Built by Margin
Where Strategy Meets Profit
Built by Margin
Where Strategy Meets Profit
About Built by Margin
Where Strategy Meets Profit
Built by Margin is the podcast for founders who want both profits and peace. Hosted by Fractional CFO and Tax Strategist Laurie Chen, CPA, MBA, this podcast delivers real talk on cash flow, clarity, and scaling with soul.
Why Join Built by Margin as a Guest
Founder-First Audience
You speak to founders, CEOs, and entrepreneurs who care about cash flow, tax strategy, and scaling with soul.
Editorially Tight Interviews
You get a focused conversation shaped by finance, growth, and operator lessons from episodes on AI, RevOps, and sustainable scaling.
CPA-Led Credibility
You're hosted by Laurie Chen, a Fractional CFO and Tax Strategist with CPA and MBA credentials, so your expertise is framed with precision.
Compounding Visibility
You gain evergreen exposure through a catalog of 39 episodes that keeps your conversation discoverable alongside adjacent founder and finance topics.
Episode Angles & Guest Pitches
Cash Flow That Scales
You show founders how to read cash flow as a growth signal, not just a bookkeeping metric.
Taxes as Strategy
You help listeners use tax planning to keep more of what they earn and avoid costly surprises.
AI and Modern Finance
You unpack how AI is reshaping finance, risk, and the modern CPA firm without losing human judgment.
Leadership for Sustainable Growth
You explore how founders can build stronger teams, cleaner systems, and a business that supports life, not just output.
How You'd Contribute to the Show
Audience Takeaways
Your episode helps founders make smarter money decisions, reduce tax friction, and build growth systems that protect both profit and peace.
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Why Trust Me
The Ideal Guest
You're a strong fit if you're a founder, CEO, operator, investor, or advisor with practical lessons on finance, growth, tax, AI, or sustainable entrepreneurship.
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Risk Worthy: Defining Your Best Possible Future as a Founder with Laurie Chen, CPA, MBA
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