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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 a vice chairman and partner of Monumental Sports & Entertainment, a professional sports holding company which manages the Washington Capitals (NHL), the Washington Wizards ...
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,...
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 ...
Sep 25, 2023 · Sheila Johnson made history as America's first Black female billionaire after co-founding BET. She broke barriers and found success as an entrepreneur, hotel mogul and...
Nov 3, 2023 · Sheila Johnson never planned on being a hotelier. But after a storied career as cofounder of Black Entertainment Television, Johnson discovered her next chapter in a small, idyllic Virginia town approximately 90 minutes west of the nation’s capital.
Sep 18, 2023 · Sheila Johnson, entrepreneur, philanthropist and co-founder of Black Entertainment Television, opens up about her life journey in her new memoir, "Walk Through Fire: A Memoir of...
