Molly Graham: Starting Strong in a High Stakes Role

29/9/2026

Product Rising

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Some people seem to move forward quickly, like taking on larger roles, driving meaningful change, and increasing their impact, while others with similar experience and capability stall. The gap widens, especially in highly ambiguous and uncertain times with no playbooks to fall back on.

As AI accelerates execution and organizational structures become less defined, the way product leaders create impact is changing. Roles are more ambiguous, influence is less tied to title, and expectations continue to expand without clear boundaries

In this new series hosted by Jo Saunders, a long time member of the Women In Product community and founder of AscendFaster, the discussion focuses on how to increase your impact. Jo's guest, Molly Graham, is a writer, speaker and the host of the TED podcast WorkLife. She writes the popular substack, Lessons. And has had a long successful career in tech.

Molly is definitely someone who has had real impact in many roles and has written and spoken about what it takes to succeed in those high pressure and sometimes ambiguous environments.

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