92. What Working Mothers Get Wrong About Having It All | Desiree Shank
92. What Working Mothers Get Wrong About Having It All | Desiree Shank  
Podcast: Wisdom Stripes with Meg Tuohey
Published On: Thu Jul 16 2026
Description: Episode 92 | What Working Mothers Get Wrong About Having It All | Desiree Shank No one is coming to save you. And when you know that, you figure it out really quickly. In this energising and surprisingly tender episode of Wisdom Stripes, Meg Tuohey sits down with Desiree Shank, one of Shopify's first US hires, early digital commerce pioneer, TikTok shop strategist, and solo mum who built an entirely remote digital agency before remote work was a concept anyone had heard of. She brought her kids to board meetings in the Trans-American Building in Chicago. She homeschooled them through every pivot. And she figured it all out one yes at a time. This is a conversation about designing your life when the odds are against you, and what you give up when you spend too long moving millions of miles a minute. 🎧 Tune in and learn: How Desiree built a remote digital agency as a solo mum before remote work existed What it was like being one of Shopify's first US hires, and riding the rocket ship from day one Why TikTok live shopping is the next frontier, and how to get started with one product What she would tell her younger self: enjoy the moment more How she raised two entrepreneurial kids by treating them as part of the team from the start You can design your life. No matter what odds are stacked against you. This episode is proof. 💚 💡 Featured Resources: TikTok shop community: socialcollective.io Follow Desiree: @DesireeShank on Instagram and LinkedIn 📚 HeartPrint by Meg Tuohey Order now at yourheartprint.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices