The Construction Queen · Since 2010
Estimating, Licensing & Training for Contractors in All 50 States
Bid smarter, get licensed, and get paid. Stacey Johnson and SF Johnson Consulting help contractors in every trade, from the first takeoff to the final claim.
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What do you need today?
Get a bid you can defend
Complete estimates in every CSI division: full takeoff, labor built on real productivity, and a number you can stand behind.
Send your plans → LicensingGet licensed in any state
Contractor licensing and reciprocity in all 50 states, Business & Law prep, and the corporate documents your application needs.
Start your license → Live ClassesLearn to estimate your trade
14 live trade classes. A new class starts every week, sessions are recorded, and payment plans are available.
See the class schedule →Johnson Media · Free to watch
Watch & learn with Stacey
Short lessons from my estimating classes, trade by trade, and my take on Black history on Black Truth TV. Pick a topic and start watching.
ConstructIQ™
Trade training that builds careers
ConstructIQ is our training platform for the skilled trades: 13 trades, estimating and project skills, guided systems, calculators and an RFI tool, built by a working estimator.
- For individualsApprentice to project manager, one trade at a time.
- For companiesTrain your crews and estimators in-house.
- For schoolsAdd a construction program →
- Intern AcademyReal experience before your first construction job.
More ways we help
Everything a contractor needs, one call
Claims Intelligence
SCLA-led help with change orders, delays, backcharges and insurance claims.
Certifications
MBE, WBE, DBE, 8(a) and HUBZone, so you can bid on set-aside work.
License Reciprocity
Already licensed in one state? Expand into the next one.
Manhour Calculators
Price labor by productivity, not by gut feeling.
Takeoff Pro
Measure and count on digital plans, faster and easier to check.
Project Management
Schedules, submittals, RFIs and change orders, handled.
What contractors say
Real clients. Real results.
“Stacey picked right up and giving us quality, competitive bids delivered on time or before!”
“I recommend S.F. Johnson's training to all who seek a better understand of estimating for all trades.”
“I have completed 3 courses already and have seen a huge difference in understanding.”
Meet the Construction Queen
Stacey Johnson
I founded SF Johnson Consulting & Construction Services in 2010. I spent 10 years as a claims adjuster on construction defect cases, and I've estimated in every CSI division for 16 years. I hold the SCLA (Senior Claims Law Adjuster) credential and I'm an OSHA Trainer.
Today I help contractors bid, get licensed and get paid, and I teach live estimating classes every week. Build. Learn. Preserve.
Free to watch
Construction Queen TV
Construction training streaming 24/7 on Black Truth TV, Channel 15.
blacktruthtv.org →Founding class open
National Contractors Alliance
Every trade. Every state. One table. Licensing, bonding, payment and labor, solved together.
Join the Alliance →Not sure where to start?
Tell us your trade and your goal. We'll point you to the right estimate, license or class.