<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><?xml-stylesheet href="https://feeds.captivate.fm/style.xsl" type="text/xsl"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0" xmlns:googleplay="http://www.google.com/schemas/play-podcasts/1.0" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:podcast="https://podcastindex.org/namespace/1.0"><channel><atom:link href="https://feeds.captivate.fm/well-built-business/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><title><![CDATA[Well Built Business: A Women's Business Podcast]]></title><podcast:guid>3c4a9eb9-f342-5607-aad8-fc4bcdc8cb9f</podcast:guid><lastBuildDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 17:15:04 +0000</lastBuildDate><generator>Captivate.fm</generator><language><![CDATA[en]]></language><copyright><![CDATA[Copyright 2026 Chelsea Fournier | Growth Strategy & Operations for Established Women Entrepreneurs]]></copyright><managingEditor>Chelsea Fournier | Growth Strategy &amp; Operations for Established Women Entrepreneurs</managingEditor><itunes:summary><![CDATA[You've already proven yourself. You built a respected career, earned the credentials, and became the kind of expert people seek out. Now you're in your next chapter — bringing that expertise out into the world in a new way, through coaching, courses, consulting, or a growing online practice.

And it's working. The clients are coming. The revenue is real. You might even have a team.
But somehow, you're still the one everything runs through.

Well Built Business is the weekly podcast for women who have built successful expert-led businesses — and are ready for sustainable business growth backed by infrastructure that finally matches who they've become.

We'll answer questions like:
- Why am I still the bottleneck even though I have a team?
- What business systems do I actually need at my revenue level — and in what order?
- How do I build sustainable business growth without rebuilding my entire life around it?
- What does a real operations strategy look like for an online service business?
- How do I create a client experience that doesn't require me to personally manage every detail?
- What are the growth strategies for service businesses that are already past the startup phase?
- How do I know which part of my business to fix first?
- When does bringing in outside operational support actually make sense?

Chelsea Fournier is a former small business attorney who went on to launch and run a successful marketing agency and consulting practice — and has spent years working with accomplished women bringing their expertise out to the world in a new chapter, wanting it built well and sustainably.

Chelsea Fournier is a former small business attorney, intuitive, and neurodivergent entrepreneur who went on to launch and run a successful marketing agency and consulting practice. She builds bespoke business systems designed by a brain that works differently — for women whose businesses are too unique for cookie-cutter frameworks. Her Well Built Business Method™ is a six-pillar approach to assessing and strengthening the operations, systems, and strategy that expert-led businesses need to scale sustainably.

Her clients include therapists who've expanded into coaching, authors and speakers building course and membership businesses, and service agencies that have outgrown their original infrastructure.

Chelsea works with a intentionally small roster of clients — building the kind of deep, bespoke operational work that can't be rushed — while homeschooling her son and modeling the sustainable, well-built business life she helps her clients create.

This isn't a show about starting up or hustling harder. It's honest conversation, real case studies, and practical strategy for women who are already successful — and ready to build something sustainable.

New episodes every week. Press play — and stop being the bottleneck in the business you built.]]></itunes:summary><image><url>https://artwork.captivate.fm/a1941496-12a3-4e52-b53d-c677ccf3bcc9/The-well-built-business-podcast-a-womens-business-podcast-with-.png</url><title>Well Built Business: A Women&apos;s Business Podcast</title><link><![CDATA[https://wellbuiltbusiness.com/podcast]]></link></image><itunes:image href="https://artwork.captivate.fm/a1941496-12a3-4e52-b53d-c677ccf3bcc9/The-well-built-business-podcast-a-womens-business-podcast-with-.png"/><itunes:owner><itunes:name>Chelsea Fournier | Growth Strategy &amp; Operations for Established Women Entrepreneurs</itunes:name></itunes:owner><itunes:author>Chelsea Fournier | Growth Strategy &amp; Operations for Established Women Entrepreneurs</itunes:author><description>You&apos;ve already proven yourself. You built a respected career, earned the credentials, and became the kind of expert people seek out. Now you&apos;re in your next chapter — bringing that expertise out into the world in a new way, through coaching, courses, consulting, or a growing online practice.

And it&apos;s working. The clients are coming. The revenue is real. You might even have a team.
But somehow, you&apos;re still the one everything runs through.

Well Built Business is the weekly podcast for women who have built successful expert-led businesses — and are ready for sustainable business growth backed by infrastructure that finally matches who they&apos;ve become.

