When Holt Price talks about helping small business owners, it's clear he's speaking from experience. The founder of Nomad Capital Advisors didn't start in finance with a suit and tie and a corporate cubicle. He began his professional journey on the open ocean, chasing the dream of becoming a professional sailor. From the Caribbean to San Francisco, Price worked as a first mate and later a sailmaker, eventually supervising a manufacturing facility producing sails for yachts. It was there, amid ropes and rigging, that he first cut his teeth on running a business.
But life had more chapters in store. Seeking a new challenge, Price earned his MBA from a leading university in New York City and landed on the corporate bond desks of an American financial services firm, navigating global investment banking. While the work brought financial success, it lacked the fulfillment he sought. "I made good money, but it was not fulfilling," Price recalls.
