Advance RSVP is available to Primary Entry badge types only. Walk-ups may be accepted on a first come, first served basis.

Mentor Sessions offer 15 minutes of one-on-one interaction with industry leaders and professionals from a variety of fields spanning interactive, film, and music.

Meeting with this mentor is highly recommended if you're interested in startups, management, and marketing/PR.

Jade Driver is one of the co-founders of Crowd Surf, an entertainment marketing solutions firm based in LA, Nashville & NYC. As one of the first digital driven mktg companies in music, Driver has helped revolutionize the way artists communicate with and sell to their fans. Since 2007 the firm has expanded into publicity, branding, content creation and digital crisis management services. Driver was honored on Billboard’s 2018 Digital Power Players list.

You can see Jade’s full bio on her speaker page.

Registrants who sign up online must check-in 30 minutes before their mentor time slot to guarantee their spot. Limited on-site sign up is also available for a small number of Mentor Sessions spots and will begin 30 minutes before the first time slot of each session.

Programming descriptions are generated by participants and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of SXSW.