We&apos;ll answer questions like:
- Why am I still the bottleneck even though I have a team?
- What business systems do I actually need at my revenue level — and in what order?
- How do I build sustainable business growth without rebuilding my entire life around it?
- What does a real operations strategy look like for an online service business?
- How do I create a client experience that doesn&apos;t require me to personally manage every detail?
- What are the growth strategies for service businesses that are already past the startup phase?
- How do I know which part of my business to fix first?
- When does bringing in outside operational support actually make sense?

Chelsea Fournier is a former small business attorney who went on to launch and run a successful marketing agency and consulting practice — and has spent years working with accomplished women bringing their expertise out to the world in a new chapter, wanting it built well and sustainably.

Chelsea Fournier is a former small business attorney, intuitive, and neurodivergent entrepreneur who went on to launch and run a successful marketing agency and consulting practice. She builds bespoke business systems designed by a brain that works differently — for women whose businesses are too unique for cookie-cutter frameworks. Her Well Built Business Method™ is a six-pillar approach to assessing and strengthening the operations, systems, and strategy that expert-led businesses need to scale sustainably.

Her clients include therapists who&apos;ve expanded into coaching, authors and speakers building course and membership businesses, and service agencies that have outgrown their original infrastructure.

Chelsea works with a intentionally small roster of clients — building the kind of deep, bespoke operational work that can&apos;t be rushed — while homeschooling her son and modeling the sustainable, well-built business life she helps her clients create.

This isn&apos;t a show about starting up or hustling harder. It&apos;s honest conversation, real case studies, and practical strategy for women who are already successful — and ready to build something sustainable.

