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Subject of the Oscar-nominated film, “Molly’s Game”, Bestselling Author, Entrepreneur, U.S. Ski Team Alum, and Host of Award-Winning Podcast, “Torched”

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Molly Bloom first became Newsworthy as the real-life star of Aaron Sorkin’s film, Molly’s Game, based on her New York Times best-selling memoir of the same name. Molly’s Game tells the story of how an Olympic ski hopeful and small-town kid from Colorado ended up running the world’s most exclusive high-stakes poker game and counting Leonardo DiCaprio, A-Rod, Tobey Maguire, Ben Affleck and dozens of other Hollywood icons and sports legends as her player customers.

Molly’s heart belonged on the slopes as a world-class skier and her story on how she defied the odds of medical science was as surprising as her athletic victories. After her diagnosis of severe scoliosis at 12 that led to spinal fusion surgery at a time when Female athletes of her caliber were more commonly told to give up, her quick healing and early return to competitive skiing shocked doctors and got her back on the slope in record time. On track for Olympic glory, a violent crash shattered her skis and her spine leaving her blindsided at 21 with the end of her competitive skiing career.

Molly completed her political science degree at the University of Colorado, and while contemplating law schools she moved to Los Angeles and worked as a waitress and personal assistant for a man who held high-stake poker games for celebrities. She works to learn the business, meet important players. Eventually striking out on her own, her poker game was born. From the basements of Los Angeles mansions to the 10th floor of the Beverly Hills Hotel to New York penthouse, Molly would run one of the world’s most successful high-stakes poker businesses for the next six years until her empire was raided with more than 30 cars showing up at her house with an FBI search warrant, this was devastating to her, took her millions, and left her life in ruins.

She pens a book determined to send the right message to her sons. It proves challenging to find a publisher who isn’t attempting to leverage Molly to Name Names. Keeping her promise to herself to ‘never again compromise her integrity, or lower her moral standards’ she persists to find a publisher to release her bestselling memoir on her own terms. Molly leverages her persuasion prowess and convinces Oscar-winning screenwriter-director Aaron Sorkin to translate her memoir into an Academy Award winning movie.

Molly Bloom is a sought-after inspirational speaker and podcast host, dedicated mother, mentor and activist. Co-founder of the One World Group during the pandemic connecting and supporting women on six continents. Her podcast ‘Torched’ delves into the stakes of Olympic competition and the cost of excellence.

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MOLLY’S GAME: THE TRUE STORY OF THE WOMAN BEHIND THE MOST EXCLUSIVE, HIGH-STAKES UNDERGROUND POKER GAME IN THE WORLD
What’s it like to run an exclusive poker game for the rich and famous? Molly Bloom went from Olympic-level skier who didn’t know a thing about poker or Hollywood to building and operating the largest and most notorious private poker game in the world. In this motivational talk, Bloom will show the sales and marketing skills she used to attract hundreds of millions of dollars to the game and spark the interest of players like Leonardo DiCaprio, Tobey Maguire, A-Rod, and Ben Affleck. Audiences will get the inside story not shown in the film as Bloom shares true-life tales of her experience.

ENGAGE, CONNECT AND LEVEL UP WITH AFFECTIVE PRESENCE
In an age where technology often overshadows genuine connection, it’s increasingly more important to connect and engage effectively with people for work, family and in everyday life. Affective Presence is a groundbreaking science that has the power to transform our interactions. This isn’t about mastering complex social cues or changing your personality. It’s about leveraging a measurable aspect of how we affect others emotionally to enhance our professional and personal lives. Affective Presence demystifies the art of connection, revealing simple behaviors that foster positive impacts, making it accessible to everyone. It’s a tool that simplifies the complex web of human interaction, focusing on what truly matters.

As someone who has navigated paths with slim odds of success, Molly Bloom attributes her achievements significantly to practicing Affective Presence–not only shaping her professional journey but also deepening her personal connections in a world craving authenticity. This science isn’t just about thriving in the business or personal realms; it’s about combating the epidemic of loneliness by fostering genuine connections.

Join Molly in exploring how Affective Presence can revolutionize our approach to interaction, making the art of genuine connection not just an aspiration but a reality for all. Let’s unlock the potential to not only succeed but to foster a world rich in meaningful, positive connections.

BET ON YOURSELF AND YOU’LL ALWAYS WIN: OVERCOMING SETBACKS
How do you come back from a failure? After the FBI arrested Molly Bloom and confiscated all her earnings from her poker business, she could have given up. Instead, she used the same lessons she learned from her father that led her to come back from back surgery to be ranked No. 3 in North America in moguls, to overcome this setback. She wrote the bestselling memoir, Molly’s Game, convinced Aaron Sorkin to write the screenplay, and the film earned an Oscar nomination for Best Screenplay. In this inspiring talk, Bloom will share true stories and life lessons showing that when you bet on yourself in business, you can always win.

MAKE EVERY CUSTOMER FEEL LIKE A HIGH ROLLER
Molly Bloom didn’t know a thing about running a poker business when she was asked to set up the most exclusive high stakes poker game in Hollywood. She was faced with the daunting question: how do you create an experience that will keep the rich and famous coming back when they can go anywhere to play poker? Molly found if she built a unique customer culture, not only would players come back, the game would become so exclusive that everyone would want to be a part of it. In this exciting and informative talk, Bloom shows how she created an experience like no other for her players and how you can apply the same principles for creating an exclusive experience for your customers.

MOLLY’S PLAYBOOK FOR SUCCESS: CHAMPION MINDSET
Molly Bloom shares her playbook for winning, derived from her experiences skiing for the US Ski Team, running the largest poker games in the world, writing a best-selling memoir, and making an Oscar-nominated movie. She breaks her philosophy for growth and success down into 7 major points over the course of her presentation, which audiences will leave invigorated, informed, and primed for their own success.

Molly will cover:

  • The importance of unequivocally believing in yourself, backed by Carol Dweck’s research into growth mindset and its influence on children in underperforming school districts.The science of overcoming fear through a combination of taking calculated risks, breathwork and meditation.
  • Cultivating power via a process of self-accountability and reflection.
  • Making use of mindfulness to cultivate resilience, which pays off more in the long run than connections and talent.
  • Finding allies and becoming an ally for others.
  • The art of pivoting when it comes time to move on to the next venture, and making a clean break with the past.
  • How to cultivate relationships with absolutely anyone through the use of human psychology and your own authentic self.

UNDERSTANDING RISK AND BEATING THE ODDS: FROM THE US SKI TEAM CHAMPION WHO WENT FROM OLYMPIC HOPEFUL TO RUNNING THE LARGEST, HIGH-STAKES UNDERGROUND POKER GAME IN THE WORLD
In this engaging session, learn from champion athlete, top booked keynote speaker, best selling author and scrappy entrepreneur Molly Bloom, on lessons from her athletic background and hosting thousands of hours of high stakes poker, business and hustle with the world’s most prolific people in business, entertainment and politics. Participants learn Molly’s framework for managing risk, building courage, designing strategy and the perseverance to stick with it. This is a great presentation for sales, marketing, leadership and general audiences, who want to learn a new framework and be entertained in the process – with Hollywood stories, intrigue and some inside scoop on how the world really operates.

 

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