Andrew Gilchrist has been a landscaper, window washer, assembly-line factory worker, customer service associate, data entry worker, teacher, math and science department head, private tutor, musician, print project consultant, social media manager, video producer, non-profit kids festival chair, marketing campaign coordinator, course technical director, and curriculum writer.

He earned degrees in education and philosophy at Nipissing University and Queen's University. He lives in Central Ontario with his wife Shannon and their dog, Millie.