Scooter Braun is a music mogul, entrepreneur, and philanthropist who has had a profound impact on the music industry and beyond. He is well-known for discovering and managing the careers of Justin Bieber, Ariana Grande, Demi Lovato, and other popular artists. His business savvy and philanthropic efforts have enabled him to be a leader in the industry, while his passion for creativity has enabled him to shape the direction of music, film, and television.
Table of Contents:
1. Early Life and Education
2. Career in Music Management
3. Philanthropy
4. Impact on Music, Film, and Television
5. Scooter Braun Quotes
1. Early Life and Education
Scooter Braun was born in New York City and raised in Georgia. He attended Emory University, where he majored in business. It was during this period that he developed an interest in music and entertainment. He began managing small artists and booking shows for them and eventually went on to manage the careers of huge stars like Justin Bieber and Ariana Grande.
2. Career in Music Management
Scooter Braun’s career in the music industry began in the late 1990s. He began managing small artists, booking shows for them and eventually went on to manage the careers of some of the biggest names in contemporary music. He is widely credited with discovering and managing the careers of Justin Bieber, Ariana Grande, Demi Lovato, and others. He has also had a hand in producing and distributing music, film, and television projects.
3. Philanthropy
Scooter Braun has been involved in many philanthropic activities. He is a co-founder of Pencils of Promise, an organization that works to provide education to children in developing countries. He is also an active supporter of the Time’s Up movement and the March For Our Lives movement. He has donated to various charities, including the UCLA Institute of the Environment, the National Alliance on Mental Illness, and the Southern Poverty Law Center.
4. Impact on Music, Film, and Television
Scooter Braun has had a profound impact on music, film, and television. He has been a major force in the industry, producing and distributing projects, and helping to shape the direction of popular culture. He has worked with some of the biggest names in the industry, and his influence has been felt in the way music is produced and shared, as well as how it is consumed.
Scooter Braun Quotes
“There are a lot of great albums that take a year to connect.” – Scooter Braun
“Hatred will never win.” – Scooter Braun
“What I do for a living is so high-risk that I try to make sure my portfolio is as conservative as possible.” – Scooter Braun
“I don’t think you’re selling out by allowing the masses to love your art. The only curse is that, when you get so big, sometimes people forget to look at the music.” – Scooter Braun
“I want to build an asset-driven business, and I want to make my clients a part of everything I’m doing. Go into the branding business, consumer products, food, apparel. We need to expand in those places.” – Scooter Braun
“I don’t want anyone who is Muslim not to be able to dream that they can be President of the United States, and I don’t want any of my friends, regardless of their orientation, thinking they are less of a citizen.” – Scooter Braun
“Justin Bieber was born with Superman powers. He could sing, he could dance, he could play instruments. I wasn’t born with those gifts, so I had to become a different kind of superhero… I’m a normal Joe. But, with a lot of effort, I’ve got a shot at being Bruce Wayne.” – Scooter Braun
“My brother and I made a pact that every deal we do has to have a charitable component; otherwise, we don’t do it.” – Scooter Braun
“I’ve had an amazing run in my career. It could end tomorrow. I have artists who love me, and I love them, but they could call me tomorrow and say, ‘I don’t wanna work with you.’ Scooter Braun
“I’m a camp counselor for pop stars.” – Scooter Braun
“The biggest pieces of my business are not public. Maybe I’ll tell all the details when I’m 50 or 60.” – Scooter Braun
“I never like to talk about things until we’re already successful. The moment you announce what you’re thinking about doing, you’ve already created a ticking time bomb.” – Scooter Braun
“What has now become conventional in terms of digital marketing and the discovery of new talent was once very unconventional – and people forget that.” – Scooter Braun
“My grandfather died when I was 14, and he was in Bergen-Belsen and Dachau. So be grateful for your life because nothing is guaranteed. Everything could literally be taken away from you tomorrow.” – Scooter Braun
“When I was 25, I had risked everything to launch Justin Bieber and was a couple of months away from losing everything.” – Scooter Braun
“I believe in karma.” – Scooter Braun
“We aren’t made to be worshipped as humans. I think that is why we see so many great artists crumble because as humans, we are made to serve each other.” – Scooter Braun
“I believe we have a higher responsibility to each other.” – Scooter Braun
“David Geffen was a Bruce Wayne to me. He was extraordinary, but at the same time, his talents were something that I could dream of and could fathom.” – Scooter Braun
“If you really love someone, you push them.” – Scooter Braun
“I got offered a bunch of reality show stuff, but I didn’t want to be known for that, so I turned it all down.” – Scooter Braun
“Where I’ve been able to be successful in our company’s path is the fact that people think that we kill it, because they don’t see our failures. Because we don’t talk about them.” – Scooter Braun
“The really great brands live on this idea of bringing something that’s truly authentic – and then building around that. It’s not about trying to be something as much as it being who you are in the best light possible.” – Scooter Braun
