After many years in the finance industry, including a spell at Goldman Sachs, Mirja Lehmler-Brown, founding Managing Director and partner at Hayfin Capital Management Private Equity, decided to set up her own company.
As an incredibly value driven individual, Mirja found that in too many larger organizations collaboration, diversity and a sense of responsibility get lost.
But when you start your own business from scratch, she says, you get to set the culture, set the purpose, determine the behaviors that link to the purpose. There’s no legacy to bear in mind, and every single person you hire should have the same values or be driven by the same sense of purpose that you are.