IZEA Worldwide, Inc. 2023 Inducement Plan

This 2023 Inducement Plan (the “Plan”) of IZEA Worldwide, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the “Company”), is effective as of November 30, 2023 (the “Effective Date”). The purpose of the Plan is to advance the interests of the Company’s stockholders by allowing the Company to secure and retain the services of eligible award recipients, provide a material inducement for such individuals to enter into employment with the Company within the meaning of Rule 5635(c)(4) of the Nasdaq Listing Rules, align the long-term interests of such individuals with those of stockholders, heighten the desire of participants to continue working toward and contributing to the success of the Company and assist in competing effectively with other enterprises for the services of new employees necessary for the continued improvement of operations, and to attract, motivate and retain the best available individuals for service to the Company. The Plan permits the grant of restricted stock units, each of which shall be subject to such conditions based upon continued employment, passage of time, satisfaction of performance criteria or a combination of the foregoing as shall be specified pursuant to the Plan. Except where the context otherwise requires, the term “Company” shall include any of the Company’s present or future parent or subsidiary corporations as defined in Sections 424(e) or (f) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and any regulations promulgated thereunder (the “Code”), and any other business venture (including, without limitation, joint venture or limited liability company) in which the Company has a controlling interest, as determined by the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”).

Only individuals to whom the Company may issue securities without stockholder approval in accordance with Rule 5635(c)(4) of the Nasdaq Listing Rules, as selected from time to time by the Board in its sole discretion, are eligible to be granted Awards under the Plan. Each individual who is granted an Award under the Plan is deemed a “Participant.” “Award” means Restricted Stock Units (as defined in Section 5).

(a) Administration by Board of Directors. The Plan will be administered by the Board. The Board shall have authority to grant Awards and to adopt, amend and repeal such administrative rules, guidelines and practices relating to the Plan as it shall deem advisable. The Board may construe and interpret the terms of the Plan and any Award agreements entered into under the Plan. The Board may correct any defect, supply any omission or reconcile any inconsistency in the Plan or any Award in the manner and to the extent it shall deem expedient to carry the Plan into effect and it shall be the sole and final judge of such expediency. All decisions by the Board shall be made in the Board’s sole discretion and shall be final and binding on all persons having or claiming any interest in the Plan or in any Award.

(b) Appointment of Committees. To the extent permitted by applicable law, the Board may delegate any or all of its powers under the Plan to one or more committees or subcommittees of the Board (a “Committee”). All references in the Plan to the “Board” shall mean the Board or a Committee of the Board or the officers referred to in Section 3(c) to the extent that the Board’s powers or authority under the Plan have been delegated to such Committee or officers.

Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, to the extent that the Committee is comprised solely of an officer of the Company who is also a Board member, such officer shall not be authorized to

grant any Awards to any “executive officer” of the Company (as defined by Rule 3b-7 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)), or to any “officer” of the Company (as defined by Rule 16a-1 under the Exchange Act).

(c) Delegation to Officers. To the extent permitted by applicable law, the Board may delegate to one or more officers of the Company the power to grant Awards (subject to the terms and conditions, including any limitations, under the Plan) to employees or officers of the Company or any of its present or future subsidiary corporations and to exercise such other powers under the Plan as the Board may determine, provided that the Board shall fix the terms of such Awards to be granted by such officers and the maximum number of shares subject to such Awards that the officers may grant; provided further, however, that no officer shall be authorized to grant such Awards to any “executive officer” of the Company (as defined by Rule 3b-7 under the Exchange Act) or to any “officer” of the Company (as defined by Rule 16a-1 under the Exchange Act).

(a)     Authorized Number of Shares. Subject to adjustment under Section 6, Awards may be made under the Plan for up to 1,800,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Company (the “Common Stock”). Shares issued under the Plan may consist in whole or in part of authorized but unissued shares or treasury shares.

(b)     Share Counting. For purposes of counting the number of shares available for the grant of Awards under the Plan, if any Award (i) expires or is terminated, surrendered or canceled, or is forfeited in whole or in part or (ii) results in any Common Stock not being issued, the unused Common Stock covered by such Award shall again be available for the grant of Awards. Shares of Common Stock delivered (either by actual delivery or attestation to the Company by a Participant to satisfy tax withholding obligations (including shares retained from the Award creating the tax obligation) shall not be added back to the number of shares available for the future grant of Awards.

