You might not recognize his name, but I’ll bet you recognize his work. The events Charlie Gay has organized have been enjoyed by millions. After beginning his career at age 22, Charlie began organizing events for Margaret Thatcher at age 24 and later promoted some of the biggest names in music including Luciano Pavarotti, Pink Floyd, Duran Duran, Fleetwood Mac, and Phil Collins.

In 1991, Charlie Gay came to the United States to join Cher’s personal management team. Since then he has organized events for the Rose Bowl, Cotton Bowl, Candlestick Park, and the Washington, D.C. Mall. Charlie also co-founded Promenade Pictures with Frank Yablans, who is the founder of Buena Vista and the head of Paramount Pictures.

With all of the work and travel in his life, you’d think Charlie had no time for changing the world. You’d be wrong. Charlie Gay’s real joy is in his work with Humanity Unites Brilliance, or HUB. HUB is a for-profit organization striving to bring people out of mere survival and into self-empowerment and sustained abundance.

Both his successes and failures have always been driven by Charlie Gay’s enthusiasm and passion. Zeal has led people to the pinnacle of success, but it has also gotten people into a lot of trouble. Charlie is no different, but his successes in life have greatly surpassed his failures. Two of his recent successes include his work with Nelson Mandela’s Mineseeker Foundation and his commitment to organize Billy Graham’s final crusade.

Charlie Gay has always been passionate about bringing people together whether through charity or music. He believes everyone has a desire for doing something great, but most people stop with desire. They don’t know how to act upon it. That’s what makes HUB so great. People with common goals can come together uniting their individual strengths.

Take Mozambique for example. In recent years, floods forced many people from their homes into refugee camps. Non-profit aid programs had no money or resources available, and the United Nations World Food Program short by 70% on expected funding. Heidi Baker had been a primary care-giver in the country for over 20 years, so when Charlie spoke to her, he knew something needed to be done.

Heidi did not feel she was able to deal with the hunger problem alone, so Charlie reached out to Larry Jones of the non-profit Feed the Children organization. Together they reached out to the for-profit company Nourish the Children, enabling them to deliver $2 million worth of meals from a factory in China to the starving refugees in Mozambique.

Everyone can help others. Everyone can reach goals. Look inside yourself and ask yourself where your talents lie. The saying holds true: “Give a man a fish, and he’ll eat for a day. Teach a man to fish, and he’ll never go hungry.” Money isn’t the answer. Unite with others toward a common goal and feed off each other’s strengths to change your community and your world!