Barker at her offices in Harrogate, North Yorkshire, in 2004, five years after starting her company with a £10,000 bank loan Bob CollierAsked in a newspaper interview in 2008 what she would like her epitaph to be, Lucy Barker replied: “Darling, I’m on the phone, can I call you back?”It was her energetic and outgoing personality, as well as a sense of humour and an indomitable spirit, that led Barker to overcome setbacks and build a successful publishing and media company. Characteristic of her determination was her decision to view a cancer diagnosis at the age of 34 as a chance to improve the health of her company, Barker Brooks Media. “The day after I was diagnosed I decided that not…

Source: The Times September 12, 2016 15:56 UTC