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The world of work is changing, fast. The full range of human emotion can happen on the job: ambition and failure, joy and burnout, confidence and self-doubt. Company builder Molly Graham knows all about those messy feelings – and she believes they can actually be the roadmap to a meaningful career. On WorkLife, Molly sits down with all kinds of people – founders and operators, entertainers and creatives – to explore how to build a career without losing yourself. Each week, she’ll uncover the messy stories behind the shiniest successes, and share the real lessons about work that no one ever posts on Linkedin.

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WorkLife with Adam Grant

In times of change, sometimes the best way to hold onto your success is to let go of the things that got you there. Chris Anderson became the steward of TED in 2001, and transformed what was once a small, exclusive conference into a household name when he made the risky decision to make TED talks free and globally accessible online. In this episode, Molly sits down with Chris at the 2026 TED Conference in Vancouver to dig deeper into what it takes to let go of the things that brought you success, how to experiment with giving things away, and what Chris has learned through the process of passing the torch of TED stewardship to Sal Khan.

Featured guest

 • Follow Chris Anderson on 
LinkedIn • Learn more about 
TED • Buy 
TED Talks: The Official TED Guide to Public Speaking

Connect with the team

 • Follow Molly on 
Instagram • ,
 LinkedIn • , and at 
glueclub.com/ • Subscribe to Molly’s Substack 
Lesson • Watch WorkLife videos on YouTube at 
TEDPods • Follow TED on 
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Instagram • , 
Facebook • , 
LinkedIn • , and 
TikTok
For the full text transcript, visit https://www.ted.com/podcasts/worklife-transcripts

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Why you should give away your most valuable assets with TED Chairman Chris Anderson

Religious faith is something that isn’t often discussed at work—in fact, speaking openly about your religious beliefs may be regarded as an unspoken taboo in some workplaces. But just like any other source of grounding intuition, faith is a powerful foundation for so many people when it comes to navigating uncertainty and tough decisions in their professional lives. Stacy Brown-Philpot was the CEO of TaskRabbit before founding Cherry Rock Capital, where she backs underrepresented entrepreneurs building transformative companies. In this episode, Molly and Stacy dive deeper into what faith means to Stacy personally and professionally, what she’s learned from bringing her faith into her work, and what you can learn from faith even if religion isn’t central to your life. Stacy also shares about how establishing an interfaith group in her workplace opened up deeper connections with her team members, and emphasizes the importance of finding community outside your professional life.

Featured guest

 • Follow Stacy Brown-Philpot on 
LinkedIn

Connect with the team

 • Follow Molly on 
Instagram • ,
 LinkedIn • , and at 
glueclub.com/ • Subscribe to Molly’s Substack 
Lesson • Watch WorkLife videos on YouTube at 
TEDPods • Follow TED on 
X • , 
Instagram • , 
Facebook • , 
LinkedIn • , and 
TikTok

For the full text transcript, visit https://www.ted.com/podcasts/worklife-transcripts

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Why faith has a place at work with Stacy Brown-Philpot

If you feel like you’ve lost your way at work—you’re burnt out, you’ve stopped trusting your own instincts, and every conversation leaves you overwhelmed or confused—then you might have a case of what Ify Walker calls the work twisties. Ify is the founder and CEO of Offor, a talent agency and recruiting firm that places executives at mission-driven businesses. In this episode, Ify and Molly reflect on their own experiences with the work twisties, and Ify shares the strategies that helped her regain her footing. She also offers advice to people searching for new jobs and breaks down her practice of being 10% braver every day.

Featured guest

 • Follow Ify Walker on 
Instagram • and 
LinkedIn • Subscribe to Ify's Substack, 
The Offor Method • Learn more about 
Offor

Connect with the team

 • Follow Molly on 
Instagram • ,
 LinkedIn • , and at 
glueclub.com/ • Subscribe to Molly’s Substack 
Lesson • Watch WorkLife videos on YouTube at
 TEDAudioCollective • Follow TED on 
X • , 
Instagram • , 
Facebook • , 
LinkedIn • , and 
TikTok
For the full text transcript, visit https://www.ted.com/podcasts/worklife-transcripts

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How to find your way when you feel lost with Ify Walker

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

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

Most leaders say culture matters. Far fewer can explain how it's actually built. Mike Schroepfer spent more than a decade helping build Facebook's engineering organization during some of its fastest—and messiest—years of growth. As CTO, he helped shape a culture built around learning, experimentation, and moving quickly. In this episode, Mike discusses why great cultures aren't created through values decks or mission statements, how leaders teach people what matters through their behavior, and why the difference between a learning culture and a blame culture can determine an organization’s success. If culture is what happens when something goes wrong, this conversation is about how to build one that gets stronger under pressure.

