Brown owned two businesses, Toys Unlimited and On The Doorstep Advertising, both of which he ran out of his home in Salt Lake City, Utah. He had been employed as a toy salesman and golf equipment importer to support his luxurious lifestyle and expensive tastes in such things as cars, motorbikes, and boats. Brown portrayed himself as a wealthy man, despite the fact that by 2004 he had defaulted on at least one large loan and had racked up tens of thousands of dollars in debt.
Brown managed two companies, Toys Unlimited and On The Doorstep Advertising, from his home in Salt Lake City, Utah. He worked as a toy salesman and golf equipment importer to maintain his lavish lifestyle and expensive preferences for vehicles, motorcycles, and boats. Brown presented himself as a wealthy person, however, by 2004 he had failed to pay back at least one large loan and had accumulated tens of thousands of dollars in debt.