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Twelve weeks of mentoring that take a young adult from being good at something to being paid for it.

For 18 to 23 year olds who have finished school, are at home, and have something they will do for hours. The age range is a guide, not a cut-off: nobody is turned away because of age.

Enquire about a place

A young adult at their desk at night: stars in the window, the screen still lit, still at it. There is a page for them too The page for your son or daughter
12 weeksAnd up to two more at no cost. 42 kindsOf paid work, matched to what they do. 2 billsSent by them, to their own clients. R7 000A month, for three months.

The room opens on 10 November 2026. After that, intake is one person at a time, all year. At most six trainee freelancers are in the room at once.

Who it suits

Are they at home, waiting?

Very good at one thing

Video editing, code, drawing, sound. Years of it, and still getting better.

A young adult at a desk at home, the screen lit. The wall above the desk is covered with sheets of their own work, pinned up in rows.

Or steady and exact

Lists, spreadsheets, sorting, checking. Every entry right, for as long as it takes.

A young adult at a desk at home, the screen lit with a grid of even rows. On the wall above the desk, one tall sheet of even rows is pinned up.

The day has no shape

School gave them a timetable. Nothing has since. The day starts late and runs into the night.

The same desk, the sun already high in the window. The school timetable that used to hang above the screen is an outline only; its two pins are still in the wall.
A parent said

"I don't know what will happen with him when I am gone."

Being paid is how a person joins the world.

Money from a stranger for work they did. Nothing else proves it the same way.

What they do at home. What a client pays for.

One room, head-on, with empty wall in the middle. On the left, the young adult at a desk at home under a wall of their own sheets, one of them orange. On the right, another person at a second desk, the same orange sheet on their screen and a bill pinned up beside it.
At homePaid work
Cutting gaming clips for funShort-form video editor
Drawing characters all dayCharacter art for games
Making beats or tracksJingles and intros
Building Roblox gamesRoblox development for other creators
Finding every bug and glitchTesting websites, apps and games
Keeping spreadsheets and listsData entry and catalogue clean-up
Sorting and labelling photosLabelling data for AI
Correcting everyone's spellingProofreading

The work is on Upwork, Fiverr and other platforms, for clients anywhere in the world. Matching the skill to real jobs is the first thing done, in weeks 1 to 4.

All forty-two kinds of paid work, on the page for your son or daughter

Three mornings a week, in one building, for twelve weeks

The Salt River room, head-on, in four parts: the front door standing open; Bryce at his own desk; the young adult at a desk under a board of task cards in order, the first three taken down and shown as outlines; two others at a shared desk.

The building

Unit A202, Salt River. Attendance is in person, three mornings a week, four hours each.

The mentor

Bryce works in the same room, doing the same kind of work for his own clients. Each morning starts with 45 minutes of setup with everyone together. After that he works at his own desk and answers questions as the morning goes.

The kit

Twelve weeks of tasks in a fixed order, one for each morning, each one small enough to finish. Where the work will live, Upwork or somewhere else, is decided early and built on.

The others

At most six trainee freelancers are in the room at once, all doing the same thing at the same time.

A photograph of the room: white brick walls, a polished concrete floor, and a long window that looks out over trees and stacked shipping containers. The room is empty. The desks and the four people in the picture are drawings added on top of the photograph.
A photograph of the room at Unit A202, The Spice Yard, Salt River. The room is real. The desks and the people are drawn on.
  1. Weeks 1 to 4

    The skill, written down and priced

  2. Weeks 5 to 8

    The first job, with help

  3. Weeks 9 to 12

    The second job, with less help

  4. … up to two more weeks

Twelve weeks. Up to two more at no cost if the second bill has not gone out by then.

Second bill: the aim
The result

Proof, not promises

The first bill

Find a job. Price it. Do it. Send the bill. With help.

One job, priced and delivered with help, and a bill that gets paid. Small by design, not a living.

In the Salt River room, the young adult works at the desk with Bryce on a chair pulled up beside them. One bill is pinned on the board.
The second bill

The same four steps. Less help.

The same thing again, this time led by them. Bryce is there, less in it.

The same desk. The young adult works alone; the chair Bryce pulled up is an outline only. Two bills are pinned on the board.
After the last morning

A desk in the same building, as a member.

A desk in the same building, on their own account, same terms as anyone else.

The same desk, now simply theirs. The young adult stands at the board and pins up a third bill beside the first two.
Your part

Two meetings and the payment.

From enquiry to the first day, in order

  1. Step 1

    You send an enquiry, with the form on this page.

  2. Step 2

    Bryce replies by email within two working days.

  3. Step 3

    A first conversation with Bryce. It costs nothing and commits you to nothing.

