My First Million
My First Million
Hubspot Media
The (Improbable) Story of Savannah Bananas' Rise to a $1B Empire
1 hour 10 minutes Posted Dec 5, 2025 at 3:13 pm.
) 200 fans, $260 in the bank
) The team no one ever heard about
) How to become an idea machine
) Lessons from PT Barnum, Bill Veeck, Walt Disney
) Surviving embarrassment
) Rock bottom
) Inside Jesse's creative process
) Stealing from MrBeast
( Jesse opens his idea book
) Meeting Bob Iger
) Identifying the chip on Jesse's shoulder
) 11 principles
) The 12-star experience
) The sacrifice of extreme hard mode
) Attracting vs recruiting
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Episode 772: Sam Parr ( ⁠https://x.com/theSamParr⁠ ) and Shaan Puri ( ⁠https://x.com/ShaanVP⁠ ) talk to Jesse Cole ( https://x.com/YellowTuxJesse ) the owner of Savannah Bananas and creator of Banana Ball. 
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My First Million is a HubSpot Original Podcast // Brought to you by HubSpot Media // Production by Arie Desormeaux // Editing by Ezra Bakker Trupiano //