Jesse Cole

Jesse Cole is the founder of Fans First Entertainment and the owner of the world-famous Savannah Bananas and 5 additional teams in the Banana Ball League.
With the mantra “Fans First. Entertain Always”, the Bananas are on a mission to Make Baseball Fun by creating the Greatest Show in Sports. With more than a billion social media views, a ticket waitlist of more than 4 million, and features on such outlets as The Today Show, 60 Minutes, HBO Real Sports and The Tonight Show in addition to Bananaland, a five-part documentary original series on ESPN+, the Savannah Bananas are just getting started.
Jesse is the proud inventor of the fastest and most entertaining game of baseball, Banana Ball. Banana Ball puts a fun twist on traditional baseball with new rules featuring a two-hour time limit, no walks, no bunting, no stepping out of the box, no mound visits and best of all, fans can catch a foul ball for an out.
He is the not-so-proud promoter of the Grandma Beauty Pageant, the Human Horse Race, the Living Pinata, and Flatulence Fun Night.
Jesse is also the best-selling author of Fans First and Find Your Yellow Tux, and as a highly sought-after keynote speaker for some of the world’s largest and most respected organizations.

Most of all, Jesse is a raving fan of his wife, Emily, his 3 kids, and peerless promoters like Walt Disney and PT Barnum.