Ace Nigerian talent manager and co-founder of The Plug Entertainment, a management firm, Asa Asika, has revealed that although he does not have a degree, he pays a salary of about 100 people.

Asa, a relative of Nigerian music executive, Obi Asika, manages Nigerian award-winning popstar, Davido. He has also worked with several music stars such as Tiwa Savage and Bella Shmurda.

Giving his two cents, the talent manager stated that regardless of having a degree people can make it in life using different approaches. He made this statement recently during a podcast.

He said, One thing I have learnt about life, everyone should know this but I think experiences teach you better. Everyones story is different; everyones path is different; people always feel you have to go a certain way to get certain goals.

And without being condescending or trying to sound cocky, I have friends who have gone to school, have PhDs and are working 9-5 and they are making peanuts.

Asa continued, I am like okay dude that point in time when everyone was saying go to university, stay in uni. Im like dude, one of my companies pays 45 peoples salaries a month, and thats only one of the businesses I run.

If I do the math, I probably pay about 100 salaries a month and I have no degree, so its not about following the rules. Rules are made to be broken, it is now you being smart about taking risks. (Daily Trust)