FREE Masterclass
Gig Economy & Solopreneur Masterclass
Spring break doesn’t have to be a waste. Spring Into Action is a live, virtual masterclass for students who want to build something of their own — whether that’s a catering idea, a handmade products, landscape services, digital services, or a future side business.
This is where skills become money moves.
This Isn’t About Getting a Job. It’s About Creating One.
Spring Into Action is a live, virtual masterclass designed for students who want more than what the current workplace has to offer. Whether you dream about selling baked goods, launching a clothing idea, making custom crafts, offering services, or inventing something new. This masterclass shows you how ideas move from “that would be cool” to “this is real.”
This isn’t about forcing you to “pick a career.” It’s about showing you what’s possible — and letting you decide what to explore next.
Many students already have skills they don’t realize are valuable. Others have curiosity but no clear direction yet. Spring Into Action meets you where you are and helps you connect the dots between what you enjoy, what you’re good at, and what the real world actually rewards.
We’ll help you:
- Identify your niche
- Clarify what makes you different
- Understand your value
- Learn what actually happens when businesses go to market
You don’t need a finished product.
You don’t need funding.
You don’t need everything figured out.
Curiosity is enough.
Who This Is For
This experience is built for students who want independence. Students who think, “I could sell this”, have ideas for products or services, or just wanna make some money while going to school. Spring Into Action helps students move from vague ideas to intentional action.
Future Makers
Students who love creating — food, crafts, designs, digital content, handmade products.
Future Solopreneurs
Students curious about starting small and growing something of their own.
Creative Tech
You’re into design, animation, media, or creative technology.
Future Inventors
Students with ideas they want to test and shape into something real.
Spring Into Action helps students discover what they’re already good at, explore creative and independent paths, build confidence speaking about themselves, and learn real-world skills schools don’t always have time to teach.
✕ There are no tests. ✕ No grades. ✕ No required homework.
Only optional challenges for students who want to go deeper — and earn more chances at prizes.
What the Week Actually Feels Like
This is not a lecture about business theory. It’s a hands-on exploration of what it takes to launch something. Each day blends:
- Real-world entrepreneurial stories
- Interactive challenges
- Brand-building exercises
- Niche and audience discovery
- “What would you do?” scenarios
- Optional breakout workshops by interest (makers, bakers, digital, service-based ideas)
Some days you’ll refine your idea. Some days you’ll test your thinking. Some days you’ll realize your “random hobby” might actually be a business.
The goal is clarity, momentum and to have fun!
What You’ll Actually Be Doing
Throughout the week, students will:
- Identify what problem their idea solves
- Define their unique value proposition (UVP)
- Explore branding basics and positioning
- Understand target audiences
- Learn realistic expectations for launching
- Practice pitching their idea clearly
- Explore how solopreneurs go to market
Participation is flexible. Sharing is optional. Effort is rewarded.
This isn’t about becoming a millionaire in a week.
It’s about understanding how real businesses start.
Joey Franco
Creative Technologist · Partner, perXuade
Based in Las Vegas, Nevada
Learn From Someone Who’s Actually Done It
Joey began programming at age 14, dreaming he was going to be a video game programmer. He went on to blend technology and design long before it was common.
He planned to go to college for computer science and use graphic design to pay his way through school — but a strong portfolio landed him a career immediately after high school. Advertising and marketing didn’t delay his future — it accelerated it. Everything he needed to succeed came from public schooling, hands-on experience, mentorship, and a willingness to keep learning.
Over time, his skills stacked and his responsibilities grew — from graphic artist and animator, to senior creative and media roles supporting executive leadership, to managing media for CityCenter in Las Vegas, the largest privately funded construction project in the world.
He’s now a Managing Partner for a Marketing & Communications agency that helps many startups to mid-size businesses grow their businesses. Through his consultancy, he’s coached entrepreneurs focus on their niche marketing, identify their Value Proposition, and transform their ideas into income. What makes the difference isn’t being attached to a specific outcome. It’s enjoying the journey and loving the work — letting the path unfold naturally.
Love what you’re doing, and you’ll never work a day in your life.
This masterclass will help you transform your passion into profit. It’s about showing you what’s possible when curiosity, skills and confidence come first. Most importantly, you have to have commitment and drive—the core of all entrepreneurs.
Session 1: Why Your Interests Are Valuable
Discover how everyday hobbies and interests can turn into income opportunities that fit you.
Session 2: What Makes You Different?
Learn how discovering your unique value can be the foundation for your future business or gig.
Session 1: Who Are You Serving?
Figure out who would actually hire you or buy from you — because ideas only matter if people care.
Session 2: Brand Basics — How You Show Up
Build confidence in presenting yourself and your idea so that people see your value.
Session 1: Pricing Without Guesswork
Stop underselling yourself and start pricing your skills and products in a way that makes sense.
Session 2: Simple Marketing That Works
Learn how to reach people without awkward ads or spam — using clarity and value.
Session 1: From Blueprint to Billion-Dollar Reality
Explore CityCenter through a guided walk as we uncover the five-year build story, tour its restaurants, art, and convention spaces, and break down the diverse careers behind a world-class development.
Session 2: Real Business Tour at CityCenter, LV
Walk through iconic Las Vegas retail spaces, see how retailers operate, and talk about business ideas that could grow from what you observe.
Session 1: What Happens After “I Have an Idea”
Walk through real next steps — testing, early customers, feedback loops, and refining your offer.
Session 2: Your First 30-Day Action Plan
Finish the week with a simple roadmap you can take immediately to start building your idea in the real world.
Prizes & Participation
Participation is rewarded — not perfection. Students earn entries toward daily prizes by:
- Attending
- Engaging
- Completing optional build challenges
At the end of the week, one student will earn a grand prize for the highest total participation hours.
Showing up matters more than being “the best.”
This isn’t schoolwork or lectures — it’s a challenge-based masterclass built to help you turn skills into options. Try Day 1 and decide from there.
No. Most students don’t. Curiosity is enough — we’ll help you connect the dots.
Yes.
This is a professional environment with other likeminded individuals. You should want to show that you’re engaged, displaying respect to the presenter and audience.
Sharing is encouraged, never forced.
No required homework. Optional challenges are available for students who want extra reps and extra prize entries.
Yes — parents are welcome to observe. The experience is designed for students, and prizes are student-only.
Spring break is short.
Opportunities last longer.
Claim your spot for this FREE Masterclass, show up, and build momentum. Try Day 1 and decide from there.
In 5 days, you’ll walk away with: clarity on your strengths, real examples of how creators make money, and a low-pressure way to try new skills with prizes for showing up. No awkward “sales” stuff. No homework pressure. Just momentum — and a better idea of what you want to build next.