Randy Paul Gage
{{short description|American author and motivational speaker (born 1959)}}
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| birth_place = Madison, Wisconsin, U.S.
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| occupation = Author, businessman, motivational speaker, networker, entrepreneur
| years_active = 1991-present
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| known_for = How to Build a Multi-level Machine: The Science of Network Marketing
Risky is the New Safe
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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.{{cite news|url=https://calgaryherald.com/news/Author+Randy+Gage+says+forgiveness+tool+empowerment/7543934/story.html|title=Author Randy Gage says forgiveness is tool of empowerment|author=Chris Nelson|newspaper=Calgary Herald|date=November 14, 2012|accessdate=June 11, 2014}}{{Cite web|title = Mediocrity or Greatness? That is the Question.|url = http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/239337|website = Entrepreneur| date=December 5, 2014 |access-date = January 16, 2016}}{{Cite web|title = Entrepreneur: Are You A Mad Genius?|url = https://www.forbes.com/sites/rodgerdeanduncan/2015/11/17/entrepreneur-are-you-a-mad-genius/#2715e4857a0b6b1049213c47|website = Forbes|access-date = January 16, 2016}}{{Cite web|title = Deviate From Business As Usual|url = http://news.investors.com/management-leaders-and-success/011116-789178-deviate-from-business-as-usual-and-go-with-new-ways.htm|website = Investor's Business Daily| date=January 11, 2016 |access-date = January 16, 2016}}{{Cite web|title = 7 Ways People Know You Aren't Being Authentic|url = http://www.inc.com/kevin-daum/7-ways-people-know-you-aren-t-being-authentic.html|website = Inc.com|date = May 11, 2015|access-date = January 16, 2016}}{{Cite web|title = Winning the Next Wave of the Internet: Mobile|url = http://www.inc.com/marla-tabaka/take-risks-to-win-mobile-war-randy-gage.html|website = Inc.com|date = October 31, 2012|access-date = January 16, 2016}}
Early life and education
Gage was raised by his mother.{{cite news|title=Self Motivated|author=Jeff Richgels|newspaper=Capital Times|date=September 1, 2003}} 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.{{cite news|title=Me & My Money: Ex-delinquent now Millionaire|newspaper=The Straits Times|date=November 15, 2009}}{{cite news|url=http://www.thestar.com.my/story.aspx/?file=%2f2007%2f3%2f1%2flifefocus%2f16924352&sec=lifefocus|author=Rubin Khoo|date=March 1, 2007|title=Inspired to succeed|newspaper=The Star (Malaysia)|accessdate=June 11, 2014}} Gage turned his life around and became a successful entrepreneur and later an author, writing 15 books.
Career
Gage is an American author who has written 15 books.{{cite book|title=How to Earn at Least $100,000 a Year in Network Marketing|author=Randy Gage|publisher=Gage Research & Development Institute|date=March 1, 1996|isbn=9781884667138}}
In 2001, he published How to Build a Multi-level Money Machine: The Science of Network Marketing,{{cite book|author=Randy Gage|date=2001|title=How to Build a Multi-level Money Machine: The Science of Network Marketing|publisher=Prime Concepts Group|isbn=9780967316468}} a book about success in the network marketing business.{{cite magazine|url=http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=49701575&privcapId=49687683&previousCapId=11251407&previousTitle=Ash%20Capital|title=Randy Gage|magazine=Business Week|accessdate=June 11, 2014}}{{dead link|date=April 2023|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} Gage has since written 12 other books,{{cite magazine|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/bmoharrisbank/2013/03/01/the-most-disruptive-marketing-trends-of-2013/|title=The Most Disruptive Marketing Trends Of 2013|author=BMO Harris|author-link=BMO Harris|magazine=Forbes|date=March 1, 2013|accessdate=June 11, 2014}} including two New York Times bestsellers, the John Wiley & Sons published 2012 best seller Risky is the New Safe,{{Cite web|title = Think and Grow Richin the New World|url = http://www.networkingtimes.com/isolates/page.phtml?article_id=2456093|website = www.networkingtimes.com|access-date = January 16, 2016}}{{cite