  4. Step 4

    The enrolment agreement is read, then signed.

  5. Step 5

    The first payment is made by EFT.

  6. Step 6

    The first meeting, in the building, before the first day.

First payment by EFT

Before the first day

One meeting

One meeting, in the building, after the enrolment agreement is signed and the first payment is made. The day is explained and questions get answered.

During the twelve weeks

Their twelve weeks

Nothing is asked of you beyond the payment. There are no visits during the mornings and no reports. You can email Bryce a question at any time. The workbook pages can be printed for you if you want them.

After the last day

One meeting

One meeting, with the three of you. What got built, what got paid, what happens after.

R7 000 a month, for three months.

Which is R21 000, paid by EFT. Or R19 000 in one payment, up front.

What it buys

A desk three mornings a week, a mentor in the room, and a workbook with one task for each morning.

What comes with it

Advice on choosing a niche from what they already like doing, and on which online courses are worth taking. The courses are other people's, chosen for each trainee.

How it is paid

By EFT. R7 000 once a month for three months, which is R21 000. Or R19 000 once, up front.

If it takes longer than twelve weeks

Up to two more weeks, nothing more to pay. More time than that is paid for.

What they bring

Their own computer. Platform fees and any course fees are theirs.

Where their earnings go

To them. Clients pay the trainee freelancer directly, into their own account. Freelance Mentorship handles none of it.

Questions parents ask

Who can come?

Can read, own computer

Anyone 18 to 23 who can read and has their own computer. The age range is a guide, not a cut-off: nobody is turned away because of age. Matric is not needed. Intake is one at a time, all year. What matters is that there is something they will do for hours.

What if no job comes in twelve weeks?

They keep coming

If the second bill has not gone out by the last morning, they keep coming for up to two more weeks at no cost. More time than that is paid for.

Can we cancel, and is anything refunded?

Yes, on these terms

Within 7 business days of signing, everything is refunded. After that, a month that has started is not refunded. Months that have not started are refunded, less a cancellation charge of R1 400 for each of them. If the ND Agency cannot continue, every morning not held is refunded in full. The full terms are in the refund and cancellation policy, which you get with the enrolment agreement before anything is signed or paid.

What if he will not come on day three?

Bryce phones

Bryce phones. Not coming is common, and it is worked with, not punished.

What happens on a bad day?

Stop, sit, or leave

They can stop, sit, or leave the room. A bad day is part of a working life, not a break in it.

Can I visit? Will I get reports?

No visits, no reports

No visits during the mornings, and no reports. Someone building a freelance practice does not report to a parent. You can email Bryce a question at any time, at hello@showup.courses.

What if only one bill has gone out?

Up to two more weeks

If only one bill has gone out by the end of the twelve weeks, they keep coming for up to two more weeks at no cost. More time than that is paid for.

What happens after the three months?

A desk, as a member

The mentoring runs for the full twelve weeks, with up to two more at no cost if the second bill has not gone out by then. After that, a desk in the same building is available to them as an ordinary member, on the same terms as any other member.

What happens in an emergency?

Bryce phones the contact

An emergency contact is taken before the first day. In an emergency, Bryce phones that person. On a bad day they can stop, sit, or leave the room.

Does earning money affect a SASSA disability grant?

Report it to SASSA

The disability grant is R2 400 a month from 1 April 2026. Under the Social Assistance regulations a single person receives the full amount while their income is R43 200 a year (R3 600 a month) or less. Above that the grant falls by 40 cents for every rand of yearly income. SASSA can also review whether a person who is earning still meets the medical requirement. The law requires a change in income to be reported to SASSA, and SASSA makes the decision.

Who is Bryce, and why him?

A working freelancer

A working freelancer who is autistic and ADHD, mentoring from the way he actually earns. He has lectured and run schools for years, and holds an MBA, an MSc in Psychology, and a BA in Film and Media. Nobody asks about that one. It was the best of the three.

Enquire about a place

The room opens on 10 November 2026. After that, intake is one person at a time, all year.

The front of the building on a weekday morning. The front door stands open with the light on inside. The young adult, a bag in one hand, is arriving.

Send an enquiry

This goes to Bryce, the mentor. It is an enquiry only. Nothing is booked, paid or signed by sending it.

You do not have to explain anything. “Please phone me” is enough.

What happens next

  • Bryce replies by email within two working days.
  • The first conversation costs nothing and commits you to nothing.
  • Nothing is signed or paid until you have read the enrolment agreement.

Or leave your email only

You get one email, when Freelance Mentorship opens on 10 November 2026. Nothing is booked, paid or signed.

You can also email Bryce directly at hello@showup.courses.

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