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Honoring Service, Celebrating Success: SFBW’s Veterans Issue Takes Center Stage

| Kim Sarni
A smiling woman and man pose at an outdoor event; the woman holds up a "SFBW" magazine featuring business professionals on the cover, while the man points at the magazine. People and umbrellas are visible in the background. South Florida Business & Wealth

South Florida Business & Wealth partnered with Zucker Media this April for another standout Cover Story party.

Our Veterans Issue honored four incredible South Florida leaders whose dedication to our Armed Forces and community continues to make a lasting impact. Pictured above, Jon Merkel of Fifth Third Bank (U.S. Marines) and DeAnn Hazey of Nicklaus Children’s Health System (U.S. Army) proudly showcase the cover. 

We also celebrated Lifestyle Magazine’s Real Estate Cover alongside more than 200 guests at the beautiful Miraggio Italian Grill in Pompano Beach—an unforgettable evening highlighting these exceptional editions.

Special thanks MarineMax for bringing their beautiful yachts to the dock, and The New Auto Toy Store, for bringing their incredible inventory of exotic cards to the front of Mirragio.

SFBW celebrates our tag line often, Connections Done Right, and we do it well.

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