11:15
2026-05-23
fortune.com
startups
This 39-year-old quit his lineman job during the pandemic and built a $50 million company in his backyard
Josh Smith quit his job as a union journeyman lineman during the COVID-19 pandemic in December 2020 to launch Montana Knife Company, a business he had dreamed of for 20 years. Starting with just a gar…