"It takes a long time to bring excellence to maturity." - Publilius Syrus (100 BC)

Invenia is built upon two pillars, excellence and value. Our business model is unique, in that we guarantee our results and commitment to your success. Invenia has a long lasting relationship with several clients. At all times we act as your advocate and strategic partner.

Kirsten Strand, BSc, CITE, CMM, leads the network of professionals at Invenia. Kirsten is recognized as a serial entrepreneur, having co-founded meetings, incentive travel and event & destination management companies. These include PRIME Strategies, Famous Events (acquired by PGI, which was subsequently acquired by TBA) and Total Entertainment Network. Her firms have received many awards, including the prestigious SITE Crystal Awards. The Crystal Awards serve as the benchmark for the incentive industry. Kirsten has also been recognized with the BIV "40 under 40" Award for her achievements as an entrepreneur. Kirsten holds a Bachelor of Science and is a Certified Incentive Travel Executive (CITE). "The CITE is considered to be the highest honor of professional achievement in the incentive industry, and is held by less than 50 persons world-wide".

Kirsten and her teams have created exceptional experiences for some of the world’s leading organizations including L’Oréal, Coca-Cola, Audi, Berkshire Life, Nestlé and Shell. No longer active in her former meetings and event management firms, she devotes her energies to providing excellence and value to the select clients of Invenia Incentives. Kirsten serves on the advisory boards of Fairmont Hotels & Resorts and the MITEY Awards (Meetings, Incentive Travel & Event of the Year). Her passions include travel, golf and collecting wine for her dungeon.