Scott Samuel "Scooter" Braun is an American businessman, investor, and record executive. He is credited with having discovered Canadian singer Justin Bieber in 2008. Braun is also the founder of Schoolboy Records, co-founder of investment firm TQ Ventures and Mythos Studios, and founder of Ithaca Holdings, whose 2019 acquisition of Big Machine Records led to a publicized dispute with Taylor Swift. Braun has also served in career management for artists including Ariana Grande, Kanye West, Demi Lovato, J Balvin, Ozuna, Dan + Shay and others.