Julia Hartz

Hartz was born and raised in Santa Cruz, California. She graduated from Pepperdine University in 2001 with a Bachelor of Arts in Telecommunication.{{Cite web |title=Pepperdine Alumni- Alumni feature 🎉 Julia Hartz ('01), CEO and Co-founder of Eventbrite |url=https://www.facebook.com/login/?next=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FPepperdineAlumni%2Fposts%2Falumni-feature-julia-hartz-01-ceo-and-co-founder-of-eventbritehartz-was-recently%2F10158055214723024%2F |access-date=2022-12-05 |website=Facebook |language=en}}

Hartz began her career as a development executive at MTV where she contributed to the Jackass TV series from 2001 to 2003. At FX Networks from 2003 to 2005, she helped oversee shows including The Shield, Rescue Me, Nip/Tuck and 30 Days.{{Cite web |title=Julia Hartz Bio |url=https://generalassemb.ly/instructors/julia-hartz/1347 |access-date=2022-12-05 |website=generalassemb.ly}}

In 2006, she co-founded Eventbrite with (her then-fiancé) Kevin Hartz and Renaud Visage.{{Cite news |last=Gelles |first=David |date=2019-01-31 |title=Julia Hartz Founded Eventbrite With Her Fiancé. Then She Took His Job. |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/31/business/julia-hartz-eventbrite-corner-office.html |access-date=2022-12-05 |issn=0362-4331}} The company now has more than 700 global employees with offices in 12 countries.{{cite news|url=https://www.inc.com/zoe-henry/how-julia-hartz-is-making-eventbrite-profitable.html?cid=search|title=How Eventbrite's Julia Hartz Is Making Her Company Profitable|date=April 26, 2016|newspaper=Inc.}}

In April 2016, Hartz was appointed CEO and became member of Eventbrite Board of directors after her husband (and co-founder) stepped down from the role.{{Cite web |last=LEV-RAM |first=MICHAL |date=2015-11-12 |title=Eventbrite CEO Kevin Hartz is Temporarily Stepping Down |url=https://fortune.com/2015/11/12/eventbrite-kevin-hartz-ceo-stepping-down/ |access-date=2022-12-05 |website=Fortune |language=en}} In September 2018, Hartz took the company public, "making her among the few women to lead the successful initial public offering of a technology start-up."

Outside of Eventbrite, Hartz is an investor in Minted, Chairish, Playa Capital Company, Tamara Mellon and Color Genomics.{{Cite web |title=Julia Hartz Investor Profile: Portfolio & Exits {{!}} PitchBook |url=https://pitchbook.com/profiles/investor/106214-14 |access-date=2022-12-05 |website=pitchbook.com |language=en}} She serves on the Board of directors of the Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts,{{cite news|url=http://fortune.com/2017/05/02/julia-hartz-board-of-directors-four-seasons/|title=Exclusive: Eventbrite CEO Julia Hartz Appointed to Four Seasons' Board of Directors|date=May 2, 2017|newspaper=Fortune}} and University of California, San Francisco’s Board of overseers.{{Cite web |title=Julia Hartz's Investing Profile {{!}} Signal |url=https://www.signal.nfx.com/investors/julia-hartz |access-date=2022-12-05 |website=Signal |language=en}}

Hartz has been honored twice as one of Fortune magazine’s 40 Under 40 business leaders,{{cite news | title =40 under 40 | publisher =fortune.com| url =http://fortune.com/40-under-40/julia-hartz-36/ | access-date =29 March 2018}} Inc.’s 35 under 35,{{cite news |newspaper= Inc. |title= Eventbrite's Julia Hartz on Growing Into Entrepreneurship |url= https://www.inc.com/carolyn-cutrone/35-under-35-eventbrite-julia-hartz.html |date= June 24, 2014}} and one of Fortune's most powerful women entrepreneurs.{{cite news |newspaper= Fortune |title= Meet the 2013 Fortune Most Powerful Women Entrepreneurs |url= http://fortune.com/2013/10/10/meet-the-2013-fortune-most-powerful-women-entrepreneurs/ |date= October 10, 2013 }} The Aspen Institute also recognized Hartz as one of the 2018 Class of Henry Crown Fellows.{{cite news | title =Announcing the 2018 Class of Henry Crown Fellows | publisher =agln.aspeninstitute.org| url =http://agln.aspeninstitute.org/fellowships/henrycrown/classes/XXII | access-date =29 March 2018}}

In 2014, Hartz appeared on the cover of Forbes Magazine in a feature of Sequoia Capital’s founding stars.{{cite news |last=George |first=Anders |date=26 March 2014 |title=Look Who Sequoia Bankrolls: These 13 Tech Titans Stand Out |work=forbes.com |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/georgeanders/2014/03/26/who-does-sequoia-bankroll-these-13-tech-titans-stand-out/#316b46ee1d13 |access-date=29 March 2018}} She often speaks on the subject of building and scaling a global business, entrepreneurship, and the power of human connection through live experiences.{{cite news |newspaper= Forbes |title= Eventbrite CEO On The Transformative Power of Human Connection And Why Self-Doubt Is A Waste Of Time |url= https://www.forbes.com/sites/darrahbrustein/2018/03/04/eventbrite-ceo-on-the-transformative-power-of-human-connection-and-why-self-doubt-is-a-waste-of-time/#268645f13afa |date= March 4, 2018 }}

Hartz got engaged to Kevin Hartz in April 2005, "started Eventbrite nine months later, and got married five months after that." In 2016, after Hartz took over the CEO role, her husband Kevin returned to working as an investor. Hartz lives in San Francisco with her husband and four daughters.{{Cite web |last=altizer |first=drew |date=2017-12-16 |title=SF Ballet's Nutcracker Benefit Luncheon 2017: Land of Dreams |url=https://drewaltizer.com/event/3258-san-francisco-ballet-nutcracker-benefit-luncheon-ca/photo/1115428-kevin_hartz-julia_hartz-kimberly_hartz_foster |access-date=2022-12-05 |website=drewaltizer.com |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Hecht |first=Albert |title=Kevin And Julia Hartz Raise Another $60 Million For Eventbrite – At Near $1 Billion Valuation |date=14 March 2014 |url=https://jewishbusinessnews.com/2014/03/14/kevin-and-julia-hartz-raise-another-60-million-for-eventbrite-at-near-1-billion-valuation/ |access-date=2022-12-05 |language=en-US}} Hartz is Jewish.{{Cite web |title=Kevin And Julia Hartz Raise Another $60 Million For Eventbrite – At Near $1 Billion Valuation |url=https://jewishbusinessnews.com/2014/03/14/kevin-and-julia-hartz-raise-another-60-million-for-eventbrite-at-near-1-billion-valuation/ |access-date=2024-06-30 |website=www.jewishbusinessnews.com |date=14 March 2014 |language=en}}

• (2019) – [https://mastersofscale.com/julia-hartz-let-your-customers-be-your-scouts/ Interview with] Reid Hoffman on Masters of Scale
• (2020) – [https://www.npr.org/2020/02/14/806106473/eventbrite-julia-hartz Interview with] Guy Raz on the How I Built This

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• [https://www.eventbrite.com/team/ Julia Hartz page]
• [https://www.eventbrite.com/ Eventbrite website]

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