Writer, photographer, graphic designer and publisher, Lisa Holian Loy, like many Outer Bankers, wears more than one hat. She has been the Art Director and Editor for the Restaurant Guide to the Outer Banks, The Wedding Guide, Big Wave Coupons, the North Beach Sun, and the Kitty Hawk Kites Adventure Catalog.

Loy is also a founder and part-owner of Carolina Designs Realty, Inc. in Duck, North Carolina, a full-service real estate sales company that manages more than 300 privately-owned upscale beach homes that are available to rent on a weekly basis.