Todd Eason

Tennis Australia

National Development Assistant

January 2023 to Current

Adelaide, SA
In my role as the National Development Assistant for the National Development Squad, I am entrusted with the responsibility of overseeing a group of highly talented and top-ranked national players. Working closely with the head of national development and esteemed head coach, Sandon Stolle, my primary focus is to ensure the smooth execution of training sessions and effective performance management for the squad.
Collaborating closely with Sandon Stolle, an esteemed figure in the tennis world, I have the opportunity to learn from his wealth of knowledge and experience. Together, we analyze players' performances, identify areas for improvement, and implement targeted training strategies to help them reach their full potential.
Through my role as the National Development Assistant, I am dedicated to nurturing the talent within the squad and preparing them for future success at national and international levels. By fostering a culture of discipline, hard work, and continuous improvement, I aim to contribute to the development of the next generation of elite tennis players, ensuring that they are equipped with the skills and mindset necessary to excel on the global stage.

• Proven experience as a record label owner and A&R, with a strong understanding of the music industry and the underground music scene local, interstate and internationally.
• International distribution
• No96 for top 100 most important electronic vinyl releases (2016)
• Excellent networking and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build strong relationships with artists and industry professionals.
• Strong leadership and management skills, with the ability to inspire and motivate a team
• Knowledge of vinyl production and distribution processes
• Supervised performance of workers with goals of improving productivity, efficiency and cost savings.
• Led startup and creation of operational procedures and workflow planning.
• Oversaw project execution, phase progress, workmanship and team performance to drive on-time completion of deliverables.

• Creative ideation and writing.
• Critical Creative concept strategy, for both state and national
• Conveyed and developed creative team design vision by defining group direction and goals.
• Engaged with clients to gather project information and uncover challenges.
• Conferred with creative art department seniors to discuss client requirements and coordinate creative activities.
• Proven ability to execute a brief with tight turnaround and small budget.
• Led creative team meetings to share ideas and bring actionable plans to fruition.
• Deep understanding of social & content creative solutions and PR-able ideas
• Understanding of digital, social, PR, experiential, emerging platforms, and the evolving media landscape
• Created custom illustrations or other graphic elements.
• Worked with creative directors to develop design solutions.
• Formulated basic layout design or presentation approach and specified style, animation and graphics details.
• Successfully resolved range of complex artistic development issues.
• Conferred with creative art department heads to discuss client requirements and coordinate creative activities.

• Assisted Creative Director of Contemporary Music for the Adelaide Festival music programming.
• development of score for film and theatre.
• Music consultant for commercial operations and spaces

High Performance Academy Head Coach-

Overseeing Academy Sessions and coaching development. Touring coach for ATP/WTA/ITF players.

*Academy of the year 2018

Partner/operator B# Records, specializing in supporting local underground and niche music genres.
Responsible for sourcing and selecting the best in local and international underground and niche music genres to offer to our customers. Working closely with local and international artists along with industry professionals to bring the best in undiscovered talent to the forefront, while also ensuring that our collection appealed to a diverse range of music clientele.

• Bespoke Record store experience for local community, and national visitors. Regarded as a South Australian musical institution. Working tirelessly to help the music Communities of South Australia thrive.
• Distribution, artist and customer relations.
• Connecting local and international artists, providing a much needed link in cultures both music and art. Helping to assist in the growth of musical genres across Australia.
• Assigned work to employees based on project requirements and individual team member strengths.
• Coordinated schedules and day-to-day activities of all staff to satisfy project needs.
• maintaining market strength through various technology trends associated with the music retail industry.
• Hiring and mentoring all staff. Education for all staff in all genres of the stores shop front.
• Involvement in all marketing and cross promotion of the different genres involved.