Panda Express co-founder credits relentless work ethic, not balance, for success

Andrew Cherng, co-founder of Panda Express, said he never experienced burnout even while working 12-hour days, calling it simply life. He and his wife Peggy turned a single restaurant into a nearly $7 billion chain over five decades. Cherng, now 78, emphasized that hard work, not work-life balance, drove his success.