Matador Insights: Sports Industry
March 27 at 5:00 pm to 6:00 pm
A series of alumni-led panels offered during the Fall and Spring semesters. These engaging and educational sessions are designed for students exploring different career paths and seeking insights from professionals about their journeys into various industries. All panels will take place on Zoom. Panelist bio and pictures coming soon.
Meet the Speakers!
Keegan Forbes, Inside Sales Supervisor, Los Angeles Angels
Keegan Forbes is currently the Inside Sales Supervisor for the Los Angeles Angels where he is responsible for the hiring, training, and managing of the entry-level sales reps. Before being promoted to a management position, he served as a sales rep for the Angels for 3 years holding the titles of Group Sales Account Executive and Group Sales Account Manager. During his time as a sales rep, Keegan helped to host groups of all kinds at the ballpark providing them with lasting memories.
Prior to working for the Angels, Keegan’s first opportunity out of college was as a New Business Consultant selling ticket packages, suites, and group outings for the Arizona Diamondbacks. After a year with the Diamondbacks, he then moved to Southern California to work for the San Diego Padres in which he assumed a similar role as an Inside Sales Representative before making the jump to the Angels.
Keegan graduated in 2019 from Indiana University with a bachelor’s degree in Sport Marketing & Management as well as a minor in Business.
Hayley Tanabe, Director of New Business with the LA Sparks
Hayley Tanabe graduated from CSUN in 2020 with a double major in Business Management and Marketing, and is a proud CSUN WBB alum. She began her career with the LA Clippers as an Inside Sales Executive before moving on to the NBA G-League’s Ontario Clippers. Now, as Director of New Business with the LA Sparks, Hayley oversees the sales team, driving revenue growth and business development to strengthen the organization’s position in the sports industry and WNBA.
David Chinchilla, Director of Ticket Sales at Angel City Football Club
David Chinchilla (16′) is the Director of Ticket Sales at Angel City Football Club, LA’s newest professional soccer team. He oversees the strategic planning of everything related to selling tickets as well as the development of ticketing sales managers and entry level sales representatives. He has 9+ years of experience in the sports industry with 7 of them being in ticket sales. Prior to working for Angel City FC, David worked in the sports sponsorship sales space with Wit Sports, in the ticket sales space with the LA Galaxy and the LA Clippers, and did a summer client services internship at Wasserman. He is of Salvadoran descent and resides in Whittier with his wife and three little dogs
Brittany Douglas, Member Services Representative, LA Rams.