magazine|url=http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/nielsen/HardcoverNonfiction/20121112.html|title=Bestsellers > Hardcover Nonfiction|magazine=Publishers Weekly|date=November 8, 2012|accessdate=June 11, 2014}}{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/best-sellers-books/2012-11-18/hardcover-advice/list.html|title=Best Sellers|newspaper=New York Times|date=November 18, 2012|accessdate=June 11, 2014}}{{cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/books-bestsellers-idUSL1E8M85OY20121108|title='The Racketeer' retains top spot on U.S. bestseller list|work=Reuters|date=November 8, 2012|accessdate=June 11, 2014}} 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.{{cite web|url=http://www.networkingtimes.com/nt/authors.php?aut=265|title=Randy Gage|publisher=Networking Times|accessdate=June 11, 2014}}{{Cite web|url = http://www.randygage.com/pdf/media/Success_featuring_Randy_Gage.pdf|title = The Bucks Start Here|date = March 1998|access-date = |website = successmagazine.com|publisher = Success Magazine|last = Noonan |first = Peggy}} As well as coaching around the subject of prosperity,{{cite news|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/2012/01/10/i-quit-can-be-good-for-you/|author=Jen Weigel|date=January 10, 2012|title="I quit" can be good for you|newspaper=Chicago Tribune|access-date=June 11, 2014}}{{cite news|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/lisa-earle-mcleod/rich-bias_b_2658818.html|title= Why Hating Rich People Is Making You Broke|author=Liz Earle McLoed|work=Huffington Post|date=February 11, 2013|accessdate=June 11, 2014}} Gage also lectures globally.{{cite news|title=Financial Freedom with Network Marketing|author=Emmett Oliver|newspaper=Irish Sunday Tribune|date=September 28, 2008}}{{cite web|url=http://www.chicagonow.com/barefoot-in-the-burbs/2012/10/randy-gage-risky-is-the-new-safe/|title=Randy Gage: Risky is the New Safe|author=Karen Putz|publisher=Chicago Now|date=October 1, 2012|accessdate=June 11, 2014}}{{cite news|title=Interview With the Experts - Safe is the New Risky|author=Gerald Chuah|newspaper=New Straits Times|date=October 17, 2013}}{{cite web|url=https://www.agel.com/randy-gage|title=Randy Gage|publisher=Agel Enterprises|accessdate=June 11, 2014}} 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."{{Cite web|title = Randy Gage of Prosperity Factory Inc. Shares With Us How Self-Development Is the Key to a Successful Network Marketing Company|url = http://www.obtainer-online.com/news/en/randy-gage-of-prosperity-factory-inc-shares-with-us-how-self-development-is-the-key-to-a-successful-network-marketing-company.html|website = OBTAINER|access-date = January 16, 2016}}{{Cite web|title = Five Dos and Don'ts for Businesses on 'Empire Avenue'|url = http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/219748|website = Entrepreneur| date=June 2, 2011 |publisher = Entrepreneur|access-date = January 16, 2016}} An article published in March 2013 by Forbes featured Gage's work as one of the most disruptive marketing trends of 2013.{{Cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/bmoharrisbank/2013/03/01/the-most-disruptive-marketing-trends-of-2013/#2715e4857a0b462f06f166ec|title=BMOHarrisBankVoice: The Most Disruptive Marketing Trends Of 2013|website=Forbes|access-date=January 16, 2016}}
A member of the National Speakers Association (NSA),{{cite journal|title = Who's Hot? 25 men and women who are shaping our profession - Randy Gage|date = August 2009|publisher = Speaker magazine|page = 24}} in July 2013 Gage was inducted into the NSA's Council of Peers Award for Excellence (CPAE) Speaker Hall of Fame,{{cite web|url=http://www.nsaspeaker.org/community/recognition/cpae-speaker-hall-of-fame/|title=CPAE Speaker Hall of Fame|publisher=National Speakers Association|accessdate=June 11, 2014|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150811205755/http://www.nsaspeaker.org/community/recognition/cpae-speaker-hall-of-fame/|archivedate=August 11, 2015}} and at the same event won NSA's Nido Qubein Philanthropist of the Year Award.{{cite web|url=http://www.nsaspeaker.org/community/recognition/nido-qubein-philanthropist-of-the-year-award/|title=Randy Gage - Nido Qubein Philanthropist of the Year Award|publisher=National Speakers Association|date=July 28, 2013|accessdate=June 11, 2014}}
