Mike’s entrepreneurial journey began right out of college, when he learned blacksmithing and built a name for himself in the horse community as a farrier. Deeply rooted in the ranching world, he went on to start his first venture, The Heritage Forge— now the largest U.S. supplier of mini branding irons.

As demand grew, Mike invested in a laser cutting machine to expand what he could create and better serve his customers. What started as a means to better his first venture quickly evolved into a entirely new venture of custom laser cutting projects for local clients.

Before long, word spread, and demand grew rapidly—to the point where quoting jobs alone was taking up countless hours.

To streamline the process and better serve customers nationwide, Leona Laser was launched in 2026 — a highly efficient system that delivers instant quotes for your parts, so you can have precision-cut parts in your hands within days.