My husband and I run a large business while raising 3 kids. We don't believe in work-life balance, but 'radical prioritization.'

The author (right) runs a business with her husband. Courtesy of Elaine Shi My husband and I own and run a large business together, while also raising three kids. We learned early on that work-life balance doesn't work for us, and we can never split things 50/50. We practice radical prioritization, which means we cut out everything except for work and kids. Just 21 days after my third child was born, I was taking VC calls . We were mid-Series A, and a fundraise does not pause for a newborn. The investor I pitched that day ended up leading our round. I'm not telling you this to inspire you. I tell you this so you know I'm speaking from experience when I say: work-life balance is fake. My husband Roy and I are the co-founders of BodySpec, a 125-person healthcare company that makes DEXA scans affordable.