Broderick Thomas was born and raised in the small town of South Hill, VA. After graduating high school, he enlisted in the United States Air Force for a four-year tour. Upon leaving the military, he spent several more years in the city of his last duty station, Denver, CO, before moving back to his home state of Virginia. Broderick now resides in Richmond, VA, where he has spent the last 17 years in marketing and advertising. He has one child, Broderick Xavier, Jr. and a grandson, Dominic Xavier. His passions are reading, sports activities (particularly coaching little league football) and serving in ministry. Broderick spent three years as a student at Spirit of Faith Bible Institute in Maryland where he graduated with a Diploma of Ministerial Studies in June 2011.