Former WBD exec Sara Kozak sets up consultancy firm Hudson House Media

Sara Kozak (Source: Hudson House Media)

Former Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) exec Sara Kozak is setting up Hudson House Media, an unscripted-focused “management consultancy and strategic troubleshooting” firm.

She will operate as a media consultant to the TV industry, advising production executives on team building and management as well as commissioning and development, once the firm opens for business in summer 2024.

Kozak spent more than 17 years at WBD, latterly as SVP, head of production, where she led non-fiction content for Investigation Discovery (ID) and streaming platform Max. She exited last year to focus on writing and developing content.

During her time at WBD, she oversaw production on thousands of hours of unscripted content, including Evil Lives Here, House of Hammer, The Curious Case of Natalia Grace and Jared From Subway: Catching A Monster.

Before joining ID, Kozak was VP of production for Discovery’s emerging networks, where she executive produced titles including the Science Channel’s Through The Wormhole with Morgan Freeman.

Prior to this, Kozak was senior executive producer for Discovery Channel, where she worked on series and specials including Two Weeks In Hell, Destroyed In Seconds and UFOs Over Earth.  Previously, she was senior executive producer for TLC, launching Say Yes To The Dress in 2007.

Before joining Discovery Communications, Kozak served as series producer for BBC  Productions USA, launching TLC’s What Not To Wear and three seasons of While You Were Out. In 2002, Kozak series produced the first season of Saturday Kitchen for the BBC.

“Fifteen years with ID, the world’s most successful true crime network, has been invaluable experience, but I’ve also helmed historical and military docs, and spent years as an exec on successful formats for Discovery Channel and TLC; not to mention several years producing highly successful food programs at the BBC,” said Kozak.

“I want to use this abundance of experience, team building and management to good use in the future, whether it’s helping UK production companies expand into the US market, or simply troubleshooting a series or feature doc.”