Featured guest

 • Follow Mike Schroepfer on 
LinkedIn • Learn more about 
Gigascale Capital

Connect with the team

 • Follow Molly on 
Instagram • ,
 LinkedIn • , and at 
glueclub.com/ • Subscribe to Molly’s Substack 
Lesson • Watch WorkLife videos on YouTube at
 TEDAudioCollective • Follow TED on 
X • , 
Instagram • , 
Facebook • , 
LinkedIn • , and 
TikTok
For the full text transcript, visit https://www.ted.com/podcasts/worklife-transcripts

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What is your company culture (and why does it matter)? with Mike Schroepfer

It’s easy to look at successful companies and other people’s successful careers and assume the path was obvious. The reality is that success feels messy. Claire Hughes Johnson, former COO of Stripe, joins Molly to explore how difficult moments distort our perspective and why some of the work we're proudest of often felt like failure while we were living it. Together they discuss resilience, uncertainty, leadership under pressure, and how to make decisions when you can't yet tell whether you're struggling or succeeding.

For the full text transcript, visit https://www.ted.com/podcasts/worklife-transcripts

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Why success is never linear with Claire Hughes Johnson

In fast-changing companies, some things move so fast that you rarely have time to consult the business books when questions arise. Welcome to Frequently Asked Questions, a segment on WorkLife where Molly answers questions from listeners about the topics they confront in real time. In this episode, Molly is joined by Ashley Murphy, a key member of Molly’s team and one of the people that helped create Glue Club, a leadership development community that Molly and her team run focused on helping leaders feel more confident and less lonely at work. These questions are based on common questions from the community that Molly and Ashley thought would be relevant for the WorkLife audience as well – tips for working productively with a boss you don’t always agree with, knowing when it’s time to seek out an executive coach, and struggling to pitch yourself to prospective employers if you don’t fit into a traditional box.

Featured guest

 • Follow Ashley Murphy on 
LinkedIn • Learn more about 
Glue Club

Connect with the team

 • Follow Molly on 
Instagram • ,
 LinkedIn • , and at 
glueclub.com/ • Subscribe to Molly’s Substack 
Lesson • Watch WorkLife videos on YouTube at
 TEDAudioCollective • Follow TED on 
X • , 
Instagram • , 
Facebook • , 
LinkedIn • , and 
TikTok

For the full text transcript, visit https://www.ted.com/podcasts/worklife-transcripts

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FAQ: How to disagree productively, know which hills to die on, and find your mentors with Ashley Murphy

What is your true purpose—and how do you find it? This month, Anne and Frances are tackling one of life’s biggest questions in search of answers for Fixers of all ages, from fresh graduates charting their first career moves to seasoned executives craving something more. In this episode, Anne sits down with Molly Graham, a former executive at Facebook and the new host of TED’s WorkLife podcast, to explore what it means to pursue meaningful work and stay open to opportunities you never saw coming. They also answer a question from a new graduate about finding your purpose somewhere between work and life. 

For the full text transcript, visit https://www.ted.com/podcasts/worklife-transcripts

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How to find your purpose (w/ Master Fixer Molly Graham) | from Fixable

If you make content online or use social media frequently for work, it may feel like what you post and how often you post it is dictated by the elusive “algorithm.” You can spend your time chasing trends and trying to keep up with the internet’s ever-changing demands, but at what point does that mean sacrificing the quality of your work? Mark Rober is one of the most successful creators on YouTube, with almost 75 million followers and over 16 billion views. For 15 years, he has only posted one carefully crafted video per month. In this episode, Molly sits down with Mark at the TED Conference to uncover how Mark built his channel to be sustainable over time by prioritizing quality over quantity and staying true to his principles. Mark also reveals his secret to making a viral video, and shares tips for avoiding burnout in a fast-paced industry.

Featured guest

 • Follow Mark Rober on 
Instagram • , 
LinkedIn • , 
TikTok • , 
YouTube • , and at 
CrunchLabs

Connect with the team

 • Follow Molly on 
Instagram • ,
 LinkedIn • , and at 
glueclub.com/ • Subscribe to Molly’s Substack 
Lesson • Watch WorkLife videos on YouTube at
 TEDAudioCollective • Follow TED on 
X • , 
Instagram • , 
Facebook • , 
LinkedIn • , and 
TikTok

For the full text transcript, visit https://www.ted.com/podcasts/worklife-transcripts

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Why chasing the algorithm leads to burnout with Mark Rober

Careers rarely move in a straight line, and for many people, the old roadmap no longer works. In this special feed drop from LinkedIn’s Hello Monday, host Jessi Hempel sits down with Caroline Wanga for a conversation about building a career with intention, authenticity, and room to evolve.

As president and CEO of Essence Ventures and co-founder of Wanga Woman, Caroline has spent years helping people rethink success on their own terms. Before leading Essence, she spent 15 years at Target, rising from intern to the C-suite — a journey that taught her the value of continuously revisiting, reshaping, and even reinventing your career map.

Jessi and Caroline discuss:

 • Why your “next right move” may not look like anyone else’s
 • Why playing with your career map, not perfecting it, leads to clarity
 • How, and when, Caroline has created her own career maps
 • The role of authenticity in leadership and life
 • What it really takes to live and work with personal purpose
 • Tools and mindsets for building a meaningful career in today’s world

Caroline also shares insights from her memoir, I’m Highly Percent Sure, and offers a refreshing perspective for anyone questioning what comes next.

Follow Jessi Hempel and Caroline Wanga on LinkedIn, and listen to more Hello Monday wherever you get your podcasts

For the full text transcript, visit https://www.ted.com/podcasts/worklife-transcripts

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Why you should give away your most valuable assets with TED Chairman Chris Anderson

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