In addition, Johnson founded the newspaper the Daily American in 1895 and became its editor.

In the 1990s Johnson founded a church in Perth.

Johnson founded Spark & Hustle in New York City in 2010.

In 1995, Johnson founded the auto supply company Piston Automotive.

Johnson founded her own dance company, Catalyst, in 1998, after graduating from the University of Minnesota with a degree in dance.

Johnson also founded Wildfire, a short-lived separatist commune for women that disbanded in 1993.

In South Carolina, Johnson founded a popular correspondence Bible school.

In 2001, Johnson founded a web design firm called "Little Green Footballs" with his brother Michael.

Johnson founded the Johnson Development Corp in 1975, bought the land, and began development of the project.

Johnson founded Atlas Radio in 1974.