About AGENC
AGENC is a female-founded and led experiential marketing agency with teams in Los Angeles and New York. Founder and CEO Cara Kleinhaut has led the company for more than two decades.
Cara Kleinhaut, founder and CEO
Who we are
AGENC is a global creative agency that builds campaigns around what people feel, do and share in real life. From Los Angeles, New York, Mexico City and Canada, we create integrated experiences that move across experiential, social, digital, OOH and PR: product launches, pop-ups and premieres, conferences, retail moments and multi-city activations.
We are female-founded and led. Our clients range from studios and media companies such as Prime Video, Paramount and Bloomberg Live to fashion and beauty houses such as Dior and J.Crew. See our work or the full list of services.
Cara Kleinhaut, founder and CEO
Cara Kleinhaut is the founder and CEO of AGENC, an experiential and integrated marketing agency she launched after eight years producing major events for Sony Music Entertainment in New York. Over more than two decades, she has led award-winning work for global brands across entertainment, consumer, fashion and technology, and has been recognized multiple times on BizBash's list of top event professionals.
In December 2025, BizBash gave Cara its Lifetime Achievement Award at the 13th Annual Event Experience Awards. The award credits her with coining #DesignForDigital and with being an early adopter of influencer-driven experiential work. In 2025 she was also named to the XP Land X List, and BizBash included her in its Top 50 Event Designers of 2019.
The venue is not a backdrop.
That line comes from Cara's BizBash piece on her favorite event venues, published in April 2026.
From CARAVENTS to AGENC
AGENC was formerly known as CARAVENTS. The agency was founded and scaled around a core competency of build and execution, and production is still the core: our team is staffed for every stage, from conception and feasibility testing through final wraps. Today we connect strategy, creative, design, production, content and amplification from the first insight, so one team carries a campaign from brief to wrap report.
Where we work
Our teams are in Los Angeles and New York, and our own materials also list Mexico City and Canada. We produce well beyond those cities: The Rings of Power premieres ran in London, Mumbai, Mexico City and Los Angeles, and recent projects have taken us to Las Vegas, San Francisco, Denver, Mammoth Lakes and Jackson Hole.
Long-term partners
Much of our work comes from clients who return year after year.
goop
Partners since 2018: In goop Health summits, goop at sea with Celebrity Cruises, and live tapings of the goop podcast.
ESSENCE
Experiential and show production partner for the ESSENCE Black Women in Hollywood Awards for 16 years.
The Hollywood Reporter
The Women in Entertainment Gala at The Beverly Hills Hotel and THR's Sundance lodge in Park City.
Bloomberg Live
Bloomberg Screentime, built from the ground up and now three years running, and Bloomberg Tech in San Francisco.
J.Crew
The 40th anniversary at Pier 17, three summers of J.Crew Summer Club in Nantucket, Under the Palms in Palm Beach, and the Wallace and Barnes launch.
Prime Video
The Rings of Power global premieres, SXSW experiences in Austin, and premieres in New York and Los Angeles.
Hulu
Huluween, the #DriveHulu premiere at the Petersen Automotive Museum, and the Deli Boys launch campaign for Onyx.
Dior
Miss Dior Millefiori at New York Fashion Week, the Sauvage launch night during Coachella, and Dior at Art Basel Miami Beach.
Awards
Adweek, Best Use of Experiential Activation to Launch a Brand/Product
The Rings of Power global premieres for Prime Video.
BizBash, Best Press Event and Best TV or Film Premiere Event
The Rings of Power global premieres for Prime Video.
Event Marketer B-to-B Hidden Gems Awards, three wins including Gold
Among them, Best Media/Press Event for The Rings of Power premieres.
BizBash Gold, Best Beauty Brand, and Silver, Best Pop-Up Experience
Miss Dior Millefiori at New York Fashion Week.
Event Marketer, Best Pop-Up Experience
Miss Dior Millefiori at New York Fashion Week.
Chief Marketer Campaign of the Year, Honorable Mention
Paramount at Super Bowl LVIII.
BizBash Event Experience Awards, Best Press Event finalist
J.Crew's 40th anniversary celebration.
BizBash Event Style Awards, Best Events of the Decade: Best Conference (under 5,000 guests)
The In goop Health Summits.
Best Brand Collaboration Event
Prime Video's four-day immersive experience at SXSW 2023.
Work with us
Related work
Let's work together
We're excited to connect! Drop us a line and we'll reach out to set up an intro call.