JDC is led by an operating team that has opened facilities on multiple continents, in partnership with Ben and Collin Johns. Elite-sport standards, applied to the business of building and running courts.
Co-Founder
Widely regarded as the greatest pickleball player of all time. 123 PPA titles, 21 Triple Crowns, and a record 108-match singles win streak. Ben brings elite-sport standards to the business of building and running courts.
Co-Founder
One of the world's top professionals and most respected coaches, with 35 PPA doubles titles and three seasons as half of the world's number one doubles team. Collin shapes JDC's programming and coaching standard.
Came up in golf, then rode pickleball's rise alongside the founders of Major League Pickleball and DUPR. West launched a 15-court indoor club that hit day-one profitability, and runs Helios Holdings, the holding group behind StackEleven Marketing and the 150-plus-pro Racket Pro Organization, actively building the infrastructure of pickleball in the U.S.
VP of Pickleball Consulting
A facility and operations consultant since 2015, starting as the original consultant for Chicken N Pickle. Andy created the 2019 Pickleball Masters and has advised clubs, parks, and universities on design, construction, and profitability. A two-time USAP Nationals medalist.
JDC was born from a simple observation: pickleball facilities are going up everywhere, but few are built right. Courts too small. Ceilings too low. Lighting that misses competitive standards. Staff who were never trained to deliver the experience that keeps players coming back.
We only put the Johns name behind projects that clear a high bar. When we partner with a facility, we are not just lending advice. We are standing behind it.