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Golf Business: “People are looking for unique experiences,” says Prem Devadas, president of Salamander Hospitality, the parent company of Innisbrook Resort in Tarpon Springs, Florida. “They’re looking for a variety of things to do that can satisfy the entire family. There really is this very interesting trend toward generational travel that’s pretty exciting, where grandparents, parents and grandchildren are choosing to go places where they can all be together.”

Charlotte Post: Sheila Johnson is a no-nonsense person who talks about BET the same way she talks about everything else – with candor and bluntness.

Golf Business: Prem Devadas, president of Salamander Hospitality, the parent company of Innisbrook Golf & Spa Resort, is a 25-year veteran of the hospitality industry. Devadas recently took time to share his thoughts on the golf and travel market.

BlackAids.org: Salamander Hospitality CEO Johnson traveled from her Virginia home to Vienna this week to introduce the film to an international audience at the International HIV/AIDS conference. The bulk of the estimated 25,000 attendees from around the world have no idea about the severity of the problem in the nation’s capital.

Washington Post: Johnson is finding ways to benefit from the economic slump, scouting out distressed hotels for a property management company she just launched to turn around.

NBC Washington (video): Sheila Johnson feeds her Washington Mystics team with food from her Market Salamander in Middleburg.

Color Magazine: Sheila Johnson may be best known for co-founding Black Entertainment Television (BET). Or perhaps for becoming the first African American woman to hold a major stake in three professional sports teams (Washington Mystics, Washington Capitals and Washington Wizards). Today, she is known as the CEO and Founder of Salamander Hospitality, which is a group of high-end hotels, resorts, spas and a PGA Tour golf course. Add conductor, movie producer and philanthropist to the list, and it starts to become clear that she is best described as someone who does everything - and more than any one of her endeavors, she is her own brand.

Philadelphia Sunday: In 2007, she acquired Innisbrook, a Salamander Golf & Spa Resort. Set on 900 acres, this 72-hole Florida getaway hosts the PGA Tour's annual Transitions Championship and the LPGA Legends Tour Open Championship.

Forbes.com (video): Salamander Hospitality CEO Sheila C. Johnson discusses the life lessons her mother imparted to her.

Fox News (video): Salamander Hospitality CEO Sheila C. Johnson discusses how she runs her company, and how she chooses worthy causes to support.