"I was young enough, and I really did believe him because I put him up on a pedestal. I really did. And I thought that everything he said was right, … - Sheila Crump Johnson

No, you were just the nice person who taught me how to play the Ice Castles theme. But in your book, you write about, for example, obsessively practicing your violin to the point where your mother was like,

You don't see people like us in the hotel business," she notes. "I wanted to create a company that not only celebrated diversity, but I also wanted people to see diversity at the resorts, with everybody feeling welcome.

Every time I drive to the Virginia hotel, I'm like, 'I can't believe I built this.' I'm very proud of myself, but to see faces of color coming through the door is really terrific. I want to go out of my way to meet as many guests as possible, because I want them to also feel a sense of ownership here.