Richie Mensah is urging anyone eyeing a future in showbiz to drop the illusion that success is guaranteed.
The Lynx Entertainment boss pulled no punches on ‘The Peswa’ podcast as he painted a stark portrait of the industry many dream of entering.
He chastised the notion that talent alone launches a career, stressing that what often appears to be effortless success is actually built on countless unseen sacrifices and sleepless nights.
“I know we make entertainment look easy and nice and like, oh, I just sang this song and we just shot a video and I’m an overnight celebrity, but that’s not what it takes. No, you work hard over and over and over again. And entertainment is one of the most stupid, stupid, I say this with passion, one of the most stupid industries,” Richie said.
He emphasized that entertainment is unlike traditional professions because of its brutal math. The industry rewards only a tiny fraction of its participants, while the rest are left scrambling.
“You know why? Only 1% of entertainers succeed. So, entertainment is one of the only industries that you need to be in the 1% to succeed,” he added.
To make his point clearer, Richie drew a sharp contrast with careers such as accounting or farming. There, he said, being merely average doesn’t disqualify you from decent earnings. But in music or film, mediocrity isn’t just unrewarded, it’s unsustainable.
“What I mean by that is you can be an accountant and you are an average accountant, and you make a good living. You can be an average farmer. Maybe you’re not selling to all of Ghana, but you’re selling to your community. You make a good living. In entertainment, you are either in the 1% and you are doing very well, or you are making nothing. So, for anyone who is thinking I’m going to come into entertainment and just be mediocre, don’t come. You won’t make it,” Richie Mensah averred.
Watch his remarks below.
Only 1% of entertainers make it & here’s why.
— The Peswa (@ThePeswa) November 5, 2025
Richie Mensah, Founder of Lynx Entertainment, breaks down what it really takes to succeed in the entertainment industry and why only a few ever make it to the top.
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