Sean Wolfington is an American filmmaker and entrepreneur



Sean Wolfington, chairman and CEO of The Wolfington Companies, is an entrepreneur with businesses in the technology, marketing, real estate and film industries. At the age of 34, Wolfington was a finalist in Ernst & Young’s “Entrepreneur of the Year Award” and was named the 2010 “Entrepreneur of Year” by Haute Living magazine. By the age of 40, Wolfington built and sold four market leading digital marketing companies which had a combined enterprise value of nearly $500,000,000. Wolfington currently owns interests in a group of companies in the technology, automotive and entertainment industries.

Wolfington’s companies include Tier 10 Marketing, Level 5 Advertising, Team Velocity Marketing, the Automotive Advertising Network, Car-mercial, Call Revu, the American Dream Network, DealerAppVantage, Intellacar, GroupCars.com, DrivingLoyalty and BusinessRater.com and The One Media.

Wolfington was an owner and chairman of the board of Vin Solutions, the 33rd fastest growing technology company on the Inc 500 list, before Autotrader bought the company in June 2011. Before the sale of VinSolutions to Autotrader, Wolfington founded some of the leading digital marketing and consulting companies including BZ Results (bought by ADP in 2006) and Automark and Cyber Car (bought by Reynolds and Reynolds in 2001). BZ Results was recognized as the “Innovative Company of the Year” for being one of the pioneers of digital marketing in the automotive industry and enabling billions of dollars of retail sales over the Internet. BZ was the first company in the automotive industry to offer an all-in-one digital marketing solution that included search, display ads, email, mobile marketing, websites, CRM and outsourced business services for mail, phone and email campaigns.

Wolfington’s automotive technology and digital marketing companies have worked with 15 automotive manufacturers, 76 of the top 100 dealer groups, and over 5,000 retailers in 18 countries. Wolfington’s current clients include automotive manufacturers, associations and retailers along with global brands, media companies, films and international musicians.

Beyond automotive, Wolfington’s companies have marketed feature films Bella, Narnia, Blind Side, Charlotte’s Web, the Mighty Macs and architected the digital marketing strategy for Grammy Award-winning musician Shakira, the producer of one of the most viewed YouTube video in history with 420 million views. Wolfington owns a film production company, the One Media, and is credited with producing three major motion pictures: “Self-Medicated,” the most award winning film of 2006 (38 awards), “The MightyMacs” and “Bella”. The “Mighty Macs” was the #1 top grossing film in its category when it opened in October of 2011 and “Bella,” a film that Wolfington financed, produced and distributed, won the largest festival in the world (Toronto International Film Festival), was honored with the prestigious Legacy Award from the Smithsonian Institute and received the prestigious “Golden Tomato Award” for being the #1 Top Rated Film in 2007 by the largest film review site in the world (www.RottenTomatoes.com). “Bella” was also the #1 top-rated film by the users of Yahoo!, Fandango and the New York Times Readers Poll during its theatrical release, and was the #1 grossing film of 2007 in its category of Latino themed films.

Wolfington is the chairman of The Wolfington Charitable Foundation which actively supports charities that serve the poor and defend the defenseless. In 2008, Wolfington was honored with the President’s Service Award for his work to serve others and received the Legacy Award from the National Council for Adoption.

Wolfington is a twin and supports his brother Ryan Wolfington’s foundation that transforms the lives of underprivileged kids by teaching them about life through the game of tennis. Sean Wolfington currently resides on the island of Key Biscayne, Florida with his wife Ana and their four children.

Videos

Bella Wins the Smithsonian Award

Making of Bella

Music Legend Tony Bennett praises Bella

Alejandro Sanz praises Bella

Kathie Lee meets Sean Wolfington and Eduardo Verastegui

World's #1 Ranked Duo Bob & Mike Bryan host "The Tennis App" Premier Party

Images

The Miami Heat

Sony Ericsson Tennis in Miami

The Super Bowl Experiences

Tony Bennett honors Sean Wolfington's film "Bella"

The #1 Tennis Team in History, The Bryan Brothers, Launched TennisDaily.com at Icon Brickell

A Star-Studded Gala in Support of the Arts

Sean Wolfington, Ana Wolfington, John McEnroe and Stan Smith at the US Open Final between Nadal vs Djokovic

Alejandro Sanz and Cristiano Rinaldo

Sean Wolfington receives the Excellence in Adoption Media Award

Brian Benstock, Scott Monty and Sean Wolfington give Keynote addresses at Driving Sales Digital Conference

The Wolfingtons and Robin Williams

Dennis Hopper, Eduardo Verastegui and Sean Wolfington at Cannes

Sean Wolfington and Kathie Lee Gifford

Bella Team with Frank & Kathie Lee Gifford

Lunch At Michael’s: Tony Bennett is in the House!

