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Randy Paul Gage
Birth Name:Randy Paul Gage
Birth Date:6 April 1959
Birth Place:Madison, Wisconsin, U.S.
Nationality:American
Occupation:Author, businessman, motivational speaker, networker, entrepreneur
Years Active:1991-present
Known For:How to Build a Multi-level Machine: The Science of Network Marketing
Risky is the New Safe
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] [2] [3] [4] [5]

Early life and education

Gage was raised by his mother.[6] 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.[6] [7] [8] Released on probation in 1975,[6] he moved to Miami, Florida and worked as a dishwasher in a Pancake house on minimum wage,[6] [7] [8] becoming a manager at the age of 16.[7] At the age of 20, he started in the network marketing industry with Amway.[6] [7] At 30 he opened his second pizza restaurant, but after it failed was left heavily in debt.[6] [7] [8]

Career

Gage is an American author who has written 13 books.[7] [8] [9]

In 2001, he published How to Build a Multi-level Money Machine: The Science of Network Marketing,[10] a book about success in the network marketing business.[11] Gage has since written 12 other books,[12] including two New York Times bestsellers, the John Wiley & Sons published 2012 best seller Risky is the New Safe,[13] [14] [15] [16] 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.[17] [18] As well as coaching around the subject of prosperity,[19] [20] Gage also lectures globally.[11] [21] [7] [8] [22] [23] [24] 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."[25] [26] An article published in March 2013 by Forbes featured Gage's work as one of the most disruptive marketing trends of 2013.[27]

A member of the National Speakers Association (NSA),[6] [28] in July 2013 Gage was inducted into the NSA's Council of Peers Award for Excellence (CPAE) Speaker Hall of Fame,[29] and at the same event won NSA's Nido Qubein Philanthropist of the Year Award.[30]

Personal life

Gage currently lives in San Diego, California after having lived in the Miami metropolitan area of Florida until 2013.[11] After being shot in Miami in 2000, Gage is a philanthropic and activist speaker/supporter of Shawne Duperon's Project: Forgive.[31]

Publications

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mediocrity or Greatness? That is the Question.. Entrepreneur. January 16, 2016.
  2. Web site: Entrepreneur: Are You A Mad Genius?. Forbes. January 16, 2016.
  3. Web site: Deviate From Business As Usual. Investor's Business Daily. January 11, 2016 . January 16, 2016.
  4. Web site: 7 Ways People Know You Aren't Being Authentic. Inc.com. May 11, 2015. January 16, 2016.
  5. Web site: Winning the Next Wave of the Internet: Mobile. Inc.com. October 31, 2012. January 16, 2016.
  6. News: Self Motivated. Jeff Richgels. Capital Times. September 1, 2003.
  7. News: Me & My Money: Ex-delinquent now Millionaire. The Straits Times. November 15, 2009.
  8. News: Inspired to succeed. Rubin Khoo. March 1, 2007. The Star (Malaysia). June 11, 2014.
  9. Book: How to Earn at Least $100,000 a Year in Network Marketing. Randy Gage. Gage Research & Development Institute. March 1, 1996. 9781884667138.
  10. Book: Randy Gage. 2001. How to Build a Multi-level Money Machine: The Science of Network Marketing. Prime Concepts Group. 9780967316468.
  11. Randy Gage. Business Week. June 11, 2014.
  12. The Most Disruptive Marketing Trends Of 2013. BMO Harris. BMO Harris. Forbes. March 1, 2013. June 11, 2014.
  13. Web site: Think and Grow Richin the New World. www.networkingtimes.com. January 16, 2016.
  14. Bestsellers > Hardcover Nonfiction. Publishers Weekly. November 8, 2012. June 11, 2014.
  15. News: Best Sellers. New York Times. November 18, 2012. June 11, 2014.
  16. News: 'The Racketeer' retains top spot on U.S. bestseller list. Reuters. November 8, 2012. June 11, 2014.
  17. Web site: Randy Gage. Networking Times. June 11, 2014.
  18. Web site: The Bucks Start Here. March 1998. successmagazine.com. Success Magazine. Noonan . Peggy.
  19. News: "I quit" can be good for you. Jen Weigel. January 10, 2012. Chicago Tribune. June 11, 2014.
  20. News: Why Hating Rich People Is Making You Broke. Liz Earle McLoed. Huffington Post. February 11, 2013. June 11, 2014.
  21. News: Financial Freedom with Network Marketing. Emmett Oliver. Irish Sunday Tribune. September 28, 2008.
  22. Web site: Randy Gage: Risky is the New Safe. Karen Putz. Chicago Now. October 1, 2012. June 11, 2014.
  23. News: Interview With the Experts - Safe is the New Risky. Gerald Chuah. New Straits Times. October 17, 2013.
  24. Web site: Randy Gage. Agel Enterprises. June 11, 2014.
  25. Web site: Randy Gage of Prosperity Factory Inc. Shares With Us How Self-Development Is the Key to a Successful Network Marketing Company. OBTAINER. January 16, 2016.
  26. Web site: Five Dos and Don'ts for Businesses on 'Empire Avenue'. Entrepreneur. Entrepreneur. January 16, 2016.
  27. Web site: BMOHarrisBankVoice: The Most Disruptive Marketing Trends Of 2013. Forbes. January 16, 2016.
  28. Who's Hot? 25 men and women who are shaping our profession - Randy Gage. August 2009. Speaker magazine. 24.
  29. Web site: CPAE Speaker Hall of Fame. National Speakers Association. June 11, 2014. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150811205755/http://www.nsaspeaker.org/community/recognition/cpae-speaker-hall-of-fame/. August 11, 2015.
  30. Web site: Randy Gage - Nido Qubein Philanthropist of the Year Award. National Speakers Association. July 28, 2013. June 11, 2014.
  31. News: Author Randy Gage says forgiveness is tool of empowerment. Chris Nelson. Calgary Herald. November 14, 2012. June 11, 2014.
  32. Book: Gage, Randy. Mad Genius: A Manifesto for Entrepreneurs. TarcherPerigee. January 19, 2016. 9780399175565. English.
  33. News: Gillaspie. Dixie. Are We Facing the 'Most Cataclysmic' Decade in History?. March 4, 2016. Entrepreneur.com. February 19, 2016.
  34. Web site: Güvende Olmanın Yeni Yolu Risk. D&R. January 14, 2016.
  35. Web site: HOW TO BUILD A MULTI-LEVEL MONEY MACHINE. manjulindia.com. January 14, 2016.

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