Award-winning author MARRA B. GAD speaks directly to the role that vulnerability plays in her life and the importance of standing tall through a number of lenses, including her unique identity being Black and Ashkenazi (Eastern European) Jewish, as an author and public speaker and how our bodies define us through her recent experience losing 125 pounds. 

Award-winning author and filmmaker MARRA B. GAD has been sought after for her profound insights and expertise leading conversations about belonging, equity, inclusion, supporting organizations and companies in their goal of building greater acceptance and connection in the workplace. Sharing her personal experience as a Black and Ashkenazi Jewish child adopted by a White and Jewish family in the 1970s, Gad unpacks the toll of racism, bias, and rejection on mental health, offering an unparalleled perspective on the reality of corporate DEI efforts. Gad tailors her talk to each audience and focuses on a powerful theme: how to expand the idea of what it means to belong and come together to embrace our differences and build more welcoming and resilient cultures.

Based on her award-winning memoir, THE COLOR OF LOVE: A Story of a Mixed-Race Jewish Girl, author and advocate MARRA B. GAD shares the powerful story of her experience as a transracial adoptee. Winner of the 2020 Midwest Book Award for autobiography, Gad is ‘a grateful child of adoption’, a gifted storyteller, and a thought leader on the expansiveness of identity and what it means to find belonging. For groups and organizations looking to engage on topics of resilience, inclusion, and to cultivate hope, Gad delivers a compelling and inspiring event.

Award-winning author MARRA B. GAD chronicles her experience as a caregiver for her great Aunt Nette, who was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s, in her memoir THE COLOR OF LOVE. Gad overcame a strained familial relationship to provide this care and shares profound insights about the transformational nature of this disease on both the patient and for their loved ones. Gad’s message of resilience and her focus on embracing the possibility of change is uplifting for groups of all kinds.

As a grateful child of a transracial adoption, award-winning author MARRA B. GAD celebrates her family and speaks intimately to the constantly evolving experience of adoption and being raised in a transracial family. As a Black and Ashkenazi Jewish child adopted by a White and Jewish family in the 1970s, Gad unpacks her experience navigating her world and shares an uplifting message of embracing our differences to find belonging.