What’s with the van?

After I returned from a long and difficult deployment supporting Special Operations in the Middle East, I wanted a project. I have always been intrigued by tiny homes, earthships, and homesteading, so I decided to start building my own home-on-wheels. I’ve used to to drive up and down the east coast, as well as visit a dozen National Parks!

And you sell LEGO?

My Dad, WV Secretary of State Kris Warner, was an entrepreneur my entire life. I grew up watching him turn a vacant high school and an old hospital into places for small businesses to thrive. I got the opportunity to help him as he opened an ice cream shop, and rented out bounce houses. He has been a tireless promoter of small business owners and economic development in West Virginia—and so, when I saw an opportunity to turn a hobby into a business, I took his years of lessons and made it happen!

How do you buy and sell LEGO for profit?

I have a storefront on an online marketplace, Bricklink. I put cash in the hands of folks who’s kids have out-grown them then I clean the bricks, inventory them, and list them in my store. Fans of Lego (or AFOL) from across the US buy parts or sets to build. Additionally, I also take commissions and build art pieces, like portraits!