ABOUT JARED

Jared has been the President of the Savannah Bananas since day one and

originally began working with Fans First Entertainment in Gastonia, NC.

while he completed his degree in Sport Management at Belmont Abbey

College. Jared learned the ropes of the sports and entertainment industry

first with the Gastonia Grizzlies and then with the Burlington Royals where

the focus on the fan experience led attendance to reach new heights each

season.

Building on that experience, Jared took on the challenge of leading the

resurgence of baseball in Savannah, Georgia beginning in 2015. He regularly

speaks to organizations and business leaders around the country to help

them create their own Fans First Experiences. Jared currently lives in

Savannah with his wife, Kelsey, and their daughter.

The Savannah Bananas had a record-setting inaugural season welcoming

over 91,000 fans to their home games in 2016 and breaking the Coastal Plain

League Attendance Record. 17 of the 24 home games were played in front

of sold-out crowds during that first season. From there, every single

Savannah Bananas game has been a sellout. The popularity of the Savannah

Bananas has reached every corner of the United States and around the

world with stories being covered by Good Morning America, ESPN, Sports

Illustrated, MSNBC, and Entrepreneur magazine. In 2021, the team

embarked on a One City World Tour to Mobile, Alabama with their brand

new game – Banana Ball – the fastest and most entertaining game in sports.

In 2022 and 2023, the Bananas toured to more cities and in 2024 will play in

front of one million fans from coast to coast. Every year, hundreds of

thousands of fans join the Bananas Tickets Lottery list with the hopes of

attending a sold-out game. Jared and the Bananas believe this is exclusively

due to creating a Fans First Experience.