Sheila Johnson Talks BET, Entrepreneurship and Why She Doesnt Love Being Called Americas First Black Female Billionaire
Sheila Johnson is best known for co-founding BET, a network she launched with her ex-husband, Bob Johnson, and which they eventually sold to Viacom for billions. She\u2019s since built a hospitality brand, been an active philanthropist and is an owner or partner in three professional sports teams. But many of those achievements came at great cost, as Sheila writes in her new memoir, \u201cWalk Through Fire: A Memoir of Love, Loss, and Triumph.\u201d We discuss how she navigated her success and independence in a time where \u201cwomen were defined by their husbands.\u201d We also talk about the future of BET and the role of identity-driven programming in American media.\xa0\n\nQuestions or comments? Email us at on@voxmedia.com or find us on social media. We\u2019re on Instagram/Threads as @karaswisher and @nayeemaraza.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices