Sheila Johnson on walking through fire

Sheila Johnson is the first Black woman to make it into the exclusive, very white, and very male billionaire's club.

Her new book, " Walk Through Fire: A Memoir of Love , Loss, and Triumph " is published by CBS ' sister company, Simon & Schuster .

Johnson is a successful businesswoman, part owner of three sports teams.

Sheila Johnson met Judge William T. Newman Jr. in a play together.

She invited him to a gala she was hosting.

She married him three years later , in a lavish wedding that was the social event of the season .

"I've come to reconcile the fact that we do need to walk through fire in order to come out stronger," she says.