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Sheila Crump Johnson (born January 25, 1949) is an American billionaire businesswoman, co-founder of BET, and CEO of Salamander Hotels and Resorts. [1] Johnson is team president, managing partner, and governor of the WNBA 's Washington Mystics , a position she earned before the 2005 season.
May 28, 2024 · Sheila Johnson, the CEO of Salamander Hotel And Resorts, sits with Forbes senior editor Maggie McGrath at the Forbes 30/50 Summit to discuss her career, and the lessons and principles she's...
Sep 15, 2023 · Sheila Johnson could have retired when Black Entertainment Television (BET), the company she founded with her then-husband Robert Johnson, sold to Viacom in a deal worth $3 billion in 2001,...
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Sep 26, 2023 · Entrepreneur Sheila Johnson made a name for herself as the co-founder of Black Entertainment Television, known as BET, and became the first Black woman billionaire. She later became the CEO of Salamander Resorts and Hotels and the co-owner of three professional sports teams.
Sep 28, 2023 · NPR's Michel Martin talks to Sheila Johnson, the first Black female billionaire, about her account of surviving an emotionally abusive marriage. Johnson's new memoir is Walk Through Fire ...
Aug 1, 2007 · Learn about Sheila C. Johnson, a successful entrepreneur and co-founder of BET, who also owns a resort, a sports team, and a film production company. She is also a violinist, a philanthropist, and a mother of two children.
Sep 25, 2023 · Sheila Johnson, America's first Black female billionaire, co-founder of BET, and co-owner of sports teams, shares her personal story of overcoming trauma and challenges in her new book. She talks about her childhood, marriage, divorce, and healing in an interview with Amna Nawaz.
