Mark Payton co-founded Mercia Asset Management in 2010 with just two other members of staff.
The company, based in Henley-in-Arden, has since enjoyed more than a decade of growth, offering financial services and investments in fields such as technology and healthcare.
In the latest instalment of our How I Made It series, the 54-year-old says he will use Mercia's second decade in business to focus on diversity and the quest to achieve net zero, for both itself and its clients.
