Episode #676: Jesse Cole (Owner, Savannah Bananas) – The Beauty of Obsession, Building a Fans First World, Walt Disney, Mr. Beast, Radical Transparency (Opening the Books), Do the Opposite of Normal, Turning a $6M Mistake Into a Moment, and Creating Banana World

Jesse Cole is the owner of the Savannah Bananas. He went $1.8 million in debt, slept on an air mattress, and built a business that is now valued at over a billion dollars. [...]

By |2026-02-23T04:39:40-05:00February 20th, 2026|Podcast Episode|1 Comment

Episode #670: Mike Deegan – Building a Championship Culture, Mudita (Joy for Others), Systems Thinking, Curiosity = Love, Getting Out of a Slump, and The DNA of Great Teams

Mike Deegan just led Denison University Baseball to their first College World Series appearance in program history. He's been named Coach of the Year in back-to-back years and is the all-time winningest coach [...]

By |2026-01-11T11:10:14-05:00January 10th, 2026|Podcast Episode|0 Comments

Episode #553: Dr. Eric Potterat – Mental Disciplines for Leading and Winning from the World’s Top Performers (Learned Excellence)

Eric Potterat, Ph.D., is a clinical and performance psychologist. He retired as a commander from the US Navy after twenty years of service, during which he helped create the mental toughness curriculum used [...]

By |2023-11-13T15:55:27-05:00November 12th, 2023|Podcast Episode|0 Comments

Episode #507: Jesse Cole – How To Build Your Idea Muscle, Create Unforgettable Experiences, & Earn Fans For Life

Jesse Cole is the founder of Fans First Entertainment and the owner of the Savannah Bananas. He’s fanatic about fandom and launched the Savannah Bananas with one mission: to spark a fan-focused movement. [...]

By |2023-01-08T14:47:15-05:00January 8th, 2023|Podcast Episode|0 Comments