New episodes every week. Press play — and stop being the bottleneck in the business you built.</description><link>https://wellbuiltbusiness.com/podcast</link><atom:link href="https://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com" rel="hub"/><itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Growth Strategy & Operations for Established Women Entrepreneurs]]></itunes:subtitle><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:type>episodic</itunes:type><itunes:category text="Business"></itunes:category><itunes:category text="Business"><itunes:category text="Entrepreneurship"/></itunes:category><itunes:category text="Business"><itunes:category text="Management"/></itunes:category><podcast:locked>no</podcast:locked><podcast:medium>podcast</podcast:medium><item><title>What Are Business Systems? Service Business Edition</title><itunes:title>What Are Business Systems? Service Business Edition</itunes:title><description><![CDATA[<p>What are business systems, and why does your service business need them to grow? If you're the bottleneck in your business and everything runs through you, this episode breaks down the framework to change that.</p><p>In this episode, we cover:</p><ul><li>Why service-based businesses hit a growth ceiling when founders can't delegate, automate, or systematize beyond their own expertise</li><li>The 6 pillars of the Well-Built Business system and how they create sustainable infrastructure for expert-led businesses</li><li>How to identify which pillar to tackle first so you get the best return on your time and investment</li></ul><br/><p>What's the one system in your business that would buy back the most time if it were actually working for you? Send me a DM on Instagram or TikTok @wellbuiltbusiness — I'd love to hear!</p><p><strong><a href="https://wellbuiltbusiness.com/post/what-are-business-systems" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">👉 Get the full show notes here</a></strong></p><p>Find Chelsea and the Well Built Business brand on: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/wellbuiltbusiness" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Instagram</a>, <a href="https://www.threads.com/@wellbuiltbusiness" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Threads</a> + <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/chelsea-fournier/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a></p><p><a href="https://wellbuiltbusiness.com/well-built-business-podcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Explore more about the podcast on my site!</a></p><p>Hear from Chelsea in your inbox at the Well Built Business Buzz - <a href="https://wellbuiltbusiness.com/buzz" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">join her weekly newsletter</a></p><p><strong>Explore Working With Chelsea</strong></p><p><strong><a href="https://wellbuiltbusiness.com/business-systems-audit" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Book a Business Systems Audit with Chelsea</a></strong></p><p><strong><a href="https://wellbuiltbusiness.com/intuitive-business-operations-and-strategy-consulting" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Explore Chelsea's Consulting Support</a></strong></p><p><strong><a href="https://wellbuiltbusiness.com/energy-reading-for-business" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Book an Energy Reading For Business</a></strong></p><p></p><p><strong>Systems / Software I Recommend:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.gohighlevel.com/?fp_ref=intuitive-business-by-design88" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Go High Level</a></p><p><a href="https://systeme.io/?sa=sa00741970208dc04082bc7c0bbd8c090827c6206a" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Systeme.io</a></p><p><a href="https://pensight.com/?refCode=intuitivebusinessmentor" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Pensight</a></p><p><a href="https://try.web.clickup.com/s9diy854b2zm" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Click-Up</a></p><p><a href="https://starpath.app/?utm_source=dub&amp;via=chelsea56&amp;dub_id=jzU4XMoZ31Ot2FrA" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Star Path App</a></p><p></p><p>*affiliate links included, so I might make a lil money when you click. I <em>only</em> recommend people, products, &amp; programs I use</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>What are business systems, and why does your service business need them to grow? If you're the bottleneck in your business and everything runs through you, this episode breaks down the framework to change that.</p><p>In this episode, we cover:</p><ul><li>Why service-based businesses hit a growth ceiling when founders can't delegate, automate, or systematize beyond their own expertise</li><li>The 6 pillars of the Well-Built Business system and how they create sustainable infrastructure for expert-led businesses</li><li>How to identify which pillar to tackle first so you get the best return on your time and investment</li></ul><br/><p>What's the one system in your business that would buy back the most time if it were actually working for you? Send me a DM on Instagram or TikTok @wellbuiltbusiness — I'd love to hear!</p><p><strong><a href="https://wellbuiltbusiness.com/post/what-are-business-systems" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">👉 Get the full show notes here</a></strong></p><p>Find Chelsea and the Well Built Business brand on: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/wellbuiltbusiness" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Instagram</a>, <a href="https://www.threads.com/@wellbuiltbusiness" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Threads</a> + <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/chelsea-fournier/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a></p><p><a href="https://wellbuiltbusiness.com/well-built-business-podcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Explore more about the podcast on my site!</a></p><p>Hear from Chelsea in your inbox at the Well Built Business Buzz - <a href="https://wellbuiltbusiness.com/buzz" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">join her weekly newsletter</a></p><p><strong>Explore Working With Chelsea</strong></p><p><strong><a href="https://wellbuiltbusiness.com/business-systems-audit" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Book a Business Systems Audit with Chelsea</a></strong></p><p><strong><a href="https://wellbuiltbusiness.com/intuitive-business-operations-and-strategy-consulting" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Explore Chelsea's Consulting Support</a></strong></p><p><strong><a href="https://wellbuiltbusiness.com/energy-reading-for-business" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Book an Energy Reading For Business</a></strong></p><p></p><p><strong>Systems / Software I Recommend:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.gohighlevel.com/?fp_ref=intuitive-business-by-design88" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Go High Level</a></p><p><a href="https://systeme.io/?sa=sa00741970208dc04082bc7c0bbd8c090827c6206a" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Systeme.io</a></p><p><a href="https://pensight.com/?refCode=intuitivebusinessmentor" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Pensight</a></p><p><a href="https://try.web.clickup.com/s9diy854b2zm" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Click-Up</a></p><p><a href="https://starpath.app/?utm_source=dub&amp;via=chelsea56&amp;dub_id=jzU4XMoZ31Ot2FrA" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Star Path App</a></p><p></p><p>*affiliate links included, so I might make a lil money when you click. 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I <em>only</em> recommend people, products, &amp; programs I use</p>]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Find Chelsea and the Well Built Business brand on: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/wellbuiltbusiness" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Instagram</a>, <a href="https://www.threads.com/@wellbuiltbusiness" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Threads</a> + <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/chelsea-fournier/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a></p><p><a href="https://wellbuiltbusiness.com/well-built-business-podcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Explore more about the podcast on our site!</a></p><p>Hear from Chelsea in your inbox at the Well Built Business Buzz - <a href="https://wellbuiltbusiness.com/buzz" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">join her weekly newsletter</a></p><p><strong>Explore Working With Chelsea</strong></p><p><strong><a href="https://wellbuiltbusiness.com/business-systems-audit" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Book a Business Systems Audit with Chelsea</a></strong></p><p><strong><a href="https://wellbuiltbusiness.com/intuitive-business-operations-and-strategy-consulting" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Explore Chelsea's Consulting Support</a></strong></p><p><strong><a href="https://wellbuiltbusiness.com/energy-reading-for-business" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Book an Energy Reading For Business</a></strong></p><p></p><p><strong>Systems / Software I Recommend:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.gohighlevel.com/?fp_ref=intuitive-business-by-design88" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Go High Level</a></p><p><a href="https://systeme.io/?sa=sa00741970208dc04082bc7c0bbd8c090827c6206a" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Systeme.io</a></p><p><a href="https://pensight.com/?refCode=intuitivebusinessmentor" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Pensight</a></p><p><a href="https://try.web.clickup.com/s9diy854b2zm" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Click-Up</a></p><p><a href="https://starpath.app/?utm_source=dub&amp;via=chelsea56&amp;dub_id=jzU4XMoZ31Ot2FrA" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Star Path App</a></p><p></p><p>*affiliate links included, so I might make a lil money when you click. 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