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In Case You Missed It: Why Attention Beats Marketing with Jesse Cole, Owner of the Savannah Bananas Baseball Team
This week we are throwing it back to one of our favorite episodes featuring Jesse Cole. Jesse is the founder of Fans First Entertainment and owner of the Savannah Bananas. The Bananas have sold out every game since their first season and have a waitlist for tickets in the thousands. The team has built a social media following in the millions including becoming known as TikTok’s favorite team with over 2 million followers. Jesse has been featured in Entrepreneur Magazine, MSNBC, ESPN, HBO Real Sports and once at his son’s show and tell. He is the author of two best selling books, Find Your Yellow Tux and Fans First. He’s been featured on over 1000 podcasts and delivers keynote speeches all over the world sharing the Fans First experience.
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