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NIKKI-LYN H O L M

THE PATH OF GROWTH

By Zach Cohen

Photos by Renee Parenteau

After graduating high school,Nikki-Lyn Holm landed a part time job as a receptionist at a commercial real estate firm. Her family and friends saw that a career in real estate would be a great fit for Nikki’s personality — but Nikki, admittedly, had other plans.

Decades after that initial stint in real estate, Nikki did launch a career in real estate, fulfilling a vision that was long in the making. But first, she would travel the world while working in the airline industry, build a successful career in health club management, and become a mother of four.

LIVING HER BEST LIFE

“Earlier in life, I always wanted to live the ‘jet-setting actress wannabe’ lifestyle,” Nikki begins with a laugh.

Nikki is an outgoing, people-focused, adventurous spirit. During her twenties, she worked for a major airline, traveling the world for free as a sales specialist and customer service supervisor. She then entered the fitness industry, becoming a force for the fastest-growing health club in Tampa Bay. She went back to school for culinary management and was recruited to do wedding planning for a boutique caterer.

The throughline in all of Nikki-Lyn’s work is her love for meeting and helping others.

Nikki and her husband, Mike Photo by Tracy Lynn

“I love connecting people,” she beams. “Building relationships, supporting small businesses, and cultivating community — it’s a natural part of who I am.”

Over the years, many friends and colleagues had suggested Nikki give real estate sales a shot. When a friend and life coach encouraged her to follow her dream into real estate in 2013, she finally decided to dive in.

REAL ESTATE BEGINNINGS

Nikki had relocated from St. Petersburg to St. Johns County in 2007. She was a single mom, and with the economy in freefall, she regrouped with the support of family and friends.

“For the first time in my life, I had a year where I just got to be a mom. It was great,” she reflects.

Nikki eventually returned to the workforce in wedding planning. She then moved into the IT staffing world.

“I started to get licensed (in real estate), but I stopped halfway because I realized I didn’t have money in the bank as a single parent to take care of us. So I got a job offer to go into IT staffing which is laughable because I’m the most non-IT person out there,” Nikki reflects. “A year and a half later, my boss was like, ‘You need to go into real estate.’ She encouraged me, and I finished my license.”

In 2013, Nikki officially began her real estate career.

THE PATH TO LEADERSHIP

Nikki began with a small builder. She was not only a new agent, but she was newly married, and her new blended family required her love and care (Nikki’s adopted children had just lost their mother to breast cancer).

“I had this broken little family that I had to take step by step to put back together,” Nikki explains.

An encounter with another working mom eventually convinced Nikki to double down on real estate.

“I encountered an empowering single mom neighbor. She was trying to buy a house, and she messaged me and asked for help. She encouraged me just to start doing it. She helped me realize that I was more than just a stay-athome-mom — that I could do this. So I did.”

As Nikki’s family rediscovered stability, her business also began to grow. By 2017, she started a team, The Coastal Home Group.

I LOVE CONNECTING PEOPLE. BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS, SUPPORTING SMALL BUSINESSES, AND CULTIVATING COMMUNITY — IT’S A NATURAL PART OF WHO I AM.

THE HEART OF A MOTHER

Today, The Coastal Home Group is a team of five agents “with room to grow.” All five agents, fittingly, are mothers.

“We are natural nurturers,” Nikki says. “We give each other a lot of grace, and at the same time, we hustle hard. It’s mom-tasking/multitasking. We understand each other. We multitask well and make things happen.”

The culture of The Coastal Home Group is centered on serving people. Nikki views herself and her team as connectors.

“We love connecting our people to anything they need. We love connecting and supporting small businesses. We love to connect and give. That’s the heart of our people.”

Nikki loves spending time with her family. Photo by Tracy Lynn.

LESSONS LEARNED ALONG THE PATH

Nikki met her husband, Mike, in 2013, and today they have a blended family of four children: Shaelyn (14), Chris (14), Caitlyn (12), and Emelia (10). Nikki still has the heart of a traveler, but her adventurous spirit is channeled differently now; most of her energy goes towards her real estate business and her family. She enjoys ski trips to the mountains, hiking, biking, planning epic birthday parties, family trips, and playing games.

“I’m fun-loving, approachable, authentic, transparent, honest, and giving in spirit,” she smiles.

WE ARE NATURAL NURTURERS.

The Coastal Home Group (left to right): Amber Marcy, Marketing Director, Jenna Barley, REALTOR® , Nikki Holm, Jennifer Bolognese, Director of Operations , Tara Masters, REALTOR®

Nikki’s journey has provided her with gifts of adventure, experience, and love. Her path has made her a better friend, mother, and real estate agent.

“Every failure and every heartache has taught me to look inward and learn from yesterday. We are not promised tomorrow, so forgiveness is so important. Each person has a story. A series of events in each of our lives has shaped how we all react and respond… Everyone can be redeemed, restored, and renewed. People can change if they want to. I had so much failure and disappointment in my early life, but I, like Winston Churchill, believe ‘You should never, never, never give up.’”