(a)     General. The Board may grant Awards entitling the recipient to receive shares of Common Stock or cash to be delivered at the time such Award vests (“Restricted Stock Units”). Awards may be made subject to the achievement of performance goals (“Performance Awards”). The performance goals to be achieved during a performance period shall be determined by the Board upon the grant of each Performance Award. Without limiting the scope of the preceding sentence, the Board may use such business criteria and other measures of performance as it may deem appropriate in establishing any performance goals applicable to a Performance Award, and any such performance goals may differ among Performance Awards granted to any one Participant or to different Participants. Performance Awards may be paid in cash, shares of Common Stock, other property or any combination thereof, in the sole discretion of the Board and set forth in the applicable Award agreement.

(b)     Settlement. Upon the vesting of and/or lapsing of any other restrictions (i.e., settlement) with respect to each Restricted Stock Unit, the Participant shall be entitled to receive from the Company one share of Common Stock or an amount of cash equal to the Fair Market Value of one share of Common Stock, as provided in the applicable Award agreement. The Board may, in its discretion, provide that settlement of Restricted Stock Units shall be deferred, on a mandatory basis or at the election of the Participant, in each case in a manner that complies with Section 409A of the Code, and may be made in part through net settlement through the surrender of shares of Common Stock to satisfy tax withholding obligations pursuant to Section 7(e) hereof.

(c)     Voting Rights. A Participant shall have no voting rights with respect to any Restricted Stock Units.

(d)     Dividend Equivalents. The Award agreement for Restricted Stock Units may provide a Participant with the right to receive Dividend Equivalents. Unless otherwise provided in the applicable Award agreement, Dividend Equivalents shall be credited to an account for the Participant, may be settled in cash and/or shares of Common Stock and shall be subject to the same restrictions on transfer and forfeitability as the Restricted Stock Units with respect to which they relate and shall not be paid unless and until such Restricted Stock Units have vested and been earned. No interest will be paid on Dividend Equivalents.

(a)     Changes in Capitalization. In the event of any stock split, reverse stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization, combination of shares, reclassification of shares, spin-off or other similar change in capitalization or event, or any dividend or distribution to holders of Common Stock other than an ordinary cash dividend, (i) the number and class of securities available under the Plan, (ii) the share counting rules, and (iii) the number of shares subject to each outstanding Award, shall be equitably adjusted by the Company (or substituted Awards may be made, if applicable) in the manner determined by the Board.

(b)     Reorganization Events.

(1) Definition. A “Reorganization Event” shall mean: (a) any merger or consolidation of the Company with or into another entity as a result of which all of the Common Stock of the Company is converted into or exchanged for the right to receive cash, securities or other property or is cancelled, (b) any transfer or disposition of all of the Common Stock of the Company for cash, securities or other property pursuant to a share exchange or other transaction or (c) any liquidation or dissolution of the Company.

(2) Consequences of a Reorganization Event on Awards Other than Awards. In connection with a Reorganization Event, the Board may take any one or more of the following actions as to all or any (or any portion of) outstanding Awards on such terms as the Board determines (except to the extent specifically provided otherwise in the applicable Award agreement or another agreement between the Participant and the Company): (i) provide that Awards shall be assumed, or substantially equivalent Awards shall be substituted, by the acquiring or succeeding corporation (or an affiliate thereof), (ii) upon written notice to a Participant, provide that the Participant’s unvested Awards will terminate immediately prior to the consummation of such Reorganization Event, (iii) provide that outstanding Awards shall become deliverable, or restrictions applicable to an Award shall lapse, in whole or in part prior to or upon such Reorganization Event, (iv) in the event of a Reorganization Event under the terms of which holders of Common Stock will receive upon consummation thereof a cash payment for each share surrendered in the Reorganization Event (the “Acquisition Price”), make or provide for a cash payment to Participants with respect to each Award held by a Participant equal to (A) the number of shares of Common Stock subject to the vested portion of the Award (after giving effect to any acceleration of vesting that occurs upon or immediately prior to such Reorganization Event) multiplied by the Acquisition Price, less any applicable tax withholdings, in exchange for the termination of such Awards, (v) provide that, in connection with a liquidation or dissolution of the Company, Awards shall convert into the right to receive liquidation proceeds (net of any applicable tax withholdings) and (vi) any combination of the foregoing. In taking any of the actions permitted under this Section 6(b), the Board shall not be obligated by the Plan to treat all Awards, all Awards held by a Participant, or all Awards of the same type, identically.

