About Rachel Braun Scherl
Rachel Braun Scherl is a seasoned business executive focused on sexual health and reproductive health. As Managing Partner and Co-Founder (1998) of SPARK Solutions for Growth, a strategic and marketing consultancy, Rachel built an international CPG and healthcare client list that includes, Allergan, Bayer, Johnson & Johnson, Merck, Pfizer as well as many venture-backed start-ups...
…With her passion and commitment, Rachel has successfully launched, built and revitalized companies around the globe, based on the belief that sustainable, profitable growth requires focused execution.
Rachel’s career-long findings, learnings and recommendations are at the heart of her best-selling book: Orgasmic Leadership: Profiting from the Coming Surge in Women’s Health and Wellness. Orgasmic Leadership provides unique perspectives on leadership and business building, and the money that can be made by capitalizing on market opportunities. As an accomplished speaker, Rachel is featured at leadership and entrepreneurship events at colleges, universities, corporations and conferences, including CES, SXSW, Johnson & Johnson, AbbVie, Pennsylvania Conference for Women, Stanford University Graduate School of Business, Duke University, Yale University, among others. Rachel has appeared on ABC News, CBS News and MSNBC, and has been interviewed for other leading media platforms. Currently, Rachel co-hosts a podcast, Business of the V, with Dr. Alyssa Dweck, focusing on the intersection of unmet needs in women’s health AND the businesses being created to respond to them.
After graduating Magna Cum Laude and Phi Beta Kappa from Duke, Rachel earned an MBA from Stanford University Graduate School of Business. Capitalizing on her strategic and business growth expertise, she serves on the Boards of Directors and Advisory Boards for companies in sexual and reproductive health. In addition, she serves as a mentor to many female entrepreneurs and as an angel investor in women’s sexual and reproductive health companies.