Episode

Why the smartest person in the room is asking the “dumb” questions with Molly Graham

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TED Business
Published
Jun 29, 2026
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1890
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Summary

One of our favorite TED talks on TED Business is from company builder Molly Graham. She’s also the new host of WorkLife with Molly Graham, another podcast from TED. Modupe sits down with Molly at TED2026 to talk about her journey from Facebook to giving her first TED Talk to now joining TED as a podcaster. Molly shares how she quietens her inner critic whom she affectionately calls “Bob the Monster,” what she learned from working alongside influential leaders to scale companies, and why she always advises  managers to “give away their Legos.” Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.