Mawuli Gavor Shares Why He Quit KPMG For Acting: “I Made My One-Year Salary in a Day”
- Ghanaian actor Mawuli Gavor shared the turning point that made him quit a global accounting firm KPMG
- The actor revealed how a beverage brand once paid him his entire annual salary in one day
- The actor said the creative industry gives him both freedom and income he never imagined in corporate life
Not many people would abandon a secure corporate career for the uncertainty of acting, but Ghanaian actor and TV personality Mawuli Gavor says his choice was clear the moment life presented him with an unforgettable reality check.
In a recent interview, Gavor, who was the crush of BBNaija's Diane, opened up about the bold step that took him from crunching numbers at international accounting giant KPMG to standing in front of the camera.
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“I was making 770 cedis a month at KPMG,” he recalled, painting a picture of the hustle of his early years.
At the same time, he was juggling shoots with beverage brand Martini, often working from 6 AM and still expected at his corporate desk by 8.
The clashes were inevitable, and Gavor eventually decided to quit acting projects to focus on his office job. But fate had other plans.
Just as he was ready to pull out of the entertainment gig, the Martini production team asked him a simple but life-changing question:
“How much is your annual salary at KPMG?”
When he told them, they made him an unbelievable offer: to pay him his entire yearly salary in just one day for a single project.
He stated:
“They looked at me and said, ‘If this is the case, we’ll give that to you today"
That was the final push he needed. He marched back to his KPMG office and dropped his resignation letter with HR.
He reflected:
“If somebody gave you your one-year salary in one day, not even one month, but one day… how can you go back?”
Gavor explained that his decision was not just about money, but about freedom and value for time.
He noted that in the creative economy, he can now earn the same income in a 30-minute shoot that would have cost him an entire 9-to-5 workday at KPMG.
See the interview here:
Fans react to Mawuli Gavor's video
Legit.ng compiled reactions of netizens below:
@andyskillz:
"I don’t even need to type any “dear sir". Them no go see me again just like that"
@gratefulkobby1:
"Me sef na adey take 900GHC but dem go comot tax then snnit and im left with only 780ghc. i didnt even spend three months with that company."
@piuskongwie:
"Ah!, but kpmg 770cedis a month??! How? Which year be dat? Or na he dey do internship. E no dey add up"
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Gavor's pre-wedding pics turn heads
Legit.ng earlier reported that many hearts have been broken, and quite several men have heaved sighs of relief as a photographer recently shared pre-wedding photos of actor Mawuli Gavor.
The Ghanaian actor and his Indian-Austrian girlfriend, Remya, got engaged in 2022.
The couple looked stunning in white as they both struck different, lovely poses.
Source: Legit.ng
