Meet Sheila Johnson the Second Wealthiest Black Female in America

 Sheila Johnson  built Salamander Resort and Spa located in  in Virginia. She  owns four other Salamander Resorts, three in Florida and one in North Carolina.  a black owned resort and spa

Sheila Johnson is the co-founder of BET and CEO of Salamander Resort and Spa. Her resume is very impressive, she’s part owner the Washington Capitals (NHL), the Washington Wizards (NBA) and the Washington Mystics (WNBA) and is the second wealthiest black female in the United States.

 Her brand is  excellence, perseverance and courage, that’s what the salamander is about.

When you chop off one of its limb and it will regenerate, never stopping because of an obstacle but pushing through until she gets what she came for. She is not afraid of failure it only brings on more success.

Two things she learned on her journey to success is to trust your instincts and not to bring the wrong people into your environment. The difference between those that succeeded and those that failed is those that succeeded never gave up.

credit – africanleadership.co.uk

Source:http://www.risingafrica.org/success-stories/business/meet-sheila-johnson-the-second-wealthiest-black-female-in-america/