(a)     Transferability of Awards. Awards shall not be sold, assigned, transferred, pledged or otherwise encumbered by the person to whom they are granted, either voluntarily or by operation of law, except by will or the laws of descent and distribution or pursuant to a qualified domestic relations order; provided that the Company shall not be required to recognize any such transfer until such time as the Participant and such permitted transferee shall, as a condition to such transfer, deliver to the Company a written instrument in form and substance satisfactory to the Company confirming that such transferee shall be bound by all of the terms and conditions of the Award. References to a Participant, to the extent relevant in the context, shall include references to authorized transferees. For the avoidance of doubt, nothing contained in this Section 7(a) shall be deemed to restrict a transfer to the Company.

(b)     Documentation. Each Award shall be evidenced in such form (written, electronic or otherwise) as the Board shall determine. Each Award may contain terms and conditions in addition to those set forth in the Plan.

(c)     Board Discretion. Except as otherwise provided by the Plan, each Award may be made alone or in addition or in relation to any other Award. The terms of each Award need not be identical, and the Board need not treat Participants uniformly.

(d)     Termination of Status. The Board shall determine the effect on an Award of the disability, death, termination or other cessation of employment, authorized leave of absence or other change in the employment or other status of a Participant.

(e)     Withholding. The Participant must satisfy all applicable federal, state, local and foreign or other income and employment tax withholding obligations before the Company will deliver stock certificates or otherwise recognize ownership of Common Stock under an Award. The Company may decide to satisfy the withholding obligations through additional withholding on salary or wages. If the Company elects not to or cannot withhold from other compensation, the Participant must pay the Company the full amount, if any, required for withholding or have a broker tender to the Company cash equal to the withholding obligations. Payment of withholding obligations is due before the Company will issue any shares on vesting or release from forfeiture of an Award, unless the Company determines otherwise. If provided for in an Award or approved by the Board in its sole discretion, a Participant may satisfy such tax obligations in whole or in part by delivery (either by actual delivery or attestation) of shares of Common Stock, including shares retained from the Award creating the tax obligation, valued at their Fair Market Value (calculated using the last reported sale price of the Common Stock of the Company on The Nasdaq Capital Market (or, if the Company’s Common Stock is not then traded on The Nasdaq Capital Market, then on any other United States stock exchange upon which the Company’s Common Stock is then listed, or otherwise as reported through the facilities of the OTC Markets Group, Inc., on the trading date immediately prior to such vesting date); provided, however, except as otherwise provided by the Board, that the total tax withholding where stock is being used to satisfy such tax obligations cannot exceed the Company’s minimum statutory withholding obligations (based on maximum statutory withholding rates for federal and state tax purposes, including payroll taxes, that are applicable to such supplemental taxable income). Shares used to satisfy tax withholding requirements cannot be subject to any repurchase, forfeiture, unfulfilled vesting or other similar requirements.

(f)     Amendment of Award. The Board may amend, modify or terminate any outstanding Award, including but not limited to, substituting therefor another Award of the same or a different type and changing the date of realization. The Participant’s consent to such action shall be required unless (i) the Board determines that the action, taking into account any related action, does not materially and adversely affect the Participant’s rights under the Plan or (ii) the change is permitted under Section 6.

(g)     Conditions on Delivery of Stock. The Company will not be obligated to deliver any shares of Common Stock pursuant to the Plan or to remove restrictions from shares previously delivered under the Plan until (i) all conditions of the Award have been met or removed to the satisfaction of the Company, (ii) in the opinion of the Company’s counsel, all other legal matters in connection with the issuance and delivery of such shares have been satisfied, including any applicable securities laws and any applicable stock exchange or stock market rules and regulations, and (iii) the Participant has executed and delivered to the Company such representations or agreements as the Company may consider appropriate to satisfy the requirements of any applicable laws, rules or regulations.

(h)     Acceleration. The Board may, at any time, provide that any Award shall become immediately free of some or all restrictions or conditions, or otherwise realizable in whole or in part, as the case may be, solely (A) upon the death or disability of the Participant, (B) upon a merger, consolidation, sale, reorganization, recapitalization, or change in control of the Company or pursuant to Section 6, or (C) in any other circumstance with respect to Awards covering an aggregate of up to 5% of the maximum number of authorized shares set forth in Section 4(a). In addition, the Board may provide that, at any time and for any reason, any Award shall become immediately free from some or all of the restrictions and conditions applicable to such Award or otherwise realizable in whole or in part, as the case may be, solely to the extent required by an agreement, obligation or applicable law.

