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Sana Choudary

Sana Choudary

AI video & book-marketing strategist; podcast host

San Francisco Bay Area, California, United States
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Joined December 2024
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Summary

AI-first book-marketing strategist — Sana has specialized in using AI to help fiction and independent authors create high-quality marketing video assets (book trailers, teasers, TikTok-ready clips) and run pragmatic video workflows. She teaches these methods via a recurring "Make Your Book Trailer with AI" challenge and a Camera-Free TikTok course, and regularly publishes tool roundups and how‑tos on her site. sanachoudary+2
Founder and games entrepreneur — Sana founded and led YetiZen (CEO, 2010–2017), a games accelerator and community program. Her background in games and startup mentoring informs her hands-on approach to product, monetization, and growth strategy for creators and early-stage companies. yetizen+1
Public-facing educator & content creator — Sana hosts/publishes long-form and bite-sized content (podcasts, YouTube episodes, blog posts) to demystify AI production workflows for marketers and creators. She also writes for industry outlets (Game Developer) and appears on other podcasts, positioning her as both a practitioner and teacher. gamedeveloper+2
Early marketing & guest-posting specialist — Across her sanachoudary.com work she emphasizes tactical, audience-first guest posting and email-list growth strategies, applied to authors, course creators, and solopreneurs who need high-leverage marketing without large budgets. sanachoudary+1

Work

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Writing

AI Video Tools for Authors: October 2024 Updates

October 1, 2024

Blog post on sanachoudary.com summarizing AI tools and updates relevant for authors creating video marketing assets.

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Episode 6 – Video Marketing for Authors with Sana Choudary (Brave New Bookshelf podcast transcript)

May 23, 2024

Long-form podcast episode (transcript) where Sana outlines AI workflows for book marketing, favorite AI tools for image/video/sound, and practical storyboarding and editing advice for authors.

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Developing for a new game market? Stop! Read this first!

April 4, 2013

Game Developer article offering practical market and monetization guidance for game studios entering nascent markets; reflects Sana's experience with YetiZen and advising startups.

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Hobbies

Avid reader and lover of fiction; focuses on books and authors' success (publishing-focused interests). sanachoudary+1

Poetry and personal photography (social presence under @poetryologist on Instagram). instagram