Eventbrite CEO Julia Hartz on Staying Innovative in Your Industry

9 to 5ish with theSkimm

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Entrepreneurship, Careers, Business

4.7 • 1.9K Ratings

🗓️ 2 October 2024

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

Eventbrite CEO Julia Hartz said “I do” to Kevin Hartz twice: once when they got married, and again when she decided to become a co-founder with him. Julia says she doesn’t even remember the latter moment. All she knows is she trusted Kevin’s entrepreneurial instincts and it paid off. But when Kevin needed to step down as CEO and have Julia step in, she describes the transition as going from “Candyland” to “Tron”. In this episode of 9 to 5ish, Julia shares: What her internships on “Friends” and “Jackass” taught her The unofficial exit strategy she and Kevin agreed on in case they didn’t work out romantically Why it was bittersweet stepping up as CEO while Kevin navigated health struggles health struggled How Eventbrite’s IPO was the most diverse in NYSE history Why she takes it personally when female executive leadership exit the business after going public

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0:00.0	At that point nobody on Sand Hill Road was like I want to fund a husband and wife team.
0:09.1	It was like the examples were horrific of those who had gone before us.
0:15.0	I'm Carly Zakin and I'm Danielle Weisberg.
0:20.0	Welcome to Nine to Fiveish with the skin.
0:23.0	We've run into so many questions over the years
0:26.0	and had so many moments where we needed advice,
0:29.0	and we got it from women who'd been there.
0:32.0	And that's what we're bringing you at this show. We got it from women who'd been there.
0:32.8	And that's what we're bringing you at this show.
0:34.9	Each week we're helping you get what you want out of your career
0:38.2	by talking to the smartest leaders we know.
0:40.4	Because we know your work life is a lot more than 9 to 5.
0:45.0	All right, let's get into it.
0:49.0	Hi everyone. Today, our guest is Julia Hartz. She is the co-founder, CEO, an executive chair of
0:56.3	Eventbright, the live event ticketing platform that I bet you have used. Julia
1:02.4	started her career in TV development for networks like
1:05.0	M TV and FX and was steadily working up the corporate ladder. Julia had this
1:10.4	feeling that traditional media was about to be disruptive in an exciting way.
1:15.6	But instead of continuing down that road, she ditched her 9 to 5 and started her entrepreneurship
1:21.2	journey.
1:22.4	With this startup guy, she met along the way, named Kevin, who she happened to chat up at a wedding.
1:31.0	Out of a windowless phone closet, Julia and Kevin co-founded Event Bright in 2006.
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