vaniaggarwal.com

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ABOUT ME

Hey! I am Vani.

I'm a filmmaker, content strategist, and AI consultant. Seventeen years across media production, online education, and artificial intelligence. I direct films, build content and learning systems for companies and platforms, and train teams to use AI without losing the thinking behind the work.
I started behind a camera. Somewhere along the way I ended up building course systems, training executives on AI, and running production for brands that needed speed and craft in the same project. Different mediums, same instinct: find the structure first, then build the story on top of it.
I founded Thrive-ai because most AI tools just hand people more work disguised as help. Mine does the opposite, it takes the grunt work off a team's plate so people get the part that actually needs a brain. I also run Vaak Creatives, a production studio for original films and branded work. I respect deadlines. They don't always respect me back.

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I’ve directed with film, with digital, now with
AI in the room. .

The discipline stays the same.

The Ultimate Guide to Building a Consistent Writing Routine

Most people don't quit writing because they run out of ideas. They quit because the habit was never built right. This course gives you a routine that survives the bad weeks, not just the good ones.

Essential Story Structure for New Screenwriters

Plot without structure is just a list of things that happen. Learn the framework working screenwriters actually use, then build scripts an audience stays for.

Master the Art of Character Development

A plot can survive a lot. A flat character can't. This course teaches you to build people audiences remember, backstory, contradiction, and all.

Vision meets
execution. Stories that
make an impact.

My film and content work gets built the same way everything else does, structure first, craft second. From short films and branded content to AI-assisted production pipelines, I work with brands, studios, and executives who need work that holds up after launch, not just on the day it ships.

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AI & Content Strategy Consulting

Most teams don't have a content problem. They have a structure problem, too many channels, no clear system, and AI tools nobody's actually using well. I find where the work is actually breaking and build a strategy your team can run without me in the room.

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Filmmaking & Creative Direction

Direction and creative oversight for films, branded content, and original work. I build the production around the story, not the budget around the deadline. If you need someone who can hold the whole vision and still hit a delivery date, that's this.

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Learning Experience & Course Design

Meet Vani Aggarwal, a visionary filmmaker specializing in film production services. With her exceptional storytelling skills, she creates compelling marketing videos and advertisements that captivate audiences and elevate brand narratives.

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Corporate AI Training

Hands-on AI training for teams who need to actually use these tools, not sit through a slide deck about them. Built around your real workflows and real bottlenecks. Nobody leaves the room with a list of buzzwords.

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Executive Production & Creative Operations

Running production is a different skill from making something good. I lead the operations behind larger shoots and campaigns, budgets, schedules, vendors, the parts that make or break a project nobody sees until they go wrong. For teams that need someone steering the whole thing, not just one piece of it.

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Speaking & Teaching

Keynotes and panels on AI, storytelling, and where the two are actually heading, not where a press release says they are. I build every talk around the room I'm in, not a deck I reuse. Available for conferences, internal events, and offsites.

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Customized Solutions

Tailored Media Services to
Advance Your Vision

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PODCAST

AI Made Me Do It

Conversations on AI, craft, and stories. Real human in the loop.

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READ MY BOOK

Burn Rate: The Founder’s Guide to Finding Yourself, By Accident

This isn’t a book about scaling a business. It’s about what happens to you while you’re trying to. The identity work, the unraveling, the version of yourself that shows up around month eighteen that you didn’t order. Self-actualization wasn’t the plan. It rarely is.

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FREE DOWNLOADS

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free download.

Start with the AI Filmmaker’s Prompt Pack, ready-to-use prompts for script ideas, shot lists, and storyboards. No email gauntlet, just the file.

Free Challenge

Five days to
a writing habit.

A short challenge for people who keep meaning to write and keep not doing it. Five days, one prompt a day, no guilt trip.

Templates, checklists, and
a few shortcuts.

The things I wish someone had handed me earlier, now free to download.

SELECTED WORK

Bringing fresh perspectives to the screen.

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CHECK OUT BLOGS

Not your average
biz blog?

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TESTIMONIALS

See What Our Customers
Are Saying

"Most AI trainers show you tools. He showed our team how to think about the work first, and where AI actually fits into it. Six months later, the habits stuck — that's the difference.

Luna lovegood, Head of L&D

“We'd tried two AI workshops before this. Both left us with more tabs open and no clarity. His sessions were the first time our executives walked out knowing exactly what to automate and what to protect.“

Luna lovegood, COO

“He runs a set the way he builds a system — structure first, then the story. We got speed and craft in the same project, which I'd been told was impossible.“

Luna lovegood, PR Technology Group,Inc

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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Vani Aggarwal do?

I work across three areas: filmmaking and creative direction, AI consulting and corporate training, and content or learning-experience design for companies and education platforms.

Who does Vani work with?

Companies that need an AI, content, or creative strategist, studios and brands that need a director or executive producer, universities and learning platforms building courses, and founders working on AI adoption or product storytelling.

What AI workshops does Vani offer?

Hands-on AI literacy and workflow training for marketing, content, and creative teams, built around your actual tools and use cases rather than a generic AI overview.

Where is Vani based?

I work with clients and collaborators across multiple countries, in person and remotely.

How can I work with Vani?

Book a short strategy call to start. From there we figure out whether the right next step is a consulting engagement, a workshop, a film project, or course development.

Does Vani take on freelance directing or executive producer work?

Yes, for brands, studios, and individual projects that need direction, production leadership, or both.

Can Vani speak or run training at our event or company?

Yes. I run keynotes, panels, and in-house workshops on AI, storytelling, and creative production. Check my availability to start the conversation.

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Let’s Create Something –
Extraordinary

Whether you’re hiring a director for a brand film, bringing AI training into your company, building a course with a learning platform, or just have an idea that needs a second brain, this is where we start.