Sofia Vergara founded LWE together with Luis Balaguer in 1994. During those times, the company only focused on providing talent management. Today, the company has grown into a top media firm that provides a one-stop-shop service to top Hispanic talents.
The Hispanic media market is a trillion dollar industry and many firms are fighting to get the largest slice of the pie that they can. LWE is certainly one of these firms and it is definitely gaining good momentum. In fact, there are reports that the firm’s revenues in 2011 hit $25 million out of which the profit stood at 20%.
Sofia Vergara’s success in the US entertainment industry and in the business world has landed her the 38th spot in the Forbes list of The World’s Most Powerful Female Entrepreneurs.
Born on July 10, 1972, Sofia Margarita Vergara was raised in a conservative and deeply religious family. It was only with the consent of her Catholic School that she hesitantly decided to go into the world of entertainment. This turned out to be one of the biggest decisions she made in her life. Since 2005, Sofia has been nominated and won almost all of the entertainment industry’s most prestigious awards, like the Emmy’s, ALMA, and the Screen Actor’s Guild Awards. Today, she has not only proven that she’s a great actress, but also one of the leaders in the business world.