Brock has been a teacher, a ski-bum and, following an internship at the B.C. Legislature, a trade policy advisor for the provincial government.

From 2008 to 2015 he ran a small-scale organic vegetable farm with his wife, Heather, serving on the municipal agricultural advisory committee in later years.

He has now turned his attention to research and writing, focussing on democratic renewal, improving governance and other political and philosophic interests, with the goal of writing a book on democratic reform.

He lives on Vancouver Island with his wife and son where he enjoys good conversation, epic movies and Old Fashioneds.