How A Meme Empire Became A Multimillion Dollar Packaging Business
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About this Episode
Most people spend decades building wealth , Jason Wong turned $500 into a $15 million company at age 23.
In this episode of The Root of All Success, Jason Duncan sits down with Jason Wong , serial entrepreneur, founder and CEO of Packing Duck, and one of the most resourceful young builders in e-commerce.
After immigrating from Hong Kong at age 8, Jason started hustling in the backs of restaurants, launched his first business at 14, built a 30-million-follower meme empire on Tumblr as a teenager, and eventually turned problems he encountered into multimillion-dollar opportunities.
Jason shares how he made $250,000 in 7 days selling a coloring book that didn’t exist yet, why he targeted TikTok influencers with 500 followers instead of 50,000, and how frustration with slow, overpriced packaging led him to build an 8-figure manufacturing company without venture capital.
This conversation dives into:
•Selling candy in school at 14 and realizing the internet was his way out
•Building a 30M-follower Tumblr network and turning memes into $190k profit in 9 days
•The Holy Meme Bible: pre-selling $250k of a product that didn’t exist yet
•Launching Doe Lashes with $500 and reaching a $15M valuation in year one
•Why nano-influencers with 500 followers beat large influencer campaigns
•A Christian conversation card game doing $10M in year one from a single SKU
•How each new business solved a problem from the previous one
•Why the packaging industry became an 8-figure opportunity
•Tripling a factory’s revenue in 6 months and earning equity in the company
•Turning a 12-year Alibaba sales rep into his COO
•Why he’s bootstrapped everything and never raised venture capital
•Using AI tools to turn factories into an “Ironman suit” for manufacturing
•His vision to build a global platform connecting 100+ certified factories
If you’re an immigrant entrepreneur, building with limited resources, or turning problems into businesses , this episode shows what’s possible when hustle meets opportunity.
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Jason Wong’s Website: www.packingduck.com
Jason Wong’s Book: The Holy Meme Bible
Jason Wong’s Brands: Packing Duck (packaging manufacturing), Doe Lashes (exited)
Jason Wong’s Instagram: @pug
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He turned $500 into a $15 million company at 23 -- and that was just the warmup. Today's guest immigrated from Hong Kong as a kid, built a meme empire with 30 million followers before he could legally drink, and is now reshaping how the biggest consumer brands in the world think about packaging.
Jason Wong is the award-winning Founder and CEO of Paking Duck, a revolutionary packaging manufacturing company that's redefining how consumer brands bring products to market. Born in Hong Kong and immigrating to America at age eight, Jason combines his bicultural perspective with serial entrepreneurial success?starting his first business at age 14 and achieving his first major win at 23 with Doe Lashes, building it to a $15 million valuation in one year from a $500 investment after solving his girlfriend's struggle with uncomfortable false lashes. Through additional ventures including serving as CEO of the consulting firm Pughaus and launching the Saucy brand, Jason experienced the packaging industry's biggest problems: slow turnaround times, poor communication, and lack of transparency. His 2025 Global Recognition Award and strategic partnership with supply chain leader Ecomflow validate his innovative approach. Through Paking Duck's award-winning Packaging Network Model and proprietary AI-powered tools, Jason has created a strategically-partnered manufacturing business that serves everyone from Fiji Water to emerging beauty brands, delivering the speed, flexibility, and creative freedom that traditional factories cannot provide. His approach embodies innovation, transparency, and founder empowerment, turning packaging from an operational headache into a strategic advantage for scaling consumer brands.
About the Guest
Jason Wong
Guest
Jason Wong is the award-winning Founder and CEO of Paking Duck, a revolutionary packaging manufacturing company that's redefining how consumer brands bring products to market. Born in Hong Kong and immigrating to America at age eight, Jason combines his bicultural perspective with serial entrepreneurial success?starting his first business at age 14 and achieving his first major win at 23 with Doe Lashes, building it to a $15 million valuation in one year from a $500 investment after solving his girlfriend's struggle with uncomfortable false lashes. Through additional ventures including serving as CEO of the consulting firm Pughaus and launching the Saucy brand, Jason experienced the packaging industry's biggest problems: slow turnaround times, poor communication, and lack of transparency. His 2025 Global Recognition Award and strategic partnership with supply chain leader Ecomflow validate his innovative approach. Through Paking Duck's award-winning Packaging Network Model and proprietary AI-powered tools, Jason has created a strategically-partnered manufacturing business that serves everyone from Fiji Water to emerging beauty brands, delivering the speed, flexibility, and creative freedom that traditional factories cannot provide. His approach embodies innovation, transparency, and founder empowerment, turning packaging from an operational headache into a strategic advantage for scaling consumer brands.
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