Bloom’s firstcareer was as a world-class skier, an achievement that defied the direprognosis of medical experts. At age 12, she had been diagnosed with severescoliosis, undergoing spinal fusion surgery that doctors said would prevent herfrom ever competing again. Defiant and determined, Bloom was back on the slopesin a year. At 19, she made the U.S. Ski Team. At 20, she was ranked #3 in NorthAmerica in the moguls. At 21, Bloom was firmly on the path to the Olympics. In her qualifying run, a frozen pine bough caused one of her skis to release, leading to a devastating crash and a forced retirement from the sport sheloved.

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‍Bloomfinished her political science degree at the University of Colorado and wasapplying to elite law schools when she decided to take a year-long sabbaticaland move to LA. She found work as a waitress and personal assistant to a manwho ran a high-stakes poker game frequented by celebrities. Teaching herselfthe business and forging important relationships, Bloom took the risk of goingout on her own. “Molly’s Game” was born. Over the next six years, she went fromrunning a multi-million-dollar business to being raided by the FBI. Even in theface of extreme adversity, she always maintained her integrity. 

‍With hermillions gone and life in ruins, Bloom set her mind to writing a book.Publishers were interested, but only if she named names. Keeping to her promiseto never again compromise her integrity or lower her moral standards, Bloompersevered until she found a publisher that would work with her on her terms. Molly’s Game became a bestselling memoir, one that she convinced Oscar-winning screenwriter and director, Aaron Sorkin, to turn into an Academy Award-winningmovie.

Today, Molly Bloom is a top-booked speaker, podcast host, mother, mentor to other women, andadvocate. She has appeared on Ellen, Vice, NPR, Vultureand in The Los Angeles Times and Forbes. In 2020, at the heightof the COVID pandemic, she founded the One World Group with her husband,neuroscientist Devin Effinger. The online group seeks to connect people aroundthe world, especially women facing challenges. In 2022, Bloom launched, “Torched,”a podcast exploring Olympic controversies and the heat of competition. As host,she shares stories about the cost of greatness, both on and off the Olympicstage—from the Tour de France to Title IX to the World Cup.