Holly Nye
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Holly Nye was born and raised in Charleston, SC. She grew up on a dirt road on Johns Island with her mom, dad, brother, Golden Retriever, and a large extended family of friends. She preferred trucks and sports to dolls and makeup and has always loved going to the beach. She attended Buist Academy and James Island High School, where she played volleyball and softball, attended honors classes, and was inducted into the Spanish Honor Society. She then attended the University of South Carolina, obtaining a degree in Sociology with minors in Social Work and Spanish. After college, she moved back home for a few years, where she worked for an attorney and waited tables. Next, she moved to Portland, ME, and went to Massachusetts School of Law outside of Boston, MA, where she earned a Juris Doctorate. After graduation, life changed suddenly and she found herself back in Charleston to start over and get back on her feet, all while planning to return to Boston and pursue a career as a prosecutor, but life had other plans.
She met her husband while bartending and they moved to his hometown of Conway, SC, where she worked as a social worker in a skilled nursing facility and fell in love with senior healthcare. After their New Year's Day 2015 wedding in Downtown Charleston, they settled into life, got pregnant, and then their daughter was born and life changed on a dime. Daisy Olivia Nye was born on March 31, 2016 by emergency C-section during a thunderstorm. At birth, her diagnosis of Down syndrome and her many other medical complexities, including a heart defect that required open heart surgery at five months old, sent them back to Charleston to be closer to the Medical University of South Carolina. Once she was cleared to go to daycare, Holly decided to go back to work and followed her passion for hospice, but on a new path in marketing, as she needed to be flexible to work from hospital stays, multiple appointments, and therapies. She has enjoyed an accomplished career in hospice, helping over a thousand patients and families, earning President’s Circle five years in a row as a top producer, and serving on the Board of Directors for the Lowcountry Senior Network for six years, including one as President.
IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN:
- How Holly turned the trauma of her daughter’s Down syndrome diagnosis into a mission of advocacy and empowerment.
- That your circumstances do not determine the size of your ambition or what you can become.
- Why you don’t need permission to become the person you are capable of being.
- How to combine compassion with strategy so people get both human treatment and competent advocacy.
- That real success isn’t just what you accomplish; it’s measured by who is better off because you were there.
- How Holly built a flexible career around her daughter’s medical complexities while working full time from the ground up.
- Why being unwilling to walk away can make a difference when someone else can’t fight for themselves.
- How to navigate overwhelming systems, advocate effectively, and turn complex situations into clear plans.
- That you don’t have to be extraordinary to make a difference; you just have to show up.
- How Holly served over a thousand hospice patients and families while earning President’s Circle five years in a row.
about the show
Women In Power is an entrepreneur TV series featuring female entrepreneurs, CEOs, founders, and industry leaders who are building companies, leading teams, and creating impact in their industries.
Each episode gives viewers a closer look at the real stories behind these women’s success, including the challenges they faced, the decisions that shaped them, and the leadership lessons they learned along the way. The series highlights women who have built businesses, broken barriers, grown brands, and created opportunities for others through their work.
Women In Power was created to spotlight female business leaders whose stories deserve to be seen and heard. From early setbacks to major breakthroughs, each episode shows the journey behind the title, the business, and the public success.
For viewers, the show offers inspiration, practical insight, and a deeper look at what it takes for women to lead, grow, and succeed in today’s business world. For featured guests, it provides a platform to share their story, build authority, and inspire the next generation of female entrepreneurs and leaders.
