From Violinist to Visionary : The Resilience and Reinvention of
SHEILA
JOHNSON
BY DUANE WELLS
“ There are far , far better things ahead than any we leave behind .”
— C . S . Lewis
Entrepreneur . Hotelier . Sports magnate . Philanthropist . First Black female billionaire . These are all monikers that aptly describe Sheila Crump Johnson . So , it is not difficult to understand why Johnson ’ s story is a classic Cinderella tale to much of the world . Because by all outward accounts , her life has been precisely that .
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