Bananas’ founder Jesse Cole: I have no interest in money | Forward Progress

About this episode

Jesse Cole discusses his fear of irrelevance and the advantages of managing various aspects of his business in-house.

Savannah Bananas founder Jesse Cole shares his fear of irrelevance and the benefits of managing merchandise, concessions, ticketing, and broadcasting in-house.

People in this episode

Guest: Jesse Cole

Topics covered

• Jesse Cole
• Savannah Bananas
• irrelevance
• merchandise management
• ticketing
• broadcasting

Keywords

• entrepreneurship
• sports management
• business strategy

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Savannah Bananas merchandise

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