Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
Scott Zack
Investor and entrepreneur. Owner of Creek Equity, a private investment company that starts, funds, and buys businesses in Michigan.
- Owner, Creek Equity
- 20+ years building companies
- Ohio State basketball
In brief
Scott Zack has spent more than two decades starting, buying, and running companies in Michigan.
He works through Creek Equity, the private investment company he owns in Bloomfield Hills. Creek Equity invests its own capital and holds its companies for the long term, in healthcare services, pharmacy benefit management, logistics, real estate, concrete construction, and consumer apparel.
Before business, Scott played forward for the Ohio State men's basketball team. He still thinks about companies the way he learned to think about teams.
What he does
Starts
New companies built from a blank page, with the first hires and the first customers.
Funds
Early capital for founders, plus a partner who has done it before.
Buys
Established Michigan businesses with loyal customers and room to grow.
Ohio State
34
Scott wore number 34 as a forward for the Buckeyes. Preparation, accountability, and playing your role still run his work day.
Video
What I look for before Creek Equity buys a company
Five questions Scott asks before Creek Equity buys a business, in 67 seconds.
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More videos
Articles
Questions to Ask Before You Sell Your Company
Price is the first question every owner asks. It should not be the last. Here is what I would want to know if I were on the other side of the table.
02What I Look For Before Creek Equity Buys a Company
The checklist is short. The discipline is in running it every time, especially when I already like the business.
03Lessons From Ohio State Basketball That I Still Use in Business
Film sessions, sitting the bench, and playing a role: what wearing number 34 for the Buckeyes taught me about running companies.
In the news
Crain's Detroit Business: People on the Move
Crain's Detroit Business. Scott Zack, owner of Creek Equity, has published the firm's Investment Principles and launched a focus on founder-led and family-owned Michigan companies.
Oct 2026Scott Zack's Creek Equity Publishes Investment Principles and Outlines Focus on Founder-Led Michigan Businesses
EIN Presswire, carried by the Detroit Free Press, The Arizona Republic, The Tennessean, IndyStar and 20 more news sites. Creek Equity published its Investment Principles and the criteria it uses to build, back, and buy founder-led and family-owned Michigan businesses.
Contact
Building a company in Michigan, or thinking about selling one? Scott reads every message.