From 'Jackass' to IPO: The Wildest Career Pivot Yet ft. Eventbrite CEO Julia Hartz

Demoted

Demoted Productions

Comedy, Business, Careers

4.8 • 778 Ratings

🗓️ 3 June 2025

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

From wrangling the Jackass cast to ringing the bell on Wall Street, Julia Hartz's career has been anything but ordinary. This week, we’re joined by Eventbrite co-founder and CEO Julia Hartz, and her career journey is one for the books. From interning on the set of Friends to escorting the cast of Jackass at the MTV Music Awards, Julia shares her wild early days in entertainment before diving into what it took to build a billion-dollar company with her fiancé. We get into her biggest leadership lessons, the chaos of going public, and somehow end up talking about cheese raves. Plus, Julia reveals her chaotic morning routine and drops some hot tips for your next internal office event. Go to https://Goodr.com/demoted and use promo code DEMOTED for Free Shipping! Go to https://zbiotics.com/DEMOTED and use DEMOTED at checkout for 15% off any first time orders of ZBiotics We want to hear from you! Send in your Corporate Confessions, Dear Demoted questions, and Shout-outs right here: https://forms.gle/nJc667dUL65Xh63C6

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0:00.0	Have you ever wondered what it's like starting a company with your fiance?
0:03.7	Imagine going from working on the set of jackass to being a Silicon Valley CEO.
0:09.6	Who founding it through IPO?
0:11.7	And then navigating it through one of the most tumultuous times in human history, the pandemic.
0:16.0	We're talking about cheese raves.
0:17.4	And how the taste of cheese will actually change depending on what music you're listening to.
0:20.9	Our guest today is about to rock your world. I turn around and they're standing in front of the bank
0:26.5	of photographers keying.
0:36.9	All right, ladies and gents, motorheads from around the world.
0:39.5	Welcome back.
0:40.2	We're doing a guest today.
0:41.2	We do have a guest.
0:42.5	And we like having guests because, transparently, we're out of things to say.
0:45.7	We have nothing to talk about anymore.
0:47.3	And we want to hear from the wealth of knowledge that is a successful C-suite executive who lives actually down the street from Ross.
0:54.2	It keeps it real.
0:54.8	Julia Hartz is the co-founder and CEO of Eventbrite.
0:59.7	You guys have been to a local event.
1:01.3	If you went to the sad premiere, we used Eventbrite.
1:04.1	You must have used Eventbrite.
1:06.4	And she found it in 2006 with her husband, Kevin.
1:09.5	Kevin Hartz.
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