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Randy Paul 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.
Early life and education
Gage was born and raised by his mother. After being charged with armed robbery at age 15 to fund a drug deal, he was expelled from Madison West High School and served time in juvenile jail. Released on probation in 1975, he moved to Miami, Florida and worked as a dishwasher in a Pancake house on minimum wage, becoming a manager at the age of 16. At the age of 20, he started in the network marketing industry with Amway. At 30 he opened his second pizza restaurant, but after it failed was left heavily in debt.
Career
Gage is an American author who has written 13 books.
In 2001, he published How to Build a Multi-level Money Machine: The Science of Network Marketing, a book about success in the network marketing business. Gage has since written 12 other books,including two New York Times bestsellers, the John Wiley & Sons published 2012 best seller Risky is the New Safe, and 2016, Mad Genius. He has also authored a series of self-help audio and video materials, releasing over 50 resources, translated into 25 languages. As well as coaching around the subject of prosperity, Gage also lectures globally. 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." An article published in March 2013 by Forbes featured Gage's work as one of the most disruptive marketing trends of 2013.
A member of the National Speakers Association (NSA), in July 2013 Gage was inducted into the NSA's Council of Peers Award for Excellence (CPAE) Speaker Hall of Fame, and at the same event won NSA's Nido Qubein Philanthropist of the Year Award.
Personal life
Gage currently lives in San Diego, California after having lived in the Miami metropolitan area of Florida until 2013. After being shot in Miami in 2000, Gage is a philanthropic and activist speaker/supporter of Shawne Duperon's Project: Forgive.
Publications
- Randy Gage (2019). Direct Selling Success. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 9781119594550.
- Randy Gage (2016). Mad Genius: A Manifesto for Entrepreneurs. TarcherPerigee. ISBN 9780399175565.
- Randy Gage (March 2013). Why You're Dumb, Sick and Broke...And How to Get Smart, Healthy and Rich! (2nd edition). John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 9781118548684.
- Randy Gage (December 2012). Risky is the New Safe: The Rules Have Changed. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 9781118481479.
- Randy Gage (2011). Making the First Circle Work: The Foundation for Duplication in Network Marketing. Prime Concepts Group. ISBN 9780967316451.
- Randy Gage (November 2006). Why You're Dumb, Sick and Broke...And How to Get Smart, Healthy and Rich!. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 9780470049310.
- Randy Gage (2003). Accept Your Abundance! Why You Are Supposed to Be Wealthy. Prime Concepts Group. ISBN 9780971557888.
- Randy Gage. Prosperity Mind: How to Harness the Power of Thought. Prime Concepts Group. ISBN 9780971557864.
- Randy Gage (2003). The 7 Spiritual Laws of Prosperity: And how to Manifest Them in Your Life. Prime Concepts Group. ISBN 9780971557857.
- Randy Gage (2003). 101 Keys to Your Prosperity: Insights on Health, Happiness and Abundance in Your Life. Prime Concepts Group. ISBN 9780971557840.
- Randy Gage (2003). 37 Secrets about Prosperity: A Revealing Look at how You Manifest Wealth. Prime Concepts Group. ISBN 9780971557871.
- Randy Gage (2003). First Steps: Getting Started Fast in Network Marketing. Prime Concepts Group. ISBN 9780976229988.
- Randy Gage (2001). How to Build a Multi-level Money Machine: The Science of Network Marketing. Prime Concepts Group. ISBN 9780967316468.