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Who is Scott Zack?
Short answers to the questions reporters and readers ask most about Scott Zack and Creek Equity.
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Who is Scott Zack?
Scott Zack is a Michigan investor and entrepreneur and the owner of Creek Equity, a private investment company in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. He has spent more than two decades starting, buying, and running companies in Michigan, and he played forward for the Ohio State men's basketball team.
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What is Creek Equity?
Creek Equity is a private investment company that Scott Zack formed in 2017 in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. It founds, funds, and acquires founder-led and family-owned businesses with its own capital and holds them for the long term.
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What kind of companies does Creek Equity invest in?
Essential-service businesses with durable, recurring revenue across business services, logistics, the built environment, and consumer brands. It targets established companies with $1 million to $10 million of EBITDA, takes control positions as a rule, and will take a meaningful minority stake where a founder wants a partner rather than a buyer. Details are on creekequity.com/focus.
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Where is Scott Zack based?
Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, in Metro Detroit.
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Did Scott Zack play basketball at Ohio State?
Yes. He played forward for the Ohio State Buckeyes in the 1994-95 season as a sophomore, wearing number 34, under head coach Randy Ayers. His season is listed on Sports Reference.
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What companies has Scott Zack built or backed?
Through Creek Equity he has built and backed healthcare services businesses including Avenix Medical Group (healthcare supply chain) and Total Routing Solutions (medical courier logistics). The full list is at creekequity.com/companies.
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Where does Scott Zack write?
At scottzack.net, about building, buying, and selling businesses and succession for Michigan owners, and at scottzackmi.com about Michigan business.
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Has Scott Zack been in the news?
Yes. In October 2026 Crain Currency quoted him on family office investing, and Crain's Detroit Business and Modern Healthcare listed him in People on the Move. See coverage.
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How can reporters reach Scott Zack?
By email at [email protected]. Bios, headshots, and a fact sheet are in the media kit.