Scooter Braun facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Scooter Braun
Braun in 2022
Born	Scott Samuel Braun (1981-06-18) June 18, 1981 (age 44) New York City, U.S.
Education	Greenwich High School Emory University (no degree)
Occupation	Talent manager record executive businessman investor
Years active	2002–present
Organization	Hybe, SB Projects, TQ Ventures
Label(s)	Big Machine RBMG SB Projects School Boy
Title	CEO of Hybe America Founder of School Boy Records and co-founder of Raymond-Braun Media Group (RBMG)
Spouse(s)	Yael Cohen ​ ​ (m. 2014; div. 2022)​
Children	3
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Scott Samuel "Scooter" Braun (born June 18, 1981) is an American talent manager, businessman, and music executive. He is the CEO of Hybe America. This company is the North American part of the South Korean entertainment company Hybe Corporation.

Scooter Braun is famous for discovering Canadian singer Justin Bieber in 2008. Bieber's success led to Braun starting his own record label, RBMG Records. This was a joint project with R&B singer Usher. Braun has also managed the careers of many other artists. These include Ariana Grande, Demi Lovato, J Balvin, and the Kid Laroi.

He also started Schoolboy Records and co-founded other companies like TQ Ventures and Mythos Studios. His company, Ithaca Holdings, bought Big Machine Records in 2019. This led to a well-known disagreement with singer Taylor Swift about her music. Throughout his career, Braun has also organized big concerts and tours. These events supported causes like helping victims of gun violence and natural disasters. He has also worked in film and television. He was an executive producer for the comedy series Dave. This show became very popular on the FX channel.

Early Life and Education

Scooter Braun was born in New York City. His parents, Ervin and Susan Braun, were dentists. His grandparents moved to the United States from Hungary in 1956. Scooter grew up in Cos Cob, Connecticut.

He has four siblings. He went to Greenwich High School and was elected class president. After high school, Braun attended Emory University in Atlanta. He played college basketball there for two years. He later left college to work in the music industry.

Starting His Career in Music

Braun began his career by organizing parties while he was still in college. In 2002, he was hired to plan after-parties for the Anger Management Tour. This tour featured famous artists like Ludacris and Eminem. During this time, he met Jermaine Dupri. Dupri was the founder of So So Def Records. He offered Braun a job as the executive director of marketing for his label.

Braun organized many events, including parties for the 2003 NBA All-Star Game. He also planned after-parties for Britney Spears' 2004 Onyx Hotel Tour. Braun left So So Def in 2005. Soon after, he helped arrange a big deal between Ludacris and Pontiac cars. After this, Braun worked as an entertainment consultant for the Atlanta Hawks basketball team.

Discovering and Managing Artists

In 2008, Scooter Braun found Justin Bieber. He saw a YouTube video of Bieber singing by accident. Bieber was only 13 years old at the time. Braun encouraged Bieber's mother, Pattie Mallette, to bring her son to Atlanta. There, Bieber recorded demo songs and met Usher. Braun eventually convinced them to move from Canada to the United States. Both Usher and Justin Timberlake were interested in signing Bieber. Bieber finally signed with Island Def Jam. This was in partnership with Braun's company, Raymond-Braun Media Group (RBMG).

In 2013, Braun signed Ariana Grande to his management company. He also managed other well-known artists. These include Psy, Tori Kelly, Carly Rae Jepsen, Martin Garrix, and Kanye West. In 2024, he stopped managing artists directly. He now focuses on his role as CEO of HYBE-America.

Work in Film and Television

Scooter Braun has also worked on many film and television projects. He produced Never Say Never. This was a documentary about Justin Bieber. In 2011, MTV reported it was one of the highest-earning music documentaries. The film cost $13 million to make and earned over $100 million worldwide.

Braun was also an executive producer for other films. These include Burden and The Giver. He also worked on the CBS drama Scorpion. This show aired from 2014 to 2018. In 2018, he was an executive producer for the comedy show Dave. This show became the most-watched comedy in FX history during its first season. In 2019, Braun's company, SB Projects, made a deal with Amazon Studios. This deal was for new TV and film projects. SB Projects has also worked on projects for Netflix, Hulu, and Fox.

SB Projects and Ithaca Holdings

In 2007, Braun started SB Projects. This is an entertainment and marketing company. It includes Schoolboy Records and SB Management. It also includes RBMG, which is a joint company with Usher. School Boy Records works with Universal Music Publishing Group. SB Projects has managed many big campaigns. These include Justin Bieber's deal with Calvin Klein for his 2016-2017 Purpose World Tour. The company also helped arrange a partnership between Kanye West and the sneaker brand Adidas.

Ithaca Holdings is Braun's main holding company. It includes SB Projects. In 2010, Ithaca Holdings raised $120 million from investors. In 2019, Ithaca bought Big Machine Label Group. This purchase included the original recordings of Taylor Swift's first six albums. This led to a public disagreement with Taylor Swift. She spoke out about the ownership of her music. In 2020, Ithaca Holdings sold these music recordings to another company for $405 million.

In April 2021, the South Korean company Hybe announced it would buy Ithaca Holdings. This deal was worth about $1.05 billion. As part of this sale, Braun became the CEO of Hybe America. He also joined Hybe's board of directors. In 2023, Hybe bought Quality Control Music for $300 million. Braun now oversees this label as well.

Investments

Scooter Braun is a partner in the investment company TQ Ventures. He was an early investor in many well-known companies. These include Uber, Spotify, Waze, DropBox, Pinterest, and Lyft. By 2021, his net worth was over $1 billion due to his company Ithaca Holdings.

Awards and Recognition

Scooter Braun has received many awards for his work.

• In 2012, he received an ACLU Bill of Rights award.
• In 2013, he was named one of the 100 most influential people in the world by Time magazine.
• He was nominated for Grammy Awards in 2017 and 2022. These nominations were for his work on Justin Bieber's albums Purpose and Justice.
• In 2017, he helped organize One Love Manchester. This was a benefit concert and TV special. It raised money after the Manchester Arena bombing at Ariana Grande's concert.
• In 2018, he received the Harry Chapin Memorial Humanitarian Award. He also received the Save the Children's Humanitarian Award. These were for his charity work.
• In 2021, Variety magazine named him "Music Mogul of the Year."

Charity Work

Braun is involved in many charities. He works with the Braun Family Foundation. He also helps his brother Adam's charity, Pencils of Promise. This charity builds schools and provides education. According to Billboard magazine, Scooter Braun and his companies have granted more wishes for the Make-A-Wish Foundation than any other organization.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Braun helped coordinate a charity song called "Stuck With U". This song was by Justin Bieber and Ariana Grande. All the money raised from the song went to the First Responders Children's Foundation. This foundation helps children of first responders and healthcare workers.

Personal Life

In 2013, Scooter Braun started dating Yael Cohen. They got married on July 6, 2014, in Whistler, Canada. They have three children: two sons born in 2015 and 2016, and a daughter born in 2018. Braun filed for divorce in July 2021, and it was finalized in September 2022.

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  Braun (left) onstage at TechCrunch Disrupt SF 2019

See also

• Taylor Swift vs Scooter Braun: Bad Blood