SHARI FITZPATRICK is the creator of the world’s famous gourmet-dipped strawberries, the renowned Shari’s Berries. Shari’s love affair with strawberries began as a little girl with a strawberry patch that her Father planted for her each summer. They quickly became her favorite fruit. Later while working as a mortgage broker in Los Angeles, she began making handmade, chocolate-dipped strawberries for potential clients. The incredible popularity of these memorable edible gifts soon outpaced the success of her original career.

In 1989, with a $1,500 cash advance, and having just moved to a new town, Shari took her passion and hobby of chocolate dipping strawberries and turned it into a nationwide, successful business.

An acclaimed inspirational speaker and now author, Shari inspires audiences of all ages and backgrounds by sharing her down-to-earth, heartfelt business story. Appealing to anyone who has a dream, she will take your group on an emotional journey as she intertwines the successes in her life along with her lessons learned) Shari’s new book, Berried in Chocolate, highlights the importance of family, faith and fearlessness. It also shares the incredible story of how God became her best business partner and how faith and street-smarts can be just as valuable as a college degree.

For over 30 years, Shari’s inspiring story and her creations have attracted attention through appearances in O Magazine, In-Style Magazine, People Magazine, Chicken Soup for the Entrepreneurial Soul, on the Today Show, Food Network, The Apprentice, The Price is Right, Wheel of Fortune, QVC and HSN.

Today Shari’s new boutique brand of gourmet chocolate dipped gifts can be exclusively found at BerriedinChocolate.com and are shipped nationwide all year round.