Gary Brown practiced as a professional counselor in Ohio for nearly a decade. He holds a master's degree in counseling from Xavier University where he served as an adjunct faculty member for a year.

Gary founded the counseling service Helping Horses/Healing Arts, a nonprofit that provided experiential mental health counseling for children and families in the Cincinnati area for seven years.

An airline transport rated pilot, Gary served as a corporate pilot, a pilot for a worldwide ministry, and an assistant professor of aviation at Hampton University. He is also a graduate of Charis Bible College. Gary currently resides in Virginia.