My goal is to create one of the greatest companies that's ever existed, and that has everything to do with the people, the culture, and what our core values are versus what we build or how we're perceived out in the market.
I graduated from college and went straight into a job with MTV.
As founder of Eventbrite, I've interviewed almost every single person we've hired.
Working in MTV's development team, my days would consist of pitches and deciding which concepts we wanted to buy. We would then develop those into a pilot. Very few ended up making it to a full series, but if they did, I would manage the project alongside the show's creators.
At Eventbrite, we care about the whole you, not just the employee you.
I know my daughter was dealt a very, very good birth card, but sometimes I feel like I want to honor the fact that she also drew a lottery that she didn't get to choose, which is that there is this thing called Eventbrite in our lives, and it sometimes takes precedence.
Ticketing is a people-intensive business to get it right on a global scale.
For a global company, it is imperative to respect and honor local culture and weave that into the core company values rather than the other way around.
Getting to profitability does not mean all our problems are solved.
What I didn't appreciate about myself is that I'm good at coaching leaders.
I think having a visionary CEO is awesome, and visionary leadership is one thing, but you also need checks and balances on whether this company can withstand a very honest and critical look at itself.
My worst day is away from the office, when I'm traveling and not with the Britelings.
I love just being home with the kids and, seeing what they do when they're bored and then I just follow.
I think a universal feeling that we all share is that live experiences create indelible memories.
There is no finish line to leadership.
I'm thrilled to share the story of my journey in building Eventbrite and what I've learned along the way as a working mother and entrepreneur.
We focus on Eventbrite and our family. That's how we spend our time, full stop.
Getting over the stigma of needing to appear as if I do it all myself took about 12 months. I finally realized that the only way to be a successful, happy mother, founder, wife, and daughter was to accept the help that was being offered to me.
It's extremely easy to get people to share what events they are going to because events are inherently social.
There's always a little bit of friction when you're trying to democratize an industry.