“I think ‘manager’ is a stupid word.” – Scooter Braun
“I love the creative process – brainstorming and coming up with campaigns.” – Scooter Braun
“None of us are made to be worshipped, and when we take that in, we get sick.” – Scooter Braun
“If you’re not going to do it to the best of your ability, then don’t do it at all.” – Scooter Braun
“I’m a 34-year-old man who calls himself Scooter. That describes the vibe.” – Scooter Braun
“I looked at Robert Downey, Jr. and all these people – when you ask for redemption, people will give it to you. But if you’re the boy who cried wolf, they’ll destroy you.” – Scooter Braun
“Balance in general is difficult, but I refuse to go through life and just have work and not have good balance. I want to be an example, not only to my own children but also to artists and other entrepreneurs, that you can be a workaholic and also be a good husband and good father.” – Scooter Braun
“I enjoy difficult tasks. What’s hard is finding the people to do them and finding a team to actually enjoy success. That is the real challenge of success.” – Scooter Braun
“The only real failure is giving up.” – Scooter Braun
“As a music industry, if we remain in the competition, then we die. We have to understand that we’re all in this together. Collaboration and synergy, it’s one of the most important things out there.” – Scooter Braun
“My job is making irrational people do rational things.” – Scooter Braun
“For me, the most fun times in this office are when we’re listening to music. That’s what you signed up for, not to just make deals.” – Scooter Braun
“A lot of times in this business, we forget that we’re surrounded by a lot of really good people.” – Scooter Braun
“If you watch Justin’s early videos, I never let him say, ‘My name is Justin Bieber,’ and then start singing – he always just sang. And the reason I did that was I wanted you to feel like you were in the room. Or maybe you were seeing something you weren’t supposed to see.” – Scooter Braun
“The moment our youth succeed, we try to figure out how to tear them down.” – Scooter Braun
“If that day comes, and artists I’ve had incredible runs with just break my heart one day, you know what? I still got to do stuff that was actually really incredible. When that day comes, I’ll deal with it. Until then, I’ll be grateful for today.” – Scooter Braun
“I’m having fun, and I’m waking up every morning and my staff is waking up every morning looking at each other and saying, ‘What can we do today that would be really cool?’ I cannot complain about my life.” – Scooter Braun
“What you see is what you get with me.” – Scooter Braun
“I love collaborating with other really smart, incredible people.” – Scooter Braun
“I think people got this idea that I wanted to be a star. Managers of the past don’t have any kind of public persona – it’s all about the fame of the artist. I really don’t want to be a star. I just want to have a platform.” – Scooter Braun
“I think the reason why people loved ‘Jem’ in the ’80s was because it kind of gave them this story of a place to fit in. It’s about finding your place.” – Scooter Braun
“My gut is my No. 1 asset. I also like to draw from a lot of people, and I ask a lot of questions. I’ll literally show my ideas to 500 different people and get their opinions, and, in the end, after digesting all their opinions, I just trust my gut.” – Scooter Braun
“What is now commonplace was once not, and I think that’s a testament to what it means to really break the mold and push the limits.” – Scooter Braun
“My job is to make sure a client doesn’t have any ‘what if’s – to make sure, when you look back, you don’t say, ‘What if I had done this? What if I had done that?’ Scooter Braun
“If it’s achievable, there’s no excuse why you shouldn’t be doing it.” – Scooter Braun
“Sometimes the only way to realize what a foolish purchase is is to make one.” – Scooter Braun
“I was raised by an empowered woman. I married an empowered woman.” – Scooter Braun
“I want to show that you can be a successful entertainment executive, be a good husband, be a good father, be a good friend, be down to earth, be a good person, and give back. If I can push that message out there into the world and pass it on to my son, then I’m OK.” – Scooter Braun
“People like to shy away from comparisons. Personally, I think that’s a mistake. Comparisons can be good. People like to compartmentalize things within their own heads, and helping them do that can actually be a positive thing for the brand you’re trying to build.” – Scooter Braun
“I think people will always like intelligent TV.” – Scooter Braun
“My company motto is ‘Inspire the world to try.’ Scooter Braun
“I learned that you have a responsibility to do things when you can.” – Scooter Braun
“I think only Kanye can truly understand Kanye.” – Scooter Braun
“If my ambition was to stay a manager the rest of my life, then I’d probably follow what people think managers are supposed to be like, but my ambition was never to be a manager.” – Scooter Braun
“I had very big lips growing up, so my brother started to call me Scooter Fish because he decided a scooter fish has big lips.” – Scooter Braun
“I said ‘no’ nine times when Kanye asked me to work with him because I liked being friends with him. Then he put me in a position where I couldn’t say no: He just told everyone I was his manager.” – Scooter Braun
“Kanye’s the best listener I’ve ever worked with. If I interrupt Kanye, every single time, he’ll wait for me to finish before speaking. It’s a running joke – sometimes I interrupt him just to see. And he always goes, ‘No, no, finish. I want to hear what you have to say.’ Scooter Braun
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