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Savannah Bananas’ Jesse Cole recalls taking on over $1m debt to buy team

Lewis Howes School of Greatness · $500M CEO: The Simple Mindset Trick for Achieving Your Dreams · August 5, 2026
Savannah Bananas’ Jesse Cole recalls taking on over $1m debt to buy team
Lewis Howes School of Greatness
Lewis Howes School of Greatness
$500M CEO: The Simple Mindset Trick for Achieving Your Dreams
"We thought it was a very good decision for my wife and I to get married and then go into over $1 million in debt. We thought that was a very good decision."
Jesse Cole says he and his wife Emily went “over a million dollars in debt” after deciding to buy a summer-league baseball team and move to Savannah. He frames the decision as the financial risk that preceded the Savannah Bananas’ later growth.
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August 5, 2026 · 1h 47m · 2 Egleze moments
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