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
- Selling to Your Management Team: How a Management Buyout Works
- What Happens to Your Employees When You Sell Your Company
- The Five-Year Succession Timeline Every Michigan Business Owner Needs
- Lessons From Ohio State Basketball That I Still Use in Business
- Why Creek Equity Holds Companies for the Long Term
- Building Businesses in Metro Detroit: What Has Changed in 20 Years
- How to Evaluate a Management Team in One Meeting
- The First 90 Days After an Acquisition
- All videos on YouTube
Articles
Selling to Your Management Team: How a Management Buyout Works
Your best buyer may already work for you. Here is how a management buyout actually comes together, and where it usually goes wrong.
02What Happens to Your Employees When You Sell Your Company
For most owners, the hardest question in a sale is not the price. It is what happens to the people who built the business with them.
03The Five-Year Succession Timeline Every Michigan Business Owner Needs
Most owners start planning their exit about three years too late. Here is how the time actually gets used.
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.