Today we’d like to introduce you to Brittany Braswell.
Hi Brittany, so excited to have you on the platform. So before we get into questions about your work-life, maybe you can bring our readers up to speed on your story and how you got to where you are today?
I stepped into entrepreneurship almost accidentally. I was working in a treatment-center setting supporting women with eating disorders, and when I transitioned into a group private practice, I quickly realized that my entrepreneurial roots ran deeper than I thought. There were things I felt called to do — ways I wanted to support my clients more holistically — that simply weren’t possible within the boundaries of a group practice. It didn’t take long for me to feel that familiar nudge: It’s time to build something of your own.
So I started my private practice as a solopreneur, like so many of us do, with a simple, heartfelt vision: create a coaching environment where women struggling with disordered eating and body-image issues could experience high-quality support and the relief of hearing, “Oh my goodness… me too.” I wanted them to have community, safety, and the kind of breakthroughs that only happen when you don’t feel alone.
But as the practice grew, so did my workload. I was running a group program while juggling a full roster of 1:1 clients, and even though I loved the work, I could feel myself burning out. Not because I lacked passion — but because I didn’t have focus, systems, or support. I wanted to serve with excellence, not exhaustion, and I knew something had to change.
Before I ever became an entrepreneur, I had worked extensively with interns as a dietitian. I trained interns in clinical settings, in eating-disorder treatment environments, and even alongside a university internship director. Teaching, mentoring, and developing people had always come naturally to me. So when my own business became overwhelming, bringing interns into my practice felt like the most natural next step… even though I didn’t fully realize at the time how transformative it would be.
Very quickly, I saw the impact: interns were learning real-world skills they weren’t gaining in school, and they were providing genuinely meaningful support in my business. Some weren’t even college students—they were adults wanting to build practical skills so they could work with business owners the way they were learning to work with me. The growth and confidence I saw in them was incredible, and the relief I felt as a business owner was undeniable.
Over the last 13 years — and especially within the last 4–5 — I’ve refined and systemized an internship process that allows me to delegate confidently, set interns up for success, and remove myself from the day-to-day tasks that were once draining all of my time. It now takes me a fraction of the effort to review work or provide direction than it ever did to do everything myself. And somewhere along the way, I realized: I don’t just love mentoring interns. I love teaching business owners how to lead well.
That’s how The Intern Accelerator was born.
Today, I teach entrepreneurs how to identify what to delegate, build simple and efficient processes, recruit talented interns, and manage them with ease — all without adding to their labor costs. My interns cost me $0 per month, and yet they receive enormous value through hands-on training and leadership development while I gain back time, mental space, and the freedom to focus on the true CEO-level work that only I can do.
My vision moving forward is to empower solopreneurs and small-team business owners to scale their businesses sustainably and pour into future generations of leaders. Because when we learn to release control, delegate intentionally, and teach others along the way, we don’t just grow our businesses — we multiply our impact.
I’m sure it wasn’t obstacle-free, but would you say the journey has been fairly smooth so far?
Absolutely not — it hasn’t been a smooth road. Before I ever started developing The Intern Accelerator, I found myself inching closer and closer to burnout. Not because I didn’t love the work I was doing with my food freedom and eating disorder clients, but because I felt this new, undeniable passion growing inside me. After more than a decade of working with interns, I realized how much I enjoyed the leadership, teaching, and systems side of my business — and it didn’t feel like work anymore. I wanted to explore that passion, but I didn’t yet have the structure or clarity to do it well.
In the early days, building my own internship program was honestly a bit of a mess. I didn’t have SOPs. I didn’t have systems. And I definitely didn’t have anyone showing me how to pull myself out of the weeds. I was trying to figure it all out with zero guidance, and as someone with a Type A personality (which many dietitians can relate to), letting go of control felt terrifying. I worried constantly: What if someone else doesn’t do this as well as I think it needs to be done? What if I hand something off and it all falls apart?
On top of that, when I first began building my internship program, I had a two-year-old and a baby. I was balancing motherhood and entrepreneurship, trying to grow a business while also raising tiny humans. It was messy. There were days when I questioned whether I could sustain both. And there were plenty of moments when, instead of teaching an intern how to correct a mistake, I would just redo the work myself — which only fueled the cycle of overwhelm.
