Kaylea Gassaway Holt graduated from Coastal Carolina University, earning a B.S. in Business Administration. Holt also holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Coastal Carolina University. She has worked in Human Resources for Vacation Myrtle Beach, a hospitality company for the Grand Strand. Holt also worked for Coastal Carolina University’s E. Craig Wall Sr. College of Business Administration in marketing and communications and the Wall Fellows Program.