In this episode of Game Changer: The Impact of Mentoring, ABM sits down with pioneering entrepreneur Tamara Littleton, founder of The Social Element and co-founder of crisis simulation company Polpeo. Tamara shares her remarkable journey from launching a fully remote agency in 2002, long before remote working was the norm, to growing a global team of 300 and championing inclusive, values-led leadership.
Tamara reveals the mentoring moments that genuinely changed the trajectory of her business, including a powerful insight about optimism, conflict, and building a culture where honest challenge is welcomed. She also speaks openly about the importance of representation in mentoring, and why finding (and now being) a mentor who reflects her lived experience as a queer female founder matters so deeply.
This is an inspiring, candid conversation about growth, resilience, self-awareness and the transformative role mentoring can play at every stage of a founder’s journey.
About 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 is also Founder and Chair of Social Element, an award-winning social media agency. 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. She is 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‘.
About the Gamechanger Podcast
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Special thanks to Kerrie Dorman for hosting this insightful conversation. Thanks to Tamara Littleton for joining us as a guest on this episode.