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.https://c-suitenetwork.com/articles/radical-rebirth-how-foundational-beliefs-determine-how-you-live-life/https://powertolivemore.com/podcasts/randy-gage/https://leavingnothingtochance.com/randy-gage-radical-rebirth-by-americas-leading-thought-leader/https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/power-prosperity-podcast-with-randy-gage/id1370464028
Personal life
Publications
- {{cite book|author=Randy Gage|date=2024|title=The ABCs of MLM |publisher=Prosperity Factory, Inc.|isbn=099794823X}}https://www.amazon.com/ABCs-MLM-Randy-Gage/dp/099794823X/ref=sr_1_1
- {{cite book|author=Randy Gage|date=2021|title=Radical Rebirth|publisher=Prosperity Factory, Inc.|isbn=1884667376}}https://www.amazon.com/dp/1884667376?ref_=ppx_hzod_title_dt_b_fed_asin_title_0_0
- {{cite book|author=Randy Gage|date=2019|title=Direct Selling Success|publisher=John Wiley & Sons|isbn=9781119594550}}
- {{cite book|author=Randy Gage|title=Mad Genius: A Manifesto for Entrepreneurs|date=2016|publisher=TarcherPerigee|isbn=9780399175565}}{{Cite book|title = Mad Genius: A Manifesto for Entrepreneurs|publisher = TarcherPerigee|date = January 19, 2016|isbn = 9780399175565|language = English|first = Randy|last = Gage}}{{cite news|last1=Gillaspie|first1=Dixie|title=Are We Facing the 'Most Cataclysmic' Decade in History?|url=http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/270977|accessdate=March 4, 2016|publisher=Entrepreneur.com|date=February 19, 2016}}
- {{cite book|author=Randy Gage|title=Why You're Dumb, Sick and Broke...And How to Get Smart, Healthy and Rich!|date=March 2013|publisher=John Wiley & Sons|isbn=9781118548684|edition=2nd}}
- {{cite book|author=Randy Gage|date=December 2012|title=Risky is the New Safe: The Rules Have Changed|publisher=John Wiley & Sons|isbn=9781118481479}}{{Cite web|title = Güvende Olmanın Yeni Yolu Risk|url = http://www.dr.com.tr/kitap/guvende-olmanin-yeni-yolu-risk/randy-gage/egitim-basvuru/kisisel-gelisim/urunno=0000000442014|website = D&R|access-date = January 14, 2016}}
- {{cite book|author=Randy Gage|title=Making the First Circle Work: The Foundation for Duplication in Network Marketing|publisher=Prime Concepts Group|date=2011|isbn=9780967316451}}
- {{cite book|author=Randy Gage|title=Why You're Dumb, Sick and Broke...And How to Get Smart, Healthy and Rich!|date=November 2006|publisher=John Wiley & Sons|isbn=9780470049310}}
- {{cite book|author=Randy Gage|date=2003|title=Accept Your Abundance! Why You Are Supposed to Be Wealthy|publisher=Prime Concepts Group|isbn=9780971557888}}
- {{cite book|author=Randy Gage|title=Prosperity Mind: How to Harness the Power of Thought|year=2003 |publisher=Prime Concepts Group|isbn=9780971557864}}
- {{cite book|author=Randy Gage|date=2003|title=The 7 Spiritual Laws of Prosperity: And how to Manifest Them in Your Life|publisher=Prime Concepts Group|isbn=9780971557857}}
- {{cite book|author=Randy Gage|date=2003|title=101 Keys to Your Prosperity: Insights on Health, Happiness and Abundance in Your Life|publisher=Prime Concepts Group|isbn=9780971557840}}
- {{cite book|author=Randy Gage|date=2003|title=37 Secrets about Prosperity: A Revealing Look at how You Manifest Wealth|publisher=Prime Concepts Group|isbn=9780971557871}}
- {{cite book|author=Randy Gage|date=2003|title=First Steps: Getting Started Fast in Network Marketing|publisher=Prime Concepts Group|isbn=9780976229988}}
- {{cite book|author=Randy Gage|date=2001|title=How to Build a Multi-level Money Machine: The Science of Network Marketing|publisher=Prime Concepts Group|isbn=9780967316468}}{{Cite web|title = HOW TO BUILD A MULTI-LEVEL MONEY MACHINE|url = http://manjulindia.com/how-to-build-a-multi-level-money-machine.html|website = manjulindia.com|access-date = January 14, 2016}}
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External links
- [http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=49701575&privcapId=49687683&previousCapId=11251407&previousTitle=Ash%20Capital Bio]{{dead link|date=January 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} @ Business Week
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