DRIFTWOOD
HERITAGE
HOLDINGS

Driftwood Heritage Holdings

Driftwood Heritage Holdings

Driftwood Heritage Holdings

Retire with confidence

Retire with confidence

Retire with confidence

My name is Zach Ogle.
I am a veteran and entrepreneur looking to partner with a retiring founder in the Southeast.

My name is Zach Ogle.
I am a veteran and entrepreneur looking to partner with a retiring founder in the Southeast.

My name is Zach Ogle.
I am a veteran and entrepreneur looking to partner with a retiring founder in the Southeast.

My goal is to drive long-term growth while preserving the legacy you have created. We will ensure a smooth transition that serves you, your team, and your customers. Driftwood Heritage is not a Private Equity firm, but rather one entrepreneur looking for one great business.

My goal is to drive long-term growth while preserving the legacy you have created. We will ensure a smooth transition that serves you, your team, and your customers. Driftwood Heritage is not a Private Equity firm, but rather one entrepreneur looking for one great business.

My goal is to drive long-term growth while preserving the legacy you have created. We will ensure a smooth transition that serves you, your team, and your customers. Driftwood Heritage is not a Private Equity firm, but rather one entrepreneur looking for one great business.

Background

Raised in a military family, I learned the value of service and commitment from my father and grandfather who both served as fighter pilots. I was also fortunate to have close friends whose fathers built businesses from the ground up. From this vantage, I saw the transformative impact of entrepreneurship for business owners, their families, and the communities they serve. I also came to understand the legacy of grit and determination that each business represents. This passion for entrepreneurship and desire to serve has motivated my career to date.

After finishing college, I worked as a management consultant. I helped businesses enter new markets, develop capital improvement plans, and execute inorganic growth strategies. Desiring to serve our country, I then joined the South Carolina Air National Guard. In 2018, my wife and I moved to Columbia, SC where I have served as an F-16 pilot since. As a guardsman, I have led teams responsible for the air defense of the Southeastern US and participated in combat and training deployments around the world.

Today, I hope to combine my experience in the military with my background in strategic business growth. My family considers the Southeast home, and I am looking to partner with a local retiring business owner to ensure the sustained success of their company. If you are interested in exploring a partnership, reach out today.

Our Values

Our experience leading teams has convinced us that values keep us and our organizations grounded. Our values make us better leaders and fuel our organization's long run success. Our leadership is grounded in the following values:

Integrity is the bedrock for any high-performing organization. We fulfill our commitments to customers, employees, and investors even when it comes at a cost. Without integrity, we have nothing.

Family gives meanings to our lives. Our goal is to provide the professional growth and stability that allows our team members to build fulfilling and meaningful lives for themselves and their families.

Empathy Leadership isn’t about the leader. Leadership is about understanding and serving the needs of your organization. We work to deeply understand customers’ needs and team members’ strengths and goals.

Growth Mindset We consistently strive to learn new skills and reach new levels of achievement. Our drive to continuously improve helps us see challenge as opportunity and progress as always possible.

No Cutting Corners We win by doing what others won’t or can’t. Whether this requires an extra hour of work or making a particularly difficult decision, there is no substitute for getting the hard things right.

Persistence Success is not permanent, and failure is not final. Long term success requires our organization to continue to drive forward, even when we fall short of the high goals we set for ourselves.

For more reflections on our values and the way we think about leading a businesses, visit us on Substack.

What makes us different

What makes us different

What makes us different

We are not a private equity firm or a strategic buyer. We are committed to long term growth and serving as stewards of your legacy.

Our process

Investment Criteria

Within 200 miles of Columbia, SC

Within 200 miles of Columbia, SC

>$850K EBITDA

>$850K EBITDA

3+ years of consistent growth

3+ years of consistent growth

Low customer concentration

Low customer concentration

Reasonable valuation expectations

Reasonable valuation expectations

Values-driven leadership

Values-driven leadership