(a)     No Right to Employment or Other Status. No person shall have any claim or right to be granted an Award, and the grant of an Award shall not be construed as giving a Participant the right to continued employment or any other relationship with the Company. The Company expressly reserves the right at any time to dismiss or otherwise terminate its relationship with a Participant free from any liability or claim under the Plan, except as expressly provided in the applicable Award.

(b)     No Rights as Stockholder. Subject to the provisions of the applicable Award agreement, no Participant or Designated Beneficiary shall have any rights as a stockholder with respect to any shares of Common Stock to be distributed with respect to an Award until becoming the record holder of such shares.

(c)     Term of Plan. No Awards shall be granted under the Plan after the expiration of 10 years from the Effective Date, which is November 30, 2033, but Awards previously granted may extend beyond that date.

(d)     Amendment of Plan. The Board may amend, suspend or terminate the Plan or any portion thereof at any time; provided, however, that the Board may not amend the Plan in any way that would require the approval of the Company’s stockholders (whether pursuant to the Exchange Listing Standards or otherwise). Unless otherwise specified in the amendment, any amendment to the Plan adopted in accordance with this Section 8(d) shall apply to, and be binding on the holders of, all Awards outstanding under the Plan at the time the amendment is adopted, provided the Board determines that such amendment, taking into account any related action, does not materially and adversely affect the rights of Participants under the Plan.

(e)     Authorization of Sub-Plans. The Board may from time to time establish one or more sub-plans under the Plan for purposes of satisfying or accommodating applicable securities or tax laws of various jurisdictions or to qualify for preferred tax treatment of such jurisdiction. The Board shall establish such sub-plans by adopting supplements to the Plan containing (i) such limitations on the Board’s discretion under the Plan as the Board deems necessary or desirable or (ii) such additional terms and conditions not otherwise inconsistent with the Plan as the Board shall deem necessary or desirable. All supplements adopted by the Board shall be deemed to be part of the Plan, but each supplement shall

apply only to Participants within the affected jurisdiction and the Company shall not be required to provide copies of any supplement to Participants in any jurisdiction which is not the subject of such supplement.

(f)     Section 409A of the Code. Except as provided in individual Award agreements initially or by amendment, if and to the extent any portion of any payment, compensation or other benefit provided to a Participant in connection with his or her employment termination is determined to constitute “nonqualified deferred compensation” within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code and the Participant is a specified employee as defined in Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i) of the Code, as determined by the Company in accordance with its procedures, by which determination the Participant (through accepting the Award) agrees that he or she is bound, such portion of the payment, compensation or other benefit shall not be paid before the day that is six months plus one day after the date of “separation from service” (as determined under Code Section 409A) (the “New Payment Date”), except as Code Section 409A may then permit. The aggregate of any payments that otherwise would have been paid to the Participant during the period between the date of separation from service and the New Payment Date shall be paid to the Participant in a lump sum on such New Payment Date, and any remaining payments will be paid on their original schedule.

The Company makes no representations or warranty and shall have no liability to the Participant or any other person if any provisions of or payments, compensation or other benefits under the Plan are determined to constitute nonqualified deferred compensation subject to Code Section 409A but do not to satisfy the conditions of that section.

(g) Limitations on Liability. Notwithstanding any other provisions of the Plan, no individual acting as a director, officer, other employee, or agent of the Company will be liable to any Participant, former Participant, spouse, beneficiary, or any other person for any claim, loss, liability, or expense incurred in connection with the Plan, nor will such individual be personally liable with respect to the Plan because of any contract or other instrument he or she executes in his or her capacity as a director, officer, other employee, or agent of the Company. The Company will indemnify and hold harmless each director, officer, other employee, or agent of the Company to whom any duty or power relating to the administration or interpretation of the Plan has been or will be delegated, against any cost or expense (including attorneys’ fees) or liability (including any sum paid in settlement of a claim with the Board’s approval) arising out of any act or omission to act concerning the Plan unless arising out of such person’s own fraud or bad faith.

(h) Governing Law. The provisions of the Plan and all Awards made hereunder shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of Nevada, excluding conflict of law principles of the law of such state that would require the application of the laws of a jurisdiction other than such state.