Why the smartest person in the room is asking the “dumb” questions | from TED Business

Why the smartest person in the room is asking the “dumb” questions | from TED Business

June 30, 2026 · 32 min

About this episode

Molly Graham discusses her career journey and insights on leadership in an interview with Modupe at TED2026.

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.” For the full text transcript, visit https://www.ted.com/podcasts/worklife-transcripts Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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