When Lucy Goff gave birth to her daughter in 2012, she caught life-threatening septicemia and her body began to shut down. After six weeks in intensive care battling the condition, medicine saved her life – but her body was left exhausted and fragile. In a bid to restore her health to what it was, the Selfridges public relations executive flew to a clinic in Geneva, where she met a longevity expert and Oxford academic, Professor Paul Clayton, who prescribed her peer-reviewed, pharmaceutical-grade supplements composed of carefully dosed ingredients. Goff’s body had been shaking for months. Yet, within a matter of weeks, she began to feel herself again, went back to work, and never looked back.
The experience inspired Goff to leave behind her career in communications to found the supplement, laser and skincare business Lyma, which now facilitates millions of people around the world to access the patented and carefully formulated products that Goff discovered in Geneva, which helped her to achieve a better quality of life following her terrifying health crisis. Within just seven years, the one-person start-up has grown into a global business that’s worth roughly £171m, with Goff – who left school without any qualifications – assuring that the wellness brand is just getting started.
