I didn't play any extreme sports growing up. I never surfed, and I grew up in Santa Cruz. I was very good at doing what I was told, taking direction, and staying middle of the road. I mean, they called me 'grandma' in college.

Eventbrite is 50-50 male-female, and this has been accomplished organically.

That seems to be my superpower - really understanding what motivates people.

If you want to build a sustainable culture, you have to have a strong philosophy and then let people do with it what they will and be OK with that.

The first six years of my career, I got more comments on my weight than on my singing. So I think I became so self-conscious that I started working on it harder.

I saw from a very young age the value of clean water in communities in Africa. I made a promise to myself that once I reached a time and place in my career where I could do more, I would.

It's a part of most actors to want to be in an animated feature; to extend the legacy of your career.

I've never really suffered complete and utter writer's block, really. I equate it with sex: in the beginning of my career, I was writing five songs a week; now, I occasionally write a song. But it's an exciting moment when it happens!