Molly Bloom

Keynote Speaker: Entrepreneur & Best-Selling Author of "Molly’s Game"

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Molly Bloom's Biography

Molly Bloom is an inspirational keynote speaker, entrepreneur, and bestselling author of Molly’s Game. She is best known for her memoir, Molly’s Game, which was adapted into an award-winning film of the same name by Aaron Sorkin. Bloom’s memoir chronicles her journey from college student to LA waitress to building and operating the largest and most notorious private poker game in the world. Her games featured hundreds of millions of dollars and players like Leonardo DiCaprio, Tobey Maguire, A-Rod, and Ben Affleck. Bloom began her career as a world-class skier. While training as a pre-teen she was diagnosed with severe scoliosis and had to undergo surgery that the doctors said would end her athletic career. A year later, fully recovered, she was back on the slopes. She later joined the U.S. Ski Team and at 21 years old was ranked No. 3 in North America in moguls, but her Olympic dreams would go unrealized as she left the team to pursue other projects. This led her to what she thought would be a year sabbatical in LA. Bloom was finishing her degree in Political Science from the University of Colorado – Boulder, and was in the process of applying to top tier Law Schools, when her assistant job turned her into an accidental entrepreneur, running one of the most exclusive, high-stakes underground poker games in the world, pulling in as much as $4 million per year. What happened next is where her story truly begins. More About Molly Bloom Some of Molly’s engagements include Fortune 1000 and strategic clients such as Comcast and US Bank. The film Molly’s Game, written and directed by Aaron Sorkin, stars Academy Award winner for Best Actress, Jessica Chastain (as Molly), Idris Elba, Kevin Costner, Michael Cera, Brian d’Arcy James, and Chris O’Dowd. Featured on Daily Hive and the New York Times as a ‘must watch’ movie, Molly’s Game is now available to stream on YouTube TV. Bloom has appeared on numerous shows and in media outlets such as Ellen, Vice, The Los Angeles Times, NPR, Vulture, and has been asked to speak at Fortune’s Most Powerful Women, for companies like Blackrock Financial, SiriusXM Radio, and delivered the 2018 commencement speech at Colorado State University. Currently, Molly is focusing her energy on uplifting and mentoring other women after having been the mentee of amazing, dynamic women herself. In 2020, she launched the One World Group to support women facing various challenges, especially those exacerbated by the global pandemic. In 2022, she launched TORCHED, a new podcast about Olympic controversies.

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Overcoming Setbacks - Molly Bloom

Molly Bloom & Catt Sadler Keynote - Deal With It: A Women's Conference

Molly Bloom Talks ‘Molly’s Game’, Jessica Chastain, Tobey Maguire

In 'Molly's Game,' how Olympic hopeful became high-stakes poker princess

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Molly Bloom Keynote Topics

How to Create a Customer Experience They Won’t Forget

Molly demonstrates how unforgettable experiences are not built on products or services alone but on the way people feel when they interact with a brand. Drawing lessons from her extraordinary journey, she shows how trust, exclusivity, and emotional connection transform customers into loyal advocates. This talk offers practical strategies for creating experiences that resonate deeply, ensuring your brand leaves a lasting mark.

Brand Building Through Storytelling

Molly Bloom reveals how authentic storytelling becomes the most powerful tool for building a recognizable and trusted brand. Using her own life story that inspired a bestselling book and Hollywood film, she shows how narratives shape perception, inspire belief, and connect audiences on a human level. Attendees walk away with a fresh understanding of how to harness stories that communicate values, build credibility, and elevate brand identity.

Showing Your Hand: The Power of Authenticity and Storytelling

In this powerful keynote, Molly explains why showing your true self is the ultimate strength in leadership and business. She demonstrates how honesty and vulnerability drive stronger connections, inspiring both trust and loyalty. By blending her remarkable experiences with storytelling techniques, she empowers audiences to lead with authenticity and transform challenges into opportunities for influence and impact.

Bet on Yourself and You’ll Always Win

Molly Bloom shares how courage and self-belief have been the constant themes of her life – from world-class skiing to running the world’s most exclusive poker game. In this motivational session, she inspires audiences to push past fear, take risks, and invest in themselves. Her message is clear: when you bet on your own potential, you unlock resilience, growth, and lasting success.

Molly's Game: The True Story of the Woman Behind the Most Exclusive, High-Stakes Underground Poker Game in the World

In her signature keynote, Molly takes audiences behind the curtain of her life as the woman who built and operated the most notorious high-stakes poker games in Hollywood. She recounts the lessons learned about risk, power, influence, and resilience, offering unparalleled insight into leadership under pressure. This compelling story not only entertains but leaves audiences inspired to reimagine what’s possible when ambition meets determination.

Molly Bloom's Biography

Molly Bloom is an inspirational keynote speaker, entrepreneur, and bestselling author of Molly’s Game. She is best known for her memoir, Molly’s Game, which was adapted into an award-winning film of the same name by Aaron Sorkin. Bloom’s memoir chronicles her journey from college student to LA waitress to building and operating the largest and most notorious private poker game in the world. Her games featured hundreds of millions of dollars and players like Leonardo DiCaprio, Tobey Maguire, A-Rod, and Ben Affleck.

Bloom began her career as a world-class skier. While training as a pre-teen she was diagnosed with severe scoliosis and had to undergo surgery that the doctors said would end her athletic career. A year later, fully recovered, she was back on the slopes. She later joined the U.S. Ski Team and at 21 years old was ranked No. 3 in North America in moguls, but her Olympic dreams would go unrealized as she left the team to pursue other projects. This led her to what she thought would be a year sabbatical in LA.

Bloom was finishing her degree in Political Science from the University of Colorado – Boulder, and was in the process of applying to top tier Law Schools, when her assistant job turned her into an accidental entrepreneur, running one of the most exclusive, high-stakes underground poker games in the world, pulling in as much as $4 million per year. What happened next is where her story truly begins.

More About Molly Bloom

Some of Molly’s engagements include Fortune 1000 and strategic clients such as Comcast and US Bank.

The film Molly’s Game, written and directed by Aaron Sorkin, stars Academy Award winner for Best Actress, Jessica Chastain (as Molly), Idris Elba, Kevin Costner, Michael Cera, Brian d’Arcy James, and Chris O’Dowd. Featured on Daily Hive and the New York Times as a ‘must watch’ movie, Molly’s Game is now available to stream on YouTube TV.

Bloom has appeared on numerous shows and in media outlets such as Ellen, Vice, The Los Angeles Times, NPR, Vulture, and has been asked to speak at Fortune’s Most Powerful Women, for companies like Blackrock Financial, SiriusXM Radio, and delivered the 2018 commencement speech at Colorado State University.

Currently, Molly is focusing her energy on uplifting and mentoring other women after having been the mentee of amazing, dynamic women herself. In 2020, she launched the One World Group to support women facing various challenges, especially those exacerbated by the global pandemic. In 2022, she launched TORCHED, a new podcast about Olympic controversies.