I usually write about set reviews or LEGO happenings so this one is a bit different. I found a podcast listed last week on NPR. The title is “Wisdom From the Top” and the host is Guy Raz. He interviewed Jørgen Vig Knudstorp who was the CEO from 2004 until 2017 and is known for taking LEGO out of a bad place and then growing it to the strong performing company that it now is. He is currently a member of LEGO’s Board of Directors and the Executive Chairman. You can read his bio on LEGO’s site here.

The podcast is about an hour long, but I found it quite interesting. It’s cool to hear about LEGO from the top versus hearing about it from designers or other members of the fan community. Give it a listen and let me know what you think. The interview was from 2019, but they re-released it this year.

Happy listening! Could be a good opportunity to build at listen at the same time.

I was supposed to be doing more set reviews right now, but sadly everyone else ordered the same sets and they are back-ordered at LEGO. Fun in the Park - City People Pack (#60134) and Fountain (#40221) are currently on their way after being ordered a week ago. Vacation Getaways (#31052) is still back ordered. Sad...

I did stumble across something that I haven't seen before on any of the other LEGO fan blogs and sites that I regularly look at. The back story is that I listen to a number of podcasts and one of them is Pat Flynn's Smart Passive Income blog and podcast. The podcast released on 8 June 2016 was an interview with Brett Miller. Brett is one of the founders of Brik Book "THE LEGO™ COMPATIBLE MACBOOK CASE." The podcast interview with Brett by Pat Flynn goes through Brett's journey to bring his idea to reality. So what was Brett's idea? Here's a screen shot from the company's web site:

The product is a LEGO compatible case that clips onto the back of MacBooks. You can then use LEGO elements to build designs onto the case. As you can see by the screen shot I took at the website, the cost is $49 for the case. They come in grey, blue, and clear and you can pick the size of the MacBook as well. As you can see, the case comes with enough bricks to build the Apple design as shown. Similar to LEGO, you can also purchase pre-made designs with the corresponding bricks and instructions. They can be found here. They also sell 1x1 plates to help you make different designs on your own.

As a PC owner (go ahead and sneer and jeer at me now if you are a Mac fan) it looks like Brik Books does not sell PC compatible products yet. The site does say they are working on it so we'll see what happens.

So what do you think? Is this a cool idea? Do you have one already and I'm just late to the game in hearing about this product? Let me know when you think in the comments.

If you'd like a 20% discount, listen to the podcast for how to get the deal.

An Interview with LEGO Leadership - Jørgen Vig Knudstorp

How to Brick Up Your Mac