Banking | Finance 2024: BRIAN HOLLAND

Holland went to work at a mortgage company after graduating with a finance degree from Old Dominion University in 1993. Three years later, he founded Atlantic Bay Mortgage Group. Today, the company has more than 800 employees and 139 branches across 17 states. Holland’s stepbrother, Stan Holland, is the firm’s president.

Although many in the mortgage industry may remember 2023 as a bad year because of high interest rates, ABMG helped 11,500 families get into new homes. 

In a LinkedIn post earlier this year, Holland rejected the idea that the industry should adopt a “survive until 2025” mentality. Instead, Holland picked the word “thrive” as his word for 2024.

Gov. Glenn Youngkin appointed the Suffolk native to Old Dominion University’s Board of Visitors in 2022. Holland also sits on the board of the Old Dominion Athletic Foundation and has season tickets for the Monarchs men’s basketball and football games. In 2017, ABMG secured naming rights for ODU’s Atlantic Bay Football Complex for the next 15 years.

Holland has three children with his wife, whom he met working at Red Lobster during college. He’s a passionate golfer and pickleball player.