[1] Brogan was born in Maine and has lived more than half of his life in northern part of Massachusetts.

[2][3] Brogan's book, Trust Agents: Using the Web to Build Influence, Improve Reputation, and Earn Trust (2009), written with Julien Smith, became a New York Times bestseller,[4] and hit the Wall Street Journal bestseller list (#8),[5][6] and the Amazon top 100 list (#30).

[7] Brogan's second book was Social Media 101: Tactics and Tips to Develop Your Business Online (2010).

[8] His other titles include Google+ for Business and The Impact Equation (co-authored by Julien Smith).

[13] Chris Brogan is the president of Human Business Works[14] and the founder of Kitchen Table Companies.