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In October 2026, VBD Magazine celebrates five years of sharing stories that inspire, encourage, and empower readers around the world.
Since its launch in October 2021, the magazine has highlighted people of faith, leaders, entrepreneurs, authors, creatives, advocates, and changemakers whose work is strengthening communities and making a meaningful difference.
Our commemorative fifth anniversary issue was published on Thursday, October 22, 2026. This issue honors our journey while looking toward the future. It also introduces the inaugural 2026 Victorious Leadership Awards, honoring 25 Central Florida leaders who are making meaningful contributions across business, education, healthcare, ministry, the arts, and community service. Anniversary messages from Orange County Mayor Jerry L. Demings and Apopka Mayor Nick Nesta mark this milestone.
Join us as we celebrate the people, stories, and relationships that have shaped our journey—and the possibilities ahead.
Mayor Nick Nesta leads Apopka, Orange County’s second-largest city and home to approximately 66,000 residents, at a consequential point in its growth. Decisions about housing, infrastructure, public spending, and economic opportunity will influence how families live, how businesses grow, and what future generations inherit. For Nesta, those responsibilities carry personal weight. Apopka is the city that raised him, the community where he established his business, and the place where he and his wife, Lauren, are raising their twin daughters.
An entrepreneur and real estate professional who served four years as a city commissioner before becoming mayor in April 2026, Nesta brings an understanding of both private enterprise and public responsibility to City Hall. His priorities connect the demands of a growing city with the foundations needed to sustain it. He is focused on strengthening infrastructure and improving city operations through financial discipline, clear direction, and support for employees. Alongside that work is a commitment to ensuring that growth creates opportunities for the people who call Apopka home.
Few stories carry the weight of lived experience and the power to transform perspectives like that of James “Butch” Rosser Jr., MD, FACS, and his wife, Dana Rosser. He is a world-renowned laparoscopic surgeon and trailblazing innovator in the medical field. She is a bestselling author and passionate advocate who has given voice to the often-overlooked emotional journey of loving someone battling obesity. Together, the Rossers are transforming the national conversation around health equity, family healing, and what it means to truly care.
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