Sean Wolfington and Kathy Lee Gifford
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Lunch with the Bella team, Kathy Lee Gifford (Talk Show Host, Singer, and Playwright) and Tony Bennett (Music Legend)
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Sean Wolfington is an entrepreneur and American film producer.
Business Overview
Sean Wolfington, chairman and CEO of The Wolfington Companies, is a financier and entrepreneur with businesses in the marketing, technology, real estate and film industries. At the age of 34 Wolfington was a finalist in Ernst & Young’s “Entrepreneur of the Year Award” which was won by Wayne Huizenga, founder of Blockbuster and Autonation, the previous year. Wolfington was also named the 2010 “Entrepreneur of Year” and listed on the Haute 100 Most Influential list by Haute Living magazine.
Filmography
Wolfington’s film production company, the One Media, produced three major motion pictures: “Self-Medicated”, the most award winning film of 2006 (38 awards), “The MightyMacs” and “Bella”. “Bella”, won the largest festival in the world (Toronto International Film Festival) and was 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 people on Yahoo, Fandango and the New York Times Readers poll during its theatrical release and was the #1 grossing film of 2006 in its category. Wolfington financed, produced and led the distribution of the film.
Automotive
The Wolfington Companies own eight technology and marketing companies in the automotive industry. These companies include Level 5 Advertising, Tier 10 Marketing, Vin Solutions, the Automotive Advertising Network, Team Velocity, Car-mercial, Call Revu, and the American Dream Network.
Wolfington founded some of the most successful marketing and consulting companies in the automotive industry – Automark and Cyber Car (sold to Reynolds and Reynolds in 2001) and BZ Results (sold to ADP in 2006). BZ Results was recognized as the “Innovative Company of the Year” for pioneering digital marketing in the automotive industry and enabling billions of dollars of retail sales over the Internet.
Wolfington’s companies have helped 12 automotive manufacturers and over 4,000 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, his marketing company successfully marketed feature films Bella, Blind Side, The Mighty Macs, and architected the entire digital marketing strategy for Grammy Award-winning musician Shakira, the most successful mainstream Latino artist in the world.
Philanthropy
Wolfington is the chairman of The Wolfington Charitable Foundation which actively supports charities that serve the poor, support positive causes and defend the defenseless. In 2008, Wolfington was honored with the President’s Service Award for his work to serve others.
Personal
Wolfington currently lives on the island of Key Biscayne, Florida with his wife Ana and their four children.
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