About this episode

Molly Graham discusses her journey from Facebook to TED podcaster and shares insights on leadership and personal growth.

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.

People in this episode

Host: Modupe

Guest: Molly Graham

Topics covered

• leadership
• podcasting
• personal development
• company building
• inner critic

Keywords

• Molly Graham
• TED
• leadership
• podcasting
• inner critic
• company building
• TED Talk

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: TED, Facebook

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