--- title: "Profiles in Risk – E77: Ashley Fitzsimmons – On Being The Beyonce of Insurance & Doing Deals in Heels (Sponsored by IA Path) - InsNerds.com" description: This episode is sponsored by IA Path -Learn to write auto, heavy truck, and other claim types with IA Path’s online trainings. Go to iapath.com Recently I had the pleasure to spend a Saturday morning speaking with Ashley Fitzsimmons. I invited her on because I have been following her on LinkedIn and Twitter and her enthusiasm --- [Insurance Nerds - Insuring Tomorrow ](https://insnerds.com/insights) # [Profiles in Risk – E77: Ashley Fitzsimmons – On Being The Beyonce of Insurance & Doing Deals in Heels (Sponsored by IA Path) - InsNerds.com](https://insnerds.com/insights/profiles-in-risk-e77-ashley-fitzsimmons-on-being-the-beyonce-of-insurance-doing-deals-in-heels-sponsored-by-ia-path) Written by [Nicholas Lamparelli](https://insnerds.com/insights/author/nicholas-lamparelli) | May 6, 2018 4:00:00 AM # Profiles in Risk – E77: Ashley Fitzsimmons – On Being The Beyonce of Insurance & Doing Deals in Heels (Sponsored by IA Path) by Nicholas Lamparelli Audio Player [https://www.buzzsprout.com/87086/697421-e77-ashley-fitzsimmons-on-being-the-beyonce-of-insurance-doing-deals-in-heels-sponsored-by-ia-path.mp3](https://www.buzzsprout.com/87086/697421-e77-ashley-fitzsimmons-on-being-the-beyonce-of-insurance-doing-deals-in-heels-sponsored-by-ia-path.mp3) 00:00 00:00 00:00 Use Up/Down Arrow keys to increase or decrease volume. *This episode is sponsored by  **[IA Path](https://iapath.com/)** -Learn to write auto, heavy truck, and other claim types with IA Path’s online trainings. Go to **[iapath.com](https://iapath.com/)*** Recently I had the pleasure to spend a Saturday morning speaking with Ashley Fitzsimmons. I invited her on because I have been following her on LinkedIn and Twitter and her enthusiasm and motivation for her work stand out. She is the self-professed Beyonce of insurance and in this episode, we talked about her initial career, the trade-offs with working in the family business, millennial stuff and of course, since she’s in production, sales stuff. 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