VenueConnect 2019

Nikki Romolo
Vice President, Hospitality
Sporting KC


Nikki Romolo, is currently serving as the Vice President of Hospitality, a role that is the first of its kind for Sporting Kansas City. In this role, Nikki oversees the sales, implementation, and execution of concessions, private events, suite hospitality, and all food and beverage areas across Sporting Kansas City’s five properties. Prior to this role, Nikki served as the Senior Director of Sporting Club Events, a subsidiary of Sporting Kansas City, for three years. In this role, Nikki oversaw the sales and execution of all private events in three of Sporting’s facilities: Children’s Mercy Park, Pinnacle, and Three Points. With Nikki taking the reins, Sporting Club Events’ revenue has doubled in two years, the amount of events has grown by 25%, and costs have shrank by 20%. Through her restructuring and guidance, Nikki has led Sporting Club Events to the largest revenue generating and most successful events department in Major League Soccer history. Nikki started her career in sports in 2009 with the American Hockey League’s Houston Aeros. While with the Aeros, she set the record for largest single day sales record, as well finishing second overall for group ticket sales two years in a row. After the Aeros’, Nikki’s events career began with the Sugar Land Skeeters, selling and executing space at Constellation Field. While with the Skeeters, Nikki established an Events Sales department that led the league in revenue each year she was with the team. Most recently before moving to Kansas City, Nikki was a Special Events Sales Manager for AT&T Stadium, in Arlington Texas, and was a part of the largest private events business team throughout all major league sports. Nikki spends her free time attending sports events, cheering on her favorite Houston sports teams - the city from which she hails – Sporting Kansas City, and any Virginia Tech team, as Nikki is a proud Hokie.

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