Author : Sheila Johnson
Length : 7h42
Narrated by : Sheila Johnson
Category : Biographies & Memoirs / Professionals & Academics
Possibility of free reading : YES
The co-creator of BET and the pioneering African American female billionaire unravels her intensely personal odyssey, navigating through both love and sorrow, adversity and achievement—a motivational narrative of confronting destructive forces, unearthing her authentic self, and ultimately discovering joy in both her profession and personal life.
Emerging from modest beginnings as an aspiring violinist and student in Maywood, Illinois, Sheila Johnson ascended to be recognized as one of America's most successful business figures. As a key architect of Black Entertainment Television, she ventured into entrepreneurship and philanthropy on a grand scale.
However, this ascent was shadowed by profound personal tribulations.
Born into a supportive middle-class household that nourished her passion for arts and music, Sheila's world crumbled at sixteen when her cherished father left for another woman, leaving her mother heartbroken and denting Sheila's trust. Determined never to mirror her mother's vulnerability—reliant on a man for emotional and financial stability—Sheila ironically found herself walking a similar path as she wed at a young age.
"Emerging from the Ashes" captures the challenges she grappled with in her marriage and career. Despite her prowess as a musician, educator, and evident business acumen, she constantly battled to dispel self-doubt and the looming shadow of failure. Sheila paints a vivid picture of her journey, confronting societal racism, grappling with the loss of a child, enduring emotional maltreatment through her three-decade-long marriage, and sinking into profound despair post-divorce. But from this crucible emerged a reinvigorated sense of purpose. In her life's subsequent chapters, not only has Sheila Johnson founded the esteemed Salamander Hotels & Resorts and become the sole Black female joint-owner of three major sports franchises, but she has also rediscovered genuine love.
"Emerging from the Ashes" encapsulates a quintessentially American tale of triumph. It's an intimate reflection of a woman who, against all odds, located her true essence and purpose in the universe.
Sheila Crump Johnson is an American businesswoman, co-founder of BET, and the first African-American woman to attain a net worth of at least one billion dollars.
— Michael Grossman (@MichaelArt123) September 17, 2023
Sheila Johnson:
"I have learned that you need to walk through fire -in order not to be afraid." CBS.
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