JEM Brands Group was founded on the belief that opportunities are often missed when businesses are viewed in pieces.
We look at the whole business—its story, customers, products and services, people, operations, and economics—to understand what it could become.
Our founder
Founder & Managing Partner
Entrepreneur. CEO. Business operator. Brand builder.
Scott H Rauch is an entrepreneur and business operator with over 25 years of experience building, scaling, and transforming consumer businesses.
He has served as CEO, President, Chief Revenue Officer, Chief Growth Officer and Chief Brand Officer, with full P&L leadership. His experience spans consumer insight, product and assortment strategy, pricing and margins, marketing, storytelling, strategic partnerships, distribution and operations—connecting the entire business to drive profitable growth.
At M. Fabrikant & Sons, our founder helped scale the company from approximately $300 million to $1.2 billion in revenue before establishing his own business. He co-founded Simmons Jewelry Co. with Russell Simmons and Kimora Lee Simmons, helping build the company from inception to national brand recognition. He later led SHR Jewelry Group’s transformation into a multi-brand consumer platform, culminating in a successful exit.
Across his career, he has originated and led more than 100 partnerships and licensing programs associated with more than $4 billion in cumulative retail sales and distribution across 20,000+ retail doors.
Today, our founder leads JEM Brands Group, bringing that experience to founders, leadership teams, and investors seeking to build, grow, or transform businesses.
He is also involved in advisory and executive production work with Boardwalk Pictures on FIRST PERSON, a separate storytelling venture.
Selected examples from our founder's previous executive roles. These are not current JEM Brands Group clients or licenses.
HEARST / ESQUIRE
At SHR Jewelry Group, our founder worked with Hearst to develop Esquire into a differentiated men’s jewelry platform. Esquire, the elevated 1933 by Esquire collection, and the more accessible ESQ line were positioned for distinct consumers, price points, and retail channels, with corresponding product, merchandising, marketing, and distribution strategies.
SANRIO / HELLO KITTY
At Simmons Jewelry Co., our founder helped develop Hello Kitty jewelry collections for luxury, specialty, and mass-market retailers. Celebrity and designer collaborations, product design, presentation, and marketing were adapted to each audience to support retail sell-through.
MIRACLE LINKS
A product concept celebrating motherhood became a tested retail opportunity, growing from a 50-store test to a 400-store expansion within 18 months.
HEALTH & WELLNESS
Our founder served as strategic advisor and turnaround specialist to an established Health & Wellness business.
Under our founder’s leadership, SHR Jewelry Group was named among the Global Top 150 Licensees for seven consecutive years.
Our founder also co-founded the Diamond Empowerment Fund, now Diamonds Do Good, supporting education and opportunity in diamond-producing communities.
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