Broad worked for The Edge in Auckland while he studied law before switching to a teaching degree, which he completed back in Invercargill after five years.
[2][4][6] In 2012, he contested a by-election for the Invercargill City Council prompted by the resignation of Jackie Kruger, coming third with 2,453 votes.
[7] After performing in some local theatre and uploading cover songs to YouTube, in 2015 Broad decided to compete in the second series of New Zealand's The X Factor,[3] where he was placed in Melanie Blatt's Over 25s group.
[1] In 2023, he again contested a by-election for the Invercargill City Council, this time prompted by the resignation of Nigel Skelt.
[11] Broad came out as gay after The X Factor, during which there had been frequent media speculation of his relationship with judge Melanie Blatt.