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Rising from nothing, achieving the American dream, and losing it all; lessons from the rise and fall of Ted and Christy Ngoy
After escaping the brutal conditions of Pol Pot’s communist Cambodia, Ted and Christy Ngoy defied the odds, became multi millionaire entrepreneurs, and lived happily ever after.
Until they lost it all.
Here are some lessons from the rise and fall of the Donut King and Queen, Ted and Christy Ngoy.
The Plight of Immigrants
Before rising to success, Ted and Christy Ngoy came from the most dire of circumstances.
While working in Cambodia’s scorching hot rice fields, enslaved Cambodians like Ted and Christy were expected to work from 5 a.m. to 5 p.m. every single day without any breaks.
While recalling his experience, Ted relayed that workers were shot dead if they were believed to be lazy, that he would frequently see piles of his peers’ bodies decaying in the fields, and that in lieu of payment for his slave labor, the money went directly to the communist regime.
Luckily, the couple managed to escape to America as refugees, but their journey was not without its own challenges.