Bella Team with Tony Bennett

Sean Wolfington & Laura Bush

Emelio Estefan, Eduardo Verastegui and Sean Wolfington at the White House

Tom Atwood, Rodney Atkins, Eduardo Verastegui and Sean Wolfington

Bella Team at Super Bowl XLII - New York Giants Vs. New England Patriots

The Wolfingtons at the Bella Premiere in Madrid, Spain

Eduardo and Sean on patio of Eden Rock Restaurant

Eduardo Verastegui and Sean Wolfington attend Cannes Film Festival

Film Producers Eduardo Verastegui, Beverly Camhe and Sean Wolfington at Cannes

Film Producers Sean Wolfington and Eduardo Verastegui in Cannes

Sean Wolfington at the Chopard Party in Cannes

Marshall Bush, Eduardo Verastegui, Mrs. Bush & Sean Wolfington

Eduardo Verastegui & Sean Wolfington with George Washington Painting

Sean Wolfington Speaks at the Premiere

Sean & Ana Wolfington at the Tribecca Premier

Sean & Ana Wolfington with Alejandro Sanz

Ramon Rodriquez, Rozy Perez and Sean Wolfington

The Bella Team

LL Cool J and the Bella Team

Diplomats and Bella Team

Sean Wolfington, Bob Unanue, Eduardo Verastegui & Raymond Arroyo

Chef Art Smith & Sean Wolfington

Sean Wolfington at the National Council for Adoption

Bella at Super Bowl XXXIX - New England Patriots vs Philadelphia Eagles

Texas Governor Rick Perry and Bella Team

Articles

Sean Wolfington as Recognized as "Entrepreneur of the Year" by Haute Living Magazine

The #1 Tennis Team in History, the Bryan Brothers, Launch TennisDaily.com at Icon Brickell

A Star-Studded Gala in Support of the Arts

Sean and Ana Wolfington and the the Bryan Brothers, the #1 Tennis Team in History, Host the Tennis APP Launch Party at the Wolfington's Miami Home

Cher House Sale Gives Miami Market Hope

Helping Hand

Bella Wins the Smithsonian Award

Bella Movie Producer Sean Wolfington

World's #1 Ranked Tennis Duo Mike and Bob Bryan Host the "Tennis App" Premier Party

Miami Haute 100

Cher House Sold in Miami

Praise for Bella

What I Learned about Marketing and Making Movies

Congratulations! Innovative Companies of the Year

Paragon Honda Wins Dealer of the Year

Developing the Traits of a Leader, Part 2 - July 2006

Developing the Traits of a Leader, Part 1 - June 2006

My Country ‘Tis of Thee

Lose Unwanted Pounds

A Line in the Sand - May 2007

Will You Forgive Me - April 2007

May I Wash Your Feet - March 2007

Voyages of the How They Did It - February 2007

CRM Dealers of the Year - January 2007

The Chemistry of Effective leads - December 2006

Leadership Requires Love - December 2006

True Leadership: Making a Difference - November 2006

The Seeds of Leadership - October 2006

Monopolizing on Search Engine Marketing - September 2006

Leadership Coming to Serve, Not to be Served - September 2006

The “Be” Attitudes - August 2006

Start Achieving Your Sales Goals Today - April 2006

What’s the Point of Purpose - March 2006

eCRM Dealers of the Year: How They Did It - February 2006

Congratulations, eCRM Dealers of the Year - January 2006

Autosuccess Innovative Companies Of The Year - December 2005

Improving Communication Skills - November 2005

People Won’t Go Along With You if They Can’t Get Along With You - October 2005

Cleats and a Helmet - September 2005

Is it Marketing, the Manufacturer or Leadership? - August 2005

Leadership Amid Change - July 2005

What is Leadership? - June 2005

Four Keys to Integrity Selling, Part 4 - May 2005

Four Keys to Integrity Selling, Part 3 - April 2005

Four Keys to Integrity Selling, Part 2 - March 2005

2005 eDealers of the Year: How They Did It - February 2005

AutoSuccess.biz: 2005 eDealers of the Year - January 2005

Tropic Chic

Key Biscayne Magazine: The Cher House

Sean Wolfington Buys Cher House in Miami