In 2010, a violent attack left Jonathan Katz-Moses rethinking his life. The Santa Barbara entrepreneur, then running a construction company, fell victim to gang violence while trying to save a couple from being murdered. During recovery, Jonathan realized he “wasn’t happy with life.” With a desire for change, he left his old ventures behind and immersed himself in woodworking.
What began as a personal passion quickly became a business: his magnetic dovetail jig launched a YouTube channel and eventually grew into Katz-Moses Tools, a company now employing 25 people…