See the whole picture.
Start with your brand, your business model and your ambitions. Understand the constraints as clearly as the opportunities.
Strategic advisory & brand acceleration
We recognize
what others
overlook.
We partner with founders and investors to unlock growth and build consumer brands with lasting value.
Discuss your next chapter Built on real operating experienceTHE JEM PERSPECTIVE
Potential is everywhere.
Knowing how to build it
makes the difference.
LuxuryConsumerLicensingRetailMedia
A different kind of growth partner
Built by an operator.
For the next chapter.
A great brand needs more than a good idea. It needs the experience, relationships and discipline to turn potential into a business that lasts.
JEM Brands Group brings a founder’s perspective to strategy, partnerships and execution—working with select consumer businesses to identify the right opportunities and move them forward.
Explore how we helpEXPERIENCE THAT
INFORMS THE WORK
INFORMS THE WORK
Selected milestones from
Scott’s former operating roles.
~$50MRevenue scaled from $0Simmons Jewelry Co.
1,500+Retail locations nationwideSimmons Jewelry Co.
7 yearsGlobal Top 150 LicenseeSHR Jewelry Group · consecutive years
How we create value
The right strategy.
The right connections.
Real momentum.
Growth takes different forms. We help you focus on the opportunities that fit your brand, your business and your ambition.
Find your next opportunityA FOUNDER’S PERSPECTIVE
Commercial discipline.
Creative possibility.
01Revenue growth
& brand strategy
& brand strategy
Connect your brand’s positioning to a clear commercial plan. Identify new revenue opportunities, strengthen your route to market and focus resources where they can make a difference.
- Growth & go-to-market strategy
- Business development
- Channel expansion
- Revenue & EBITDA focus
02Licensing, partnerships
& collaborations
& collaborations
Open new doors through relationships that make commercial sense. Explore licensing, retail partnerships and collaborations that extend your reach while respecting what makes your brand distinct.
- Licensing opportunities
- Strategic partnerships
- Brand collaborations
- Retail relationships
03Founder &
board advisory
board advisory
Bring an experienced operator into your corner. Work through decisions about growth, team priorities and your business’s next chapter with someone who has carried the responsibility of building a company.
- Founder mentoring
- Strategic decision support
- Board-level perspective
- Operational priorities
04Incubation &
acquisition advisory
acquisition advisory
Consider what comes next with a clear view of the business. From developing an emerging concept to evaluating a strategic acquisition, connect the ambition to the resources and operating realities behind it.
- Emerging brand development
- Strategic opportunity assessment
- Acquisition advisory
- Resources & infrastructure
The operator behind JEM
He’s sat in
your seat.
Founder. Operator. Growth partner.
Scott H. Rauch founded and sold SHR Jewelry Group. He understands the decisions, relationships and day-to-day execution it takes to build a consumer business.
His experience spans brand development, licensing, merchandising, marketing and full P&L leadership. Today, he brings that perspective to founders, boards, family offices and investor-backed brands through JEM.
Explore his operating experience
Scott H. RauchFounder, JEM Brands Group
A business he founded and sold
THE SHR JEWELRY GROUP STORYSHRJEWELRY GROUPBuilt.
Built.
Scaled.
Sold.
The experience behind
the advice.
From a private-label manufacturer
to a multi-brand consumer platform.
At SHR Jewelry Group, Scott led the business across product, merchandising, marketing, operations and finance. He built a licensing-led growth engine that generated hundreds of millions in retail sales and expanded the business across wholesale, retail and direct-to-consumer channels.
01
Built the businessDeveloped brands, recruited an executive team and held full P&L responsibility.
02
Created new routes to growthStructured long-term licensing partnerships and scaled a multi-channel business.
03
Brings the experience forwardFounded and sold the company; now helps other founders navigate their next stage.
More from Scott’s operating career
Simmons Jewelry Co. 2007–2013
Co-founded and scaled the brand platform from $0 to approximately $50M in revenue and expanded Simmons Jewelry Co. to more than 1,500 retail locations nationwide.
M. Fabrikant & Sons 2003–2007
Held senior commercial and operating roles, led a $100M+ business division and helped scale the wider company from approximately $300M to $1.2B in revenue.
Selected licensing relationships developed during Scott’s tenure at SHR Jewelry Group
HEARSTSanrioCITIZENParamountGLOBALmotorola
How we think. How we work.
Enduring brands
aren’t built overnight.
A thoughtful approach to growth, grounded in the realities of your business.
Find the right moves.
Prioritize the opportunities that fit. Shape a practical strategy and identify the capabilities and relationships needed to pursue it.
Move forward with purpose.
Connect strategy to execution. Bring commercial experience and a long-term perspective to the decisions that follow.
A shared ambition.
Different starting points.
Founder-led companiesDesigners & emerging brandsBoards & family officesInvestor-backed businesses
Your next chapter starts here
Let’s see what
we can build.
Tell Scott where your business is today and where you want it to go. The first step is a conversation.
scott@jembrandsgroup.comNew York City Metropolitan Area