Young Da Vinci Leadership Academy — Entrepreneurship & Leadership for the Next Generation, Orange County, CA.
About the Academy
Young Da Vinci Leadership Academy is a premier entrepreneurship and leadership institute for teenagers aged 13–17 in Orange County, California. We go beyond school curriculum and teach : The Art of Public Speaking, Leadership, Ownership & Influence, Financial Literacy & Business Acumen, AI & innovation, Business Model Analysis, Intellectual Depth & The Art of Class, and many more modules through interactive lectures, live pitch competitions, real consulting projects, guest speakers from every industry, and hands-on business launches. Our faculty are working entrepreneurs, investors, and teaching professionals who have led and built business ventures themselves. Students graduate with a consulting engagement for a real local business, a funded micro-business that earns real revenue, an externship inside a real company, and a bound portfolio that will stand out for any colleges and employer. We operate a 12-month flagship program, six-week intensive waves, a four-week summer school, and single-day workshops with famous guest speakers for families across Orange County.
We are currently assembling our founding faculty team for our Summer/Fall 2026 launch.
About the Role:
About the Role
Specialist Faculty · $150/hour · Newport Beach / Laguna Beach, CA · Part-Time
There is a profound difference between a trusted advisor and a manipulator, and this module exists to make that distinction permanent. You will teach teenagers the full spectrum of how business is generated in the real world — from the psychology of persuasion and the mechanics of consultative selling to brand management, social media marketing, customer acquisition strategy, copywriting, visual identity, and the discipline of cold outreach that most professionals never learn because nobody teaches it. Students will understand how businesses attract attention, build brands that people remember, convert interest into revenue, and retain customers over time. Every session is built around live roleplay, real objection handling, campaign building, case study analysis, and exercises that put students in situations they will encounter for the rest of their professional lives — whether they are selling a product, pitching an investor, negotiating a partnership, or building a brand from zero.
We are looking for someone who has sold in the real world — who has carried a quota, built a client base, scaled a marketing operation, or grown a brand from nothing — and can teach teenagers that the ability to generate business and build a brand is the skill that makes everything else possible.
What You Teach
- Consultative selling — the discipline of asking, listening, and diagnosing before proposing
- Cialdini's six principles of influence: reciprocity, commitment, social proof, authority, liking, scarcity
- The five most common sales objections and the honest, effective response to each
- Needs analysis — identifying what someone actually wants versus what they say they want
- Cold outreach — crafting cold emails, cold DMs, cold call scripts, and LinkedIn messages that actually generate responses
- Social media marketing — how brands build audiences, content strategy, platform selection, and the economics of attention
- Customer acquisition strategy — funnels, conversion optimization, cost per acquisition, lifetime value, and how to acquire customers profitably at scale
- Brand management and visual identity — logo design principles, color psychology, typography, presentation design, and how the best brands create instant recognition and emotional connection
- Copywriting for marketing — headlines, landing pages, email sequences, social media copy, calls to action. How to write words that make people stop scrolling and start paying attention
- Brand positioning and messaging — how to define what you stand for, who you serve, and why anyone should care, in language that cuts through noise
- Referral mechanics and warm introductions — how professionals actually generate the majority of their business through relationships, not advertising
- Retention and loyalty — why keeping a customer costs five times less than acquiring one and how the best companies engineer loyalty
- Studying the masters — students analyze real sales and marketing frameworks from prominent practitioners; for example: Alex Hormozi (offer creation and value equations), Russell Brunson (funnels and direct response), Gary Vaynerchuk (attention and content-first branding), Zig Ziglar (consultative trust-building), and Grant Cardone (outbound volume and conviction). Students watch real content from these practitioners, break down what works and why, and debate which approaches align with ethical selling
- Case study analysis — deconstructing real campaigns and sales strategies. How did Dollar Shave Club launch with one video? How does Apple sell premium without discounting? How did Patagonia build a billion-dollar brand by telling people not to buy their product? Students analyze what worked, what was strategic, and what they would replicate
- Live roleplay with recorded feedback — students practice selling, pitching, handling rejection, and closing under real pressure. Recorded, reviewed, and coached
- Campaign workshop — students design and present a complete go-to-market strategy for a real or fictional product, including brand identity, positioning, pricing, channel selection, copywriting, social media plan, and outreach strategy
- The ethics of persuasion — where influence ends and manipulation begins. Students develop their own ethical framework for selling that they can articulate and defend
Your Schedule
- Flagship schedule (in active month): Tue 5:20–6:00 + Thu 5:20–6:00 + Sat 12:30–1:30 = ~2.5 hrs/week × ~5–6 weeks = ~13–15 hours
- Summer Intensive (2 waves): Morning specialist block, 2 days/wave, 1.5 hrs each = ~6 hours
- Six-Week Waves (4/year): Week 3, both sessions = ~18 hours
- Estimated annual hours: ~38–45 hours
Qualifications
- Real-world sales and marketing experience — you have carried a quota, closed deals, built a client base, or led a sales team
- Teaching, coaching, or training experience — can structure a learning progression and run interactive exercises
- Background in B2B sales, consultative selling, marketing strategy, brand building, or business development
- MBA in Marketing, business degree, or equivalent professional experience
- Experience working with young people is valued but not required
- Based in or within 30 minutes of Orange County, CA
Compensation
- Rate: $150 per hour for all scheduled teaching sessions
- Estimated module hours: ~38–45 hours
- Estimated module compensation: ~$5,700–$6,750
- Contract: Independent contractor (1099), paid monthly
- Founding Faculty status: 12-month rate lock. Automatic 10–30% increase reviewed after Year 1. Priority scheduling, hours expansion and curriculum input as the academy expands.
Pay: $150.00 per hour
Benefits:
Work Location: In person
