Randy Gage (born April 6, 1959) is an American author and motivational speaker.

[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.

[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.

"[28][29] An article published in March 2013 by Forbes featured Gage's work as one of the most disruptive marketing trends of 2013.