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Amanda Botfeld Keynote Speaker
- WSOP Tag Team Final Table — 3rd place (2021)
- Author of A Girl’s Guide to Poker (2019)
- Founder, Finally Get Your Book Done
Amanda Botfeld's Biography
Amanda Botfeld is a strategist, author, and advocate for women finding their voice—at the poker table, in the boardroom, and on the page. With a career spanning Washington, D.C. foreign policy and the high-stakes rooms of Las Vegas, she brings a rare perspective on strategy, risk, and leadership under pressure. Her talks translate elite play into clear, usable frameworks audiences can apply immediately.
She is the author of A Girl’s Guide to Poker (2019), praised for making the game accessible to women and beginners alike. A lively communicator with bylines in the Wall Street Journal, Los Angeles Times, and HuffPost, Amanda is also a regular columnist for CardPlayer, Casino.org, and 888poker, where she covers strategy, industry trends, and the mindset needed to thrive—publishing new guides and columns throughout 2024–2025.
On the felt, Amanda reached the WSOP Tag Team final table in 2021—an achievement she uses to illuminate preparation, decision-making under uncertainty, and staying adaptive when the game changes mid-hand. She followed with a deep run in the record-breaking 2023 WSOP Main Event, finishing 340th for $44,700, and captured a title at the 2022 Summer Poker Series in Bell Gardens.
As founder of Finally Get Your Book Done, Amanda helps women transform lived experience into published memoirs using her “You talk, we write” method. She creates inclusive, confidence-building environments that unlock sharper choices, stronger stories, and better results—on stage, at work, and in life. Now splitting her time between Los Angeles and Ireland, she brings an international outlook to every engagement.
Amanda Botfeld's Speaking Topics
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“Poker as Practice: Teaching Women to Bet on Themselves”
A deep dive into poker as the ultimate simulation for business. How the card table doubles as a classroom for women to sharpen decision-making, embrace calculated risks, and own their seat at the table. Poker is more than a game — it’s a masterclass in strategy, self-belief, and making your move when the odds aren’t certain. Learn how to translate those skills into fearless leadership and career growth.
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“Break the Boys’ Club: A Young Woman’s Playbook for Male-Dominated Rooms”
From Washington, D.C.’s political think tanks to the poker tables of Las Vegas to the helm of a growing business, Amanda has navigated the world’s most male-dominated arenas. Drawing on her work as a foreign policy writer in Washington covering the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, her success as a professional poker player, and her role as a business owner, Amanda delivers a set of proven strategies for women to navigate high-pressure environments — and unlock lasting influence.
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“Funny Wins: Writing that People Actually Read”
How humor increases clarity (and clicks) without sacrificing authority. Amanda has translated the complexities of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict into digestible political newsletters and transformed technical poker theory into friendly, accessible, and highly shareable strategy articles that people actually read. Use humor writing to boost your marketing — turning comedic copy into cash revenue. A little zaniness goes a long way.
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“The Fruity Liberal Arts Degree That Built a Business”
What can a Jewish Studies degree teach you about running a company or competing at the World Series of Poker? Amanda’s journey proves a “fruity” liberal arts degree can be a powerful career asset. This keynote shows how the skills honed in the liberal arts — curiosity, critical thinking, creativity, and storytelling — translate into competitive advantages in the modern economy.
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“Get Yiddish With It”
Humor as armor, obligation as north star: Jewish culture has a way of turning challenges into punchlines — and punchlines into perspective. Amanda credits her degree in Jewish Studies — and years of work with Jewish organizations — for the thinking frameworks and inherited worldview that have shaped her career. This keynote offers a fresh reminder that the oldest ideas can still shape the boldest moves.
Why Book Amanda Botfeld as a speaker?
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She bridges Washington foreign policy strategy with high-stakes tournament poker, giving leaders practical frameworks for risk, decision-making, and staying calm when the stakes rise.
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She turns real competitive experience including a WSOP Tag Team final table in 2021 and a deep run in the 2023 WSOP Main Event into clear lessons on preparation, adaptability, and choosing well under uncertainty.
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She is the author of A Girl’s Guide to Poker (2019), using the game to make strategy accessible and confidence-building for audiences who have been underestimated or excluded.
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She brings the discipline of a working strategist and columnist with bylines including the Wall Street Journal, Los Angeles Times, and HuffPost, helping organisations spot trends, sharpen judgment, and communicate with conviction.
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She founded Finally Get Your Book Done and developed the “You talk, we write” method, showing teams and individuals how to find their voice, clarify their narrative, and act with greater authority.
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