Randy Paul Gage

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Randy Paul Gage
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Randy Paul Gage

(1959-04-06) April 6, 1959 (age 65)
Madison, Wisconsin, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Occupation(s)Author, businessman, motivational speaker, networker, entrepreneur
Years active1991-present
Known forHow to Build a Multi-level Machine: The Science of Network Marketing [1]
Risky is the New Safe [2] [3]
Website RandyGage.com

Randy Gage (born April 6, 1959) is an American author and motivational speaker. He is known for writing self-help books and lectures on success and prosperity. [1] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13]

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Early life and education

Gage was raised by his mother. [14] After being charged with armed robbery at age 15 to fund a drug deal, [15] [16] he was expelled from Madison West High School and served time in juvenile jail. [14] [15] [16] Gage turned his life around and became a successful entrepreneur and later an author, writing 15 books. [14] [15] [16]

Career

Gage is an American author who has written 15 books. [4] [15] [16] [17]

In 2001, he published How to Build a Multi-level Money Machine: The Science of Network Marketing, [18] a book about success in the network marketing business. [1] [19] Gage has since written 12 other books, [4] [8] including two New York Times bestsellers, the John Wiley & Sons published 2012 best seller Risky is the New Safe , [20] [2] [3] [21] and 2016, Mad Genius. [22] [23] He has also authored a series of self-help audio and video materials, releasing over 50 resources, translated into 25 languages. [19] [24] As well as coaching around the subject of prosperity, [4] [9] [10] Gage also lectures globally. [1] [11] [15] [16] [25] [26] [27] A report about his book, Why You're Dumb, Sick and Broke...And How to Get Smart, Healthy and Rich!, says that "Gage asserts [in the book] that many of us have prejudices about wealth and false beliefs about success that are holding us back." [28] [29] An article published in March 2013 by Forbes featured Gage's work as one of the most disruptive marketing trends of 2013. [30]

A member of the National Speakers Association (NSA), [14] [31] in July 2013 Gage was inducted into the NSA's Council of Peers Award for Excellence (CPAE) Speaker Hall of Fame, [32] and at the same event won NSA's Nido Qubein Philanthropist of the Year Award. [33]

In 2021, he authored Radical Rebirth, a book about personal growth. In 2024, his 15th book, The ABCs of MLM was released. Gage hosts the Power Prosperity Podcast and Prosperity TV YouTube channel. [34] [35] [36] [37]

Personal life

Gage currently lives in Miami, Florida. [1]

Publications

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