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" In television, things move quite slowly. It can take years to get a show off the ground. "

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" If you think about stripping away 80 percent of the things that don't matter and focusing on the the 20 percent that will actually make a difference, I think you'll find great results even in the toughest of situations and the harshest of environments. "

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" My worst day is away from the office, when I'm traveling and not with the Britelings. "

" 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. "

" I live, breathe, and die by what kind of company we're creating. "

" 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. "

" As far as funding and building a team, you being romantically involved with your cofounder really shouldn't play a factor in how you run the company and how you create a team or find resources. It's all about the partnership. "

" Work does come home with us, but home also comes to work. Our kids are regulars at Eventbrite's HQ in San Francisco. "

" I founded Eventbrite when I was 25 and had exactly five professional years under my belt. Perspective was lacking; idealistic views were not. I really had no idea what I was getting myself into, and I'm beyond thrilled I took the leap from a comfortable corporate career into the abyss of founder-hood and entrepreneurship. "

" I wasn't the kid with the lemonade stand. "

" There's always a little bit of friction when you're trying to democratize an industry. "

" I think entrepreneurship is combining a passion with the tenacity to problem-solve and the fearlessness to fail. "

" Every day is sort of a jigsaw puzzle. You have to make sure that you're putting the most important things first. "

" 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. "

" To be a true leader, I needed to better understand my unique strengths and how to apply them across the company as we grew. "

" Showing that you consistently have their best interests at heart not only motivates your people to do their best work; it also builds goodwill that you may need to draw on when the going gets tough and you have to lean on one another to find the horizon. "

" I'm a very connected and passionate founder. And I do model transparency and openness and loyalty in my actions. "

" Getting to profitability does not mean all our problems are solved. "

" Each company is different because they get their DNA from the founders. "

" For the first two years of Eventbrite, all the work was done by just the three founders: me, my husband, Kevin, and our chief technology officer, Renaud Visage. "

" Our team finds motivation in knowing that we're transforming the ticketing industry, this notion that we're bringing democratization to an industry and disrupting it using technology. "

" The beauty of being co-founders with your spouse is that we run our business and family together. "

" I get extremely detail-oriented. In my most stressed-out days, I get way more focused on those details than anyone should be. "

" If I were to think of myself as a role model, I would say that it's really important to realize when you are a role model and to be willing to give advice, share how you do things. "

" If you can't see an example of what you could be, you really aren't going to have that extra incentive to break through any types of barriers. "

" I've been told many times that I should give up trying to find balance in my life, but I refuse. "

" At Eventbrite, we value quality results over everything else. So while working late is acknowledged, at the end of the day, I care more about the results you're producing. "

" There's a lot of clarity in hindsight. "

" During college, in Los Angeles, I interned all over Hollywood. Development roles appealed to me; they were a perfect blend of business and creativity. "

" Whether you're a founder, a leader, or an individual contributor, building a strong team is critical to your success. "

" I studied broadcast journalism at Pepperdine University. After a short career in television with MTV and later on at FX Network, I found my true calling in Eventbrite. "