The Kansas City Brand Activation Company Built for Corporate Standards

Woman-owned, all-women team, and trusted by the marketing teams behind Kansas City’s most visible corporate events.

Christa Ellis, founder and CEO of Lumen Activations in Kansas City
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Meet the Founder

Christa E. Ellis, Founder and CEO

I build experiences that move people and move the needle for brands.

If you are the planner responsible for what guests remember after the event ends, you know the difference between a photo moment and a brand statement. At Lumen Activations, I lead a team of experiential marketing specialists who design branded photo and content activations for conferences, corporate events, product launches, and employee engagement initiatives across Kansas City and beyond.

Clients like H&R Block, Enterprise Mobility, Sporting KC, UMKC, Compass Minerals, T-Mobile, Visit KC, and Americo trust us to show up early, execute with polish, and deliver the engagement your leadership and sponsors can measure. Your reputation rides on every event. We treat it that way.

With dual Master’s degrees in Organizational Leadership and Strategic Communication & Digital Strategy, 20+ years in B2B sales, and a Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses designation, I bring the strategic foundation that most experiential vendors simply don’t have.

What the Work Has Returned

We do not ask you to take the creative on faith. Every activation ends with a report.

At H.E. Williams Light 2024, the activation produced a 70% engagement lift. At ArtFusion Weekend, 130 sessions, 136 shares, and 95% participation. At the JReid InDeed Celebrity Golf Tournament, we ran the experience for over 400 guests on a night that raised more than $750,000.

Session counts, share counts, participation rate, and opt-in contact data come standard. If your leadership asks what the activation returned, you will have the answer in writing.

What we believe.

We believe the right activation is a marketing decision, not a party favor. We believe corporate events deserve experiences that look like the brand, behave like the brand, and produce content the brand can actually use. We believe in showing up early, executing without supervision, and leaving the venue cleaner than we found it.

Who we serve.

We work with the marketing directors, brand managers, conference producers, and nonprofit development teams responsible for what guests remember after the event ends. We work with the destination management companies and meeting planners who build the Kansas City corporate calendar. Our work has supported H&R Block, Enterprise Mobility, Sporting KC, UMKC, Compass Minerals, Visit KC, T-Mobile, and Americo. If your peers in Kansas City corporate marketing book vendors with discipline, this is the vendor they want vetted.

Why Marketing Directors Choose Lumen

Marketing directors and corporate planners choose Lumen Activations because we understand their world. We speak the language of brand ROI, audience engagement, and event logistics. We design strategic activations that fit your event flow, amplify your brand, and deliver assets your team can use long after the event ends.
Every activation is designed around your brand guidelines, campaign goals, and event flow, not a one-size-fits-all template.
Participation rates, sharing metrics, and lead capture data delivered post-event so your team can prove ROI.
Our team manages setup, guest experience, and teardown so your event coordinators stay focused on the bigger picture.
Professional equipment, on-brand creative, and a team trained for the pace, formality, and expectations of corporate environments.
Ready to Work With a Kansas City Team Built for Brand Standards?

PLAN YOUR ACTIVATION

Supplier Diversity

Lumen Activations is woman-owned and minority-owned, with an all-women team. If your organization tracks diverse supplier spend, our work qualifies, and we can provide documentation for your procurement file.

That is not a positioning statement. It is a line item your team may already be accountable for, and it is one fewer conversation you have to have internally to get this approved.

Our Kansas City Roots

Based in the heart of Kansas City, we serve corporate clients, nonprofits, and agencies throughout the metro and across the Midwest. From black-tie galas at downtown venues to multi-day conventions at the Kansas City Convention Center, our team brings the same level of excellence to every event. We also serve Overland Park, Leawood, Lenexa, and the greater KC metro area.

Experiential Marketing ROI Calculator

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