Hi Todd. You encouraged me to do this with my fan. I used a Lasko fan that had IR controls instead of Bluetooth. This allowed me to use a YoLink IR controller that was interfaced through IFTTT to Alexa Routines using the Alexa Skill IFTTTrigger. Now I can use Alexa to control my tower fan
you might be able to make it "smart" by double side taping some switchbot clickers to the top buttons and ask alexa to trigger them when it is on. would look crazy tho lol