Molly Bloom Keynote Speaker

  • Inspirational Keynote Speaker
  • Entrepreneur who ran the most exclusive, high-stakes underground poker games in the world
  • Bestselling Author, "Molly’s Game," which was adapted into an award-winning film

Molly Bloom's Biography

Molly Bloom Speaker Profile:

Molly Bloom is an inspirational keynote speaker, entrepreneur, and bestselling author of “Molly’s Game (2014). 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.

The film Molly’s Game, written and directed by Aaron Sorkin, stars Jessica Chastain (as Molly), Idris Elba, Kevin Costner, Michael Cera, Brian d’Arcy James, and Chris O’Dowd. 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.

For availability and speaker fees, please contact Molly Bloom’s speaking agent at Chartwell here, or call +1 972 385 1021 for U.S. inquiries or +44 207 293 0864 for international inquiries.[icon icon=”cash”]

Videos of Molly Bloom

"The winners played the long game" - Molly Bloom at SuperReturn International 2019 337 views •Oct 25, 2019
'Molly's Game' Inspiration Molly Bloom Chats with Ellen

Check Molly Bloom's speaking fees and availability

Discover other speakers

Adrian Wooldridge Speaker
Exclusive
Adrian Wooldridge
Global Business Columnist - Bloomberg
Koen Schobbers speaking
Koen Schobbers Speaker
Exclusive
Koen Schobbers
Gaming and esports expert
Harper Reed
Harper Reed Speaker
Exclusive
Harper Reed
Entrepreneur, Futurist and former Head of Commerce at Braintree, a subsidiary of PayPal
Rob Pierre Speaker
Exclusive
Rob Pierre
Investor, Advisor, Founder & Former CEO of Jellyfish
Candace Nelson Speaker
Exclusive
Candace Nelson
Founder of Sprinkles & Pizzana, NY Times Bestselling Author & Guest Shark on Shark Tank
Jane Metcalfe Speaker
Exclusive
Jane Metcalfe
Founder and CEO, NEO.LIFE
Michael Osborne Speaker
Exclusive
Michael Osborne
Professor of Machine Learning at Oxford University. Co-founder and Chief Science Officer of Mind Foundry Ltd
Chris Mattmann Speaker
Exclusive
Chris Mattmann
Chief Technology and Innovation Officer at NASA
Camille Fournier Speaker
Exclusive
Camille Fournier
Former Chief Technology Officer, Rent The Runway
Jennifer Zhu Scott
Jennifer Zhu Scott Speaker
Exclusive
Jennifer Zhu Scott
Chairman of The Commons Project- former Principal, Radian Partners