Jesse Cole Speaker

Jesse Cole Keynote Speaker

  • Owner of Savannah Bananas
  • Creator of Banana Ball
  • Author of Fans First & Find Your Yellow Tux

Jesse Cole's Biography

Jesse Cole, also known as “the guy in the yellow tuxedo” is the founder of Fans First Entertainment and the owner of the world-famous Savannah Bananas as well as the Party Animals and Firefighters.

With the mantra “Fans First. Entertain Always”, the Bananas are on a mission to Make Baseball Fun by creating the Greatest Show in Sports.

The team has sold out every game since their inaugural season in Savannah and has since grown a ticket waitlist of more than 2 million fans from all over the world.

With more than 15 million social media followers and features on such outlets as The Today Show, CBS Sunday Morning, HBO Real Sports, and Access Hollywood 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.

In addition to the wildly successful Banana Ball, Jesse continues to create raving fans all over the world as a best-selling author of “Fans First, Find Your Yellow Tux”, and as a highly sought-after international 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.

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Jesse Cole's Speaking Topics

  • Three Words That Will Transform Your Business (Customized for your audience)

How to design the ultimate customer experience. Jesse holds a planning meeting with you to customize his full show performance for your audience, so that you get insights that are effective in your industry.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

  • Evaluate your current customer map and customer journey.
  • Learn how to create Raving Fans that are loyal instead of customers that are transactional.
  • Using Raving Fans & Customer for Life techniques, you will learn to map the perfect customer journey with your company.
  • How to develop the Fans First mentality to create attention and word of mouth marketing from your biggest supporters.
  • Discover how to never lose a customer again with a step by step plan to Wow your customers even after the sale.

  • THE FANS FIRST WAY: The 5 E's to Create Raving Fans

Break the rules, change the game and create an unforgettable customer experience. Learn how to eliminate friction, entertain always, experiment constantly, engage deeply and empower action with your team.

  • Evaluate your current customer map and customer journey.
  • Learn how to create Raving Fans that are loyal instead of customers that are transactional.
  • Using Raving Fans & Customer for Life techniques, you will learn to map the perfect customer journey with your company.
  • How to develop the Fans First mentality to create attention and word of mouth marketing from your biggest supporters.
  • Discover how to never lose a customer again with a step-by-step plan to Wow your customers even after the sale.

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Videos of Jesse Cole

"Never Stop Dreaming Big!"
Full Keynote from Mercedes Benz Stadium
Extraordinary Customer Service
The Greatest Show in Sports

Articles, Media & Podcasts

Books by Jesse Cole

Comments & Testimonials

Jesse was far and away the very best presenter we’ve had at Trek World! He was transformative for our company and eclipsed all our hopes. It was truly amazing.
Ben Scherer Trek Bike
Hands down, Jesse Cole at Creator Economy Expo was perhaps the best closing keynote I’ve ever seen in my 20 years in the events business (I’ve seen a ton of keynotes).
Joe Pulizzi Founder of Creator Economy Expo, Author Content Inc
With inspiration from both PT Barnum and Walt Disney, Jesse reminds us that anything is possible when you’re willing to reject industry norms and literally do the opposite of what most businesses do.
Andrew Lock Author of “Walt Disney’s Way”

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