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The Savannah Bananas have peeled back the game of baseball and made it fun again.

This is their story.
 
For his entire childhood, Jesse Cole dreamed of pitching in the Majors. Now, he has a life in baseball that he could have only imagined: he met the love of his…

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Baseball has been called America’s game. Yet, many fans find the season way too long and games way too boring. Jesse Cole, the Walt Disney of baseball, purchased a minor league team and totally reimagined the sport by changing accepted business practices and creating a super fan-friendly, game-day experience.

Many great lessons here on how to build an enterprise through creativity, differentiation, entrepreneurship, perseverance, and strategy.

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