How a Pint-Size Entrepreneur Solved a Sticky Toy DilemmaWhen he was just 9 years old, Greyson Maclean discovered the key to his Lego frustrations on a pair of sunglasses.
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Entrepreneur:Greyson MacLean, 13, creator ofBrickStix, static-cling decals and stickers for embellishing plastic building blocks such as Lego and Mega Bloks.
"Aha" moment:MacLean, who has built with Lego since he could "put two bricks together," was frustrated with the stickers that came with the sets. If he pulled one off, gooey residue remained on the plastic; if he left it on, the brick was permanently labeled. "I wanted a way to customize my builds without ruining the bricks," says the Hartland, Wisc.-based entrepreneur.
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