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I'm Aleenah Ansari (she/her), a Seattle-based writer, speaker, and creative strategist whose mission is to uplift BIPOC creatives, authors, and changemakers and tell the stories I needed when I was younger. My writing on travel, representation in media, and entrepreneurship has appeared in The Seattle Times, Insider, Joysauce, and more, with a focus on the non-linear paths of people who are building something meaningful. As a speaker and coach, I lead webinars and 1:1 sessions on personal branding, storytelling, and pitching yourself for just about anything.

I've also spent 6+ years bringing my storytelling instincts to product marketing and video production at Microsoft, LinkedIn, and Salesforce. My work has spanned seller enablement tools like pitch decks, demo videos, and technical implementation guides for products like Microsoft Copilot and LinkedIn Talent Solutions; customer-facing content like Agentforce success stories and Copilot adoption kits; and video production for major first-party conferences like Microsoft Ignite and Build. Across this editorial and marketing work, my focus has been the same: translating complex technology into content that helps people understand, champion, and use it.

Career and life highlights include giving a TEDx talk about channeling jealousy as a tool for self-reflection, trekking to Everest Base Camp, hosting webinars on storytelling and personal branding, writing mural walks and author Q&As for The Seattle Times, and highlighting local authors in print and online for The Seattle Times. Along the way, I've been honored as a TEDx speaker, 2021 ADCOLOR FUTURE, and 2026 Human Centered Design and Engineering Outstanding Alumna, and each one has been a reminder to keep finding the story in everything.

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Creating scripts and graphics for Microsoft Ignite and Microsoft Build videos

I played a crucial role in owning production for videos about Microsoft Copilot, Microsoft Edge WebView2, and accessibility features in the browser. I was responsible for scriptwriting, creating low-fidelity mock-ups of graphics, hosting dry runs with speakers, and bringing together the product truth, script, and graphics into a cohesive final video.

As a writer and video producer for Microsoft Inside Track, I would get the inside scope from engineers and PMs about the technology they build and deploy at Microsoft. In this work, I strove to tell authentic stories about the people behind Microsoft products and initiatives

You can’t be what you can’t see, which is why I advocate for representation in media. I wrote 4 founder features on female founders in Seattle and published them on Medium. In the process, I hoped to inspire the next generation creatives, designers, and entrepreneurs.

Everyone has different learning preferences: some people may want to listen to lecture, but others will want to jump in and learn by doing. As a UX writing intern, I was asked to bridge this gap by creating a guide for researchers and designers who were designing Microsoft products for customers with a range of learning styles.

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Welcome to my corner of the internet 👋🏾 I’m glad you’re here.

If all that sounds interesting, I’d love to work together! Here’s how:

Get in touch

Projects

Projects | Resume | Speaking | Writing | About