Looking back, I can see how many “fails” and friction points were actually forming me into a stronger leader. Over time, as I practiced giving better direction, offering clearer feedback, and trusting interns to grow into their roles, I became more confident — and more free. I began reclaiming time with my family. I stopped spending hours on tasks I didn’t need to be doing. And ironically, many of my interns ended up doing certain things better than I could.
What once felt complicated and confusing has now become a simple, repeatable system — one I can see clearly from a bird’s-eye view after years of refinement. Those early challenges shaped the step-by-step process I teach today inside The Intern Accelerator, and they’re the reason I’m so passionate about helping other business owners avoid the frustration, fear, and trial-and-error that I had to walk through alone.
Alright, so let’s switch gears a bit and talk business. What should we know?
The Intern Accelerator is a program I created for online business owners — especially those who are juggling way too many tasks and know they need help, but aren’t ready to hire a full team. Most entrepreneurs hit a point where they’re doing everything themselves, feeling stretched thin, and wondering how they’ll ever scale without burning out. TIA teaches them how to break out of that cycle by building a simple, structured internship program that gives them reliable support and helps develop the next generation of leaders.
Inside the program, I teach business owners my full step-by-step framework for delegating with confidence: how to identify what tasks to hand off, how to build the processes around those tasks, where to find skilled interns, how to bring them into the business, and how to manage them in less than an hour a week. It’s leadership development and systems-building wrapped into one streamlined method. And now, my students learn how to remove themselves from the weeds and finally step into the CEO role they’ve been too busy to occupy.
One of the things that sets The Intern Accelerator apart is that it’s not just a delegation course — it’s a people development program. I teach business owners how to lead, mentor, and empower interns to grow in real, marketable skills while providing meaningful support inside their businesses. And because internships are structured legally and ethically to be educational, business owners can bring on interns at zero labor cost while giving those interns hands-on experience they wouldn’t get anywhere else. It truly becomes a mutually beneficial partnership.
I’m also incredibly proud of how simple and accessible the system is. You don’t need complicated SOPs, a big team, or months of preparation to get started. I show students how to build a scalable internship program even if they’ve never delegated a single task before. Many go from overwhelmed and scattered to feeling organized, supported, and genuinely excited to work on their business instead of drowning in it.
More than anything, I want readers to know that The Intern Accelerator is about more than just saving time. It’s about creating sustainable growth, reclaiming mental bandwidth, and pouring into future leaders who will carry these skills into their own careers. It’s one of the most rewarding and scalable ways to grow a business — and it’s a privilege to help entrepreneurs experience that transformation.
We love surprises, fun facts and unexpected stories. Is there something you can share that might surprise us?
Something that often surprises people — especially those who know me primarily through my work or entrepreneurship — is that I absolutely love baking and cake decorating. It’s one of my favorite creative outlets, and it always makes people laugh a little when they learn a dietitian is also the person who shows up with a three-layer cake and buttercream piping bags.
I actually made my own wedding cake, and for a while I even ran a small cake-decorating business on the side. I’ve made wedding cakes, baby-shower cakes, themed cupcakes, decorated cookies… you name it. Even now, in this season of life with three little ones, I still challenge myself every year to make each of my kids an elaborate birthday cake as long as they want one. We’ve done everything from a 3D teapot to a stack of books, a tree stump for a woodland-themed baby shower, and even a 3D teddy bear for a friend’s gender reveal.
It’s such a fun contrast to the structured, systems-driven side of my work. Cake decorating lets me step out of the CEO mindset and play — it’s creative, hands-on, and totally different from my day-to-day. And honestly, there’s something really special about creating something beautiful (and delicious!) that brings a little joy to the people I love.
Contact Info:
- Website: https://www.brittanybraswellrd.com/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brittanybraswellrd
- Facebook: community.brittanybraswellrd.com
- Other: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/faith-filled-food-freedom-disordered-eating-body-image/id1658146214
Image Credits
Photos by Bright & Gray Photography
