Beth Berardi is a native Bostonian who earned a degree in international marketing from Simmons College.  She minored in French and the French culture has always been a passion for her.  While living with a family in Paris, she was exposed to cooking and entertaining in a whole new light and knew that at some point this passion would be part of her career. 

While in college, Berardi worked as a server in restaurants.  This experience gave her an intimate first hand understanding of how the staff works together to meet the needs of its customers.  “I learned that a successful restaurant was made up of a whole team of people working together to achieve a common goal,” says Berardi.  “That goal is to provide patrons with a complete and wonderful dining experience, from the food to the service to the ambiance.  I knew that I saw my own business goals reflected in these core values.”

Berardi entered the insurance industry in 1986 and built a successful personal lines insurance agency, Ivy West Insurance Agency.  The mission of her agency is to offer uncompromising personalized service, to give the client more that they expect, to go the distance and do whatever necessary to get the job done, to listen with intuition and heart, and above all, to truly care.  Ivy West Insurance Agency received an Honorable Mention in the 2000 Community Newspaper Company’s Reader’s Choice Awards. 

In 1994, Berardi finally accomplished her goal of combining her passion for food with her expertise in insurance writing.  She expanded her insurance agency to specialize in the restaurant industry.  She now focuses the bulk of her work on providing insurance to protect restaurants and their employees from a variety of losses. 

She considers herself an integral part of the restaurant team and works with them to ensure their success.  “Part of my job is to strategize with my clients, find out what is the best product for them, and represent them by being their staunchest advocate,” says Berardi.  “This high level of service distinguishes me as a professional, not just another salesman.  And, more importantly, it gives me the greatest sense of satisfaction.”  In fact, in the same way her restaurant clients desire to please their patrons, she desires to please her clients.  Her clients know and feel that their best interest is always of utmost importance.