Richard Harris Holden – General Manager
GM, OUTFITTER AND GUIDE SPECIALIST, SKI AREA SPECIALIST

Expertise: With a wide variety of relevant work and life experiences, Rich Holden keeps The Busker Group running smoothly. Having years of experience as a whitewater rafting guide, snowmobile tour guide, and 4-wheeler tour guide, Mr. Holden also adds his outfitter and guide expertise to our team. Finally, with his experience as Guest Services Manager and Snowmaker for Telluride Ski and Golf Company, Mr. Holden also serves as our ski area expert.

Education: B.S. Michigan State University, 1990
Commercial Recreation

Mr. Holden uses his exceptional organizational talents to manage The Busker Group. He is our main point of contact for logistical and contracting matters. His friendly and outgoing personality makes him a pleasure to work with.

One unique aspect of Mr. Holden’s background is the experience he gained working for the Telluride Ski & Golf Company in Telluride, Colorado. He first worked in operations for two seasons as a snowmaker. Later, he was Guest Services Manager for the resort. In this role, he established and managed the guest services department, hired, trained, and supervised 60 employees, designed and implemented the employee training program, and directed the guest research program.

He also brings experience with outfitters and guides, having worked as a whitewater rafting, snowmobile, and four-wheeler tour guide for Telluride Outside.

Most recently he worked as a licensed realtor in Maine and New Hampshire for Coldwell Banker. He was directly responsible for establishing & maintaining client relationships, prospecting, marketing, developing opinions of value, preparing offers, negotiating, and scheduling. His strong communication and organizational skills, and the fact that he is well versed in Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, Movie Maker, and Adobe Acrobat and Photoshop, allowed him to outperform his broker colleagues and excel in this work environment.

Mr. Holden and his wife, Dr. Kathy Modecki, recently welcomed twin girls into their world, their first children. You’ll find him enjoying his free time by doing almost anything and everything outdoors: rafting, skiing, camping, fishing, golf… you name it.