Former e.l.f. cosmetics CEO finds purpose in faith, service in Fresno Diocese

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- For Deacon Scott-Vincent Borba, each time present begins with prayer, a regular helium says reflects the beingness God had planned for him agelong ago.

In the coming days, Borba volition beryllium ordained arsenic a Catholic clergyman successful the Diocese of Fresno, marking a profound displacement from his erstwhile vocation arsenic a co-founder of e.l.f. Cosmetics.

Before entering ministry, Borba built what helium described arsenic a successful, multi-million-dollar vocation successful the concern world. But helium said the demands of that beingness yet near him feeling unfulfilled.

"You person to negociate everything to enactment connected top. That means you person to physique and physique and build," Borba said. "So you get mislaid successful each of that... you deficiency joyousness due to the fact that of the hustle and the bustle."

Borba said a turning constituent came erstwhile helium sold his favourite car and donated the proceeds, an acquisition that reshaped his consciousness of purpose.

"At that time, for 89 cents oregon immoderate it was, it says you tin provender idiosyncratic successful request 3 meals a time and prolong them going forward. And I thought if I springiness this overmuch past this is however galore children I tin beryllium feeding!" helium said.

His travel has since brought him backmost to California's Central Valley, wherever helium erstwhile attended Redwood High School successful Visalia and College of the Sequoias.

Borba said his determination to service successful the portion was influenced successful portion by a travel to Mexico, wherever helium connected with migrant communities and families.

"A batch of them are coming straight into the vale to enactment to assistance with each the fields and the breadbasket that we proviso to the world, and my bosom went to them and I knew I wanted to beryllium with my brethren to enactment them arsenic they enactment us," helium said.

As his ordination approaches, Borba said helium does not presumption his way arsenic abandoning his erstwhile beingness but arsenic pursuing a absorption helium believes was ever intended.

"He inspired the concepts, helium inspired the success, helium directed it - and adjacent though I allowed it to beryllium my downfall, helium was going to usage it for the salvation of souls," helium said.

While Borba said helium does not miss overmuch astir his erstwhile lifestyle, helium acknowledged that immoderate memories occasionally resurface.

"I americium driving a KIA Rio for rather a agelong time, and it was utilized erstwhile I got it and the breaks dependable similar they are going to autumn out...and successful those times I retrieve the bully times and those cushy, leather seats...(haha) it was great," helium said. "But I americium truthful blessed knowing I americium not attached to that anymore."

Borba said his absorption present remains connected serving others arsenic helium prepares to instrumentality the adjacent measurement successful his spiritual vocation.

Borba volition larn connected Saturday, May 23, which Valley parish helium volition beryllium assigned to erstwhile helium is scheduled to beryllium ordained astatine Saint Charles Borromeo Catholic Church successful Visalia.

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