Gary Doherty was born in Derry and brought up in neighbouring town of Limavady. He left school and went straight into a regular job in retail. He describes the next few years as” aimless” until he met his wife-to-be in 1998. They married in 2000, and 20 years later they have 3 children and 2 beautiful grandsons.

It was his father-in-law and mentor who injected a life-saving drug of self-belief into Gary, believing in him when no one else did. This set Gary on a relentless crusade, like a formula one car with an unlimited fuel tank. He became determined to make a positive change in the world. His early successes included attending university in his thirties and taking on several business development roles. But Gary always had the urge to be more, to do more; serving others is a passion for him, and that is how he found his own true purpose. THINK Network is his purpose.

As the founder of THINK Network, Gary does not have big dreams, he has massive realities. Gary lives a life of “never been done befores.”
THINK Network is Europe’s Number One Empowerment platform, specializing in events, collaboration, empowerment, motivation, speaking, networking, inspiration, connecting and facilitating. As he explains it, “The purpose of THINK Network is to bring people together, connect, deepen relationships and add real value to the world, whether that be through online events, physical events, workshops or private groups. We are on a mission to make a positive change in the world, one connection at a time. We are and we will. We have seen rapid growth over the last 24 months and have some exciting plans for the rest of this year and beyond”
Gary is responsible for bringing TEDx Derry Londonderry to the City for the first time in history and it took place on 8/2/20. In addition, Gary hosted the first ever TEDx Derry Londonderry Women event on 28/11/20 and delivered his very own TED Talk at TEDx Cookstown on 27/11/20.with his talk Think & Grow Rich inspired and title ‘ What if you gave up 3ft from Gold ‘ & became a 2 x TED Speaker earlier this year !
He has created the fastest growing independent empowerment platform in the UK & Ireland with major international collaborations. In Sept 2022 Gary was recognised as Ulster Tatler Businessman Of The Year 2022.