In this first Win-Win episode, I am speaking with Molly Bloom - a friend whose life is so interesting, they literally made an Oscar nominated movie about it!
 
Molly 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 Olympic level-skier, to college student, to LA waitress, to building and operating the largest and most notorious private poker game in the world, catering to the who's who of Hollywood playing for hundreds of millions of dollars. But after some years, she runs into the wrong side of the NYC mob, and then the law, turning her life utterly upside down.
 
In this episode we explore the unique lessons she learned about human behavior and competition itself from her extraordinary experiences.
OUTLINE:
00:00 Introduction
01:22 Competition as a Child
04:20 Skiing Career
23:01 Moving to LA, introduction to poker
26:45 Liv’s poke r origin story
29:08 Why poker?
31:10 Being confronted by her boss
34:52 What makes a good game?
36:30 Masculinity and Femininity
40:20 Emotional contagion & player selection
49:30 Psychopaths
1:04:50 Overcoming Shame
1:09:31 Meditation
1:23:23 Power of Gamification
1:33:32 Advice for Young Molly
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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.
 
RELEVANT LINKS:
Molly’s Game (the book)
Molly’s Game (the movie)
Brene Brown - Daring Greatly
Brene Brown - Atlas of the Heart
Gerald Fishkin “Shame is ghost machine of mind” The Science of Shame and Its Treatment.
The Untethered Soul by Michael Singer
Vipassana Meditation

 
CREDITS:
Hosted by: Liv Boeree
Produced & Edited by: Raymond Wei
Audio Mix by: Keir Schmidt