Julia Hartz (Eventbrite) on Taking a Company Public, Leading Through Crisis and the Future of Live Events

Julia Hartz co-founded Eventbrite in 2006 with a bold vision: make
ticketing accessible for anyone creating an event. Nearly two
decades later, she’s still at the helm as CEO, having taken the
company public in 2018 and steered it through one of the toughest
crises imaginable—the pandemic, when live events disappeared
overnight. In this episode, Julia takes us behind the scenes of
Eventbrite’s rise from scrappy startup to IPO, and the resilience
it took to reinvent during COVID. She opens up about being
co-founders with her husband, the challenges and rewards of leading
as a solo CEO, and why she believes the future of gathering is
brighter—and quirkier—than ever. Follow Sammi on Instagram 
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Eventbrite Challenge Today, Sammi and Julia cover… 00:00 Julia
Hartz’s Social Currency  02:09 Julia’s Early Career in
TV  05:05 The Meet-Cute That Led to Eventbrite  08:44
Startup Model  25:58 Work-Life Balance?  32:24 Unlocking
Productivity by Knowing Yourself  35:19 Transition to Solo
CEO  37:49 Taking Eventbrite Public  43:43 Navigating the
Pandemic  47:45 The Resurgence of In-Person Events  52:21
Trends and Quirky Subcultures in Events  57:36 Social Currency
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