Conferences & mentoring

Springboard Houston, Texas

Springboard South 2015 · Springboard Houston 2018 · Mentor alongside Ruth McCartney, Rick Barker, Vicky Hamilton and Dale Penner

Conference panelsMentoring

2015 and 2018

Springboard Houston, Texas
Industry panel / Houston · Historical Mastermind photograph

“conference and festival for Artists, The Music Industry & Fans”

Springboard · Springboard’s About page · read 12 October 2026 ↗︎

“Houston has been home to SpringBoard for the past five years”

NBC San Diego · SpringBoard West Brings Intimate SxSW Experience to SD · 2 January 2017 ↗︎
Springboard Houston 2018

Mastermind’s film from Houston

Conferences & mentoring

Houston, 2015 and 2018

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Springboard South, Houston 2015

  • Michael Eastwood spoke at Springboard South Music Festival, Houston, Texas: Making Music Viral, an opening talk on Major Marketing, and Fan & Branding
  • Fan & Branding panel with Ruth McCartney and Anthony ‘A’ Cole
Mastermind’s project page, published 30 June 2015, captured 18 August 2019. Role: Mastermind’s own account
02

Springboard Houston 2018

  • Mastermind arranged for The Von, a band from Florida, to perform at Springboard Houston
  • Michael Eastwood among the keynote speakers, with Michèle Vice-Maslin, Barry Coffing and Kevin Jonas Sr., the Jonas Brothers’ father and original manager
Mastermind’s case study of The Von, published 21 June 2018 and revised 7 February 2020 · Kevin Jonas Sr.: Billboard, 21 February 2018. Role: Mastermind’s own account
03

Springboard mentor listings

  • 2015: Michael Eastwood, with Rick Barker, Barry Coffing, Dale Penner, Vicky Hamilton and others
  • 2018: Michael Eastwood, with Barry Coffing, Big Swift, Dale Penner, Michèle Vice-Maslin, Vicky Hamilton and others
  • Springboard Houston’s 2018 mentors page names him as the founder of Mastermind Promotion
  • Each of those named with him is also named on Mastermind’s About page, on its advisory board or management team
Springboard’s mentors page, tabs 2015 and 2018, read 14 October 2026 · Springboard Houston’s 2018 mentors page, captured 22 August 2019 · Mastermind’s About page, captures from 18 July 2015 to 24 June 2024
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On the record

  • Springboard’s founder, Barry Coffing, sat on Mastermind’s advisory board, so neither Springboard’s mentors pages nor Mastermind’s own pages and film are independent of the company
NBC San Diego, 2 January 2017 · Mastermind’s About page, captures from 18 July 2015 to 24 June 2024
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