Duane Johns

About Duane Johns

I have the pleasure of working with the best and brightest custom home builders and remodelers in North America. We focus on personal growth, optimization, scalability and eventual exit strategies. I believe the key ingredients to success are continual learning, strategic planning, and collaboration with like minded peers.Experience:Custom home builder and remodeler for over 25 yearsConstruction industry coach and consultantHolds an unlimited General Contractor license in both North and South CarolinaNAHB Leadership Council DelegateServed on the Board of Directors for the Charlotte HBA from 2010 to 2024Served on the Board of Directors for NARI of Greater Charlotte from to 2007Served on the Board of Directors for Lake Norman HBA from 2006 to 2013Served as Remodeler’s Council Chairperson for Lake Norman HBA from 2008 to 2012Member of Vistage (Entrepreneur/Business Leaders Group) from 2014 to 2016Interested in joining our growing network:As an Alair Builder, you own your business—but you’re part of something bigger. Together, we’re the largest custom home building network in North America, trusted everywhere for our professionalism, transparency, and excellence in execution. Alair offers a balance of freedom and structure—the freedom to lead a business that grows with your ambitions, backed by the structure of proven systems, processes, tools, and supports that help you operate with clarity, consistency, and confidence.

Experience

1. Podcast Co-host

   Builder Nuggets

   Jun 2020 — Present · Charlotte, NC, US

   The Builder Nuggets Podcast, and our growing community of contributors, is comprised of successful industry leaders like yourself. Award winning builders, remodelers, business coaches, industry experts, and fellow podcasters have come together to share their secrets of success. Our mission is to build better businesses, build better lifestyles, and to build freedom for ourselves and others. We do this by focusing on collaboration over competition.Hosts Duane Johns and Dave Young invite you to experience the life changing breakthroughs that have helped hundreds of contractors like you build better lives.

Skills

• Construction Management
• Consulting
• Green Building
• Cabinetry
• Builders
• Millwork
• Contract Negotiation
• Space Planning
• Interior Design
• Construction
• Budgets
• Home Theater
• Residential Homes
• Renovation
• Custom Remodeling
• Aging in Place
• Room Addition
• Home Improvement
• Bathrooms
• Strategic Planning
• Kitchen & Bath Design
• Contractors
• Custom Homes