations from deepfake scams and social engineering attacks
Something I’m seeing more as part of my role at Polpeo is the growing concern about how a business would fare if it was hit by one of the new methods of cyberattacks.

Building resilience in an age of increasing cyberattacks

Tamara Littleton
Apr 10 '26
Something I’m seeing more as part of my role at Polpeo is the growing concern about how a business would fare if it was hit by one of the new methods of cyberattacks
Just over a year ago, my co-founder, Kate Hartley, and I brought in Sally Henderson to help us discover the motivational map of the Polpeo team.

The power of knowing what motivates you and your team

Tamara Littleton
Mar 12 '26
Just over a year ago, my co-founder, Kate Hartley, and I brought in Sally Henderson to help us discover the motivational map of the Polpeo team
The art of reinvention

The art of reinvention: transitioning from one career to another

Tamara Littleton
Feb 10 '26
After selling my business, I have a new focus in the form of a separate business I co-founded that is now in a growth phase
The importance of taking a break after selling a business

What happens post-sale? The importance of taking a break after selling a business

Tamara Littleton
Feb 2 '26
A few weeks ago, I sold my first company. It’s a huge thing to do and I know how fortunate I am to be able to do it
Focus on your strengths and recruit for your weaknesses

Focus on your strengths and recruit for your weaknesses

Tamara Littleton
Dec 2 '25
One of the best things to realise, and accept, as an entrepreneur is that you have strengths and weaknesses
Why romanticising your work can make you a better leader

Why romanticising your work can make you a better leader

Tamara Littleton
Nov 26 '25
If you slow down a bit, and build in time to stop and think, you find you’re mentally much better prepared for the next thing that comes at you
Why flexibility and adaptability are key to creating a diverse and creative workforce

Why flexibility and adaptability are key to creating a diverse and creative workforce

Tamara Littleton
Oct 10 '25
One of the biggest advantages of building my businesses to be remote-first is the sheer level of talent and experience we’ve been able to tap into because we’re not restricted to a single location