WankzVR's Darrell Rosebush Lands 2022 XBIZ Exec Awards Nom

LOS ANGELES — WankzVR’s Darrell Rosebush is celebrating a 2022 XBIZ Exec awards nomination for the “Progressive Leadership Award," the second time he has received such recognition.

Nominees were selected based on several success factors including leadership, business acumen, community influence and overall career achievement as submitted by members of the adult industry via XBIZ.net.

Voting for the 2022 XBIZ Exec Awards is now open; industry members may cast their votes here.

"It is an absolute honor to be nominated not only once, but in two consecutive years for the XBIZ 'Progressive Leadership Award,'" Rosebush said. "The revival, growth and continued success of our brand and award-winning company has been a high point in my career. I wish to express the utmost thanks to XBIZ and to my industry peers for this nomination and for the recognition."

The XBIZ Exec Awards will be presented as part of the annual XBIZ Honors ceremonies, with the online industry edition hosted on Jan. 5 in conjunction with the XBIZ L.A. conference and the retail edition on Jan. 11 during the ANME/XBIZ Show.

For the complete list of nominees, click here.

Darrell Rosebush, WankzVR

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