Vice President - Ticket Sales
Kayla Shively is in her 15th season with the Royals and first as the Vice President of Ticket Sales. In this role, she oversees all aspects of the ticket sales and service teams, including developing sales strategies and goals, understanding the Royals fanbase and market potential and cross-departmental collaboration to maximize revenue and attendance opportunities.
Shively started with the Royals as a trainee with the ticket sales and service team in 2011. She held the Membership Services AE position until January 2015 when she was promoted to Manager-Membership Services. While leading the Membership team, Shively implemented a variety of initiatives for Season Ticket Members to drive the value of their investment with the team, including our Promo Pack offer, Live Ticket Exchanges and various events including Fall Bash. In 2021, she became the Director of Retention Sales, and her responsibilities included overseeing retention efforts across season ticket members, premium and group clients. Most recently served as the Sr. Director of Ticket Sales and Services.
She graduated from Wichita State with a degree in Sport Management, and now lives in Shawnee, Kan., with her husband, Chris, and their three boys, Liam, Chris Jr. and Jonny