Our Clients
Valuation + Values
The only way to know if a parachute works is to jump. You made the leap. You have the courage to pursue your vision, the resiliency to weather storms, the determination to continuously overcome challenges, are passionate about achieving goals, and love your team.
You are now at another crossroads. One at which letting go with your arms full of abundance may seem scarier than starting out empty handed. Your decision however, must balance receiving the benefits of your life’s work with ensuring the next owners share your values so that what you built will endure.
Crossing the Chasm
The dream is now reality. Perhaps you are ready for your first round of growth equity, need a working capital solution to fulfill a big contract or want to scale via acquisition. Go time.
Margin + Multiples
Free money and fast exits were never going to last forever. Time to build businesses with defendable competitive advantages that create market leading cash flow. You are ready to take new actions, with new technologies, that your competitors won’t.
About Us
We’re passionate about passion, brilliant in the basics, creative in our approach, driven to excellence, exacting over details, forward with technology, and committed to outstanding results.
Billy Birdzell
Managing Director
Billy is passionate about creating exceptional outcomes because strong companies are foundational to a resilient country.
Prior to launching Horatius Group, Billy was a founding member of Marine Corps Special Operations and served as the Chief Investment Officer of a single-family office. Billy earned a BA in Economics from Emory University and an MBA from the University of Virginia.
John Day
Managing Director
John thrives on optimizing operational and structural business functions so that our clients can expand margins while growing revenue.
Prior to joining Horatius Group, John led a manufacturing business that generated $150M in revenue and served as an infantry and special operations officer in the US Marine Corps. John holds a BA in Environmental Science from Texas A&M University.
Luther Birdzell
Chief AI Officer
Luther is on a mission to unlock growth opportunities with self-learning agentic AI systems.
As Chief AI Officer at Krista and Founder and CEO of OAG Analytics, Luther has delivered 83 AI projects, optimizing over $50 billion for some of the largest companies in the world. Luther holds two Electrical Engineering degrees from Dartmouth College.