The Donna Drake Show
The Donna Drake Show: Live it Up! is a weekly, one hour show featuring uplifting interviews with celebrity entertainers, sports legends, top journalists, business moguls, authors, motivational speakers, medical professionals, health and wellness experts, beauty and fashion icons, chefs, non-profit groups and everyday heroes sharing their stories of triumph, inspiration and perseverance. Hosted and created by Donna Drake, an international award-winning creative artist, writer, producer, actor and influencer. Donna also has a broadcast television version of this content. Past celebrity guests include Jay Leno, Howie Mandell, Mel Brooks, Tony Bennett, Nelson DeMille, Gloria Estefan, Rita Moreno, Michael Strahan, Martha Wash, Eric Roberts, Tom Selleck, DNCE, Jeff Gordon, Kellie Pickler and Henry Winkler. Companies profiled include Bellicon, Neograft, Yellow Leaf Hammocks, Weruva, BrakTub, LOTTE Hotels & Resorts, MAZARS.With a studio in New York, The Donna Drake Show has produced episodes from across the US, Europe and Japan.The winner of two Telly Awards, and honored by the United Nations for Global Citizenship, The Donna Drake Show seeks to educate, entertain and prove without a doubt that the power to improve our lives – and shape a better world– lives inside us all.
Show episodes
Always Go With Your Passions. Never Ask Yourself If It’s Realistic Or Not with Richard Salgado - #186
Donna talks with Steve Visser, Founder of Steve’s Cleaners to share his mission of creating household cleaning products that are safe for both your home and the planet. Plant-Based Formula that is gentle and naturally effective for clean hands. Free from Harsh Chemicals:. No parabens, phthalