Jesse Jacobs

President, The Chernin Group

Jesse Jacobs is the President of The Chernin Group, which manages, invests in and operates businesses in the media, entertainment and consumer internet industries. He was formerly a partner and co-founder of Raine, a media-focused advisory and principal investment firm. Prior to establishing Raine, Jacobs was a senior vice president in the media, entertainment and sports group of Goldman Sachs focusing on advisory, financing, and investing activities. Prior to Goldman Sachs, Jacobs worked at Yahoo!, Fox, and iFilm, and co-authored a book on the digital media industry. Jacobs has an MBA from The Wharton School and a BA in English and Communications from The University of Pennsylvania. In addition to The Chernin Group, Jesse also serves on the board of Our Time, a non-profit that leverages pop culture, retail partnerships, and online organizing to promote thoughtful consumerism and civic engagement.

Articles by Jesse Jacobs

7 Steps to Build a Product That Sells Itself

In our latest session from the Mucker Growth Series featuring Ethan Smith from Graphite, we explored AEO, a significant new approach for optimizing visibility in AI-driven search, particularly relevant as...

The Founder’s Mental Health Playbook: What I Learned After Nearly Burning Out

A hard-won guide to staying mentally healthy while building a startup I founded Stitcher, the podcast platform, in 2007 and ran it for seven years until we sold in 2014....

Answer Engine Optimization (AEO) for Early Stage Companies

Startup Guide to AI Visibility: Be the Brand ChatGPT Recommends

Introduction Today, users aren’t just searching on Google. They’re asking ChatGPT, Claude, Google’s Gemini, Perplexity, and other AI systems for advice. AI visibility is the new frontier of brand awareness....

Practical Uses of AI & Automation for Startup Operations

In a recent Mucker Growth Series session, we invited Rock Vitale, Founder & CEO of Easie, to share how he’s helped early-stage teams move from manual, fragmented workflows to streamlined,...

2025 New York Tech Week Recap Of Mucker Sessions

Last week during New York Tech Week 2025, we joined more than 1,000 events hosted by founders, investors, and VCs. This post is a full Mucker recap of the three...