“I’m lucky at finding great people and great mentors,” says a beaming David Sigman. “And now I have to pass it on to other future professionals.”
For the past three seasons, David has been general manager of the Santa Barbara Polo Club. I’ve known David since 2006, through most of his transformative permutations in Santa Barbara. There’s literally a spring to his step as he sits down to chat with me in the club’s lounge, a cozy room with wood paneling and photographs of winning polo teams.
David’s sunny demeanor is in part because the club is coming off a record-breaking opening day in April. “Polo is getting more and more popular,” he says, explaining that the season runs from April to October, with an exclamation point on September 8, when they host the S.B. Polo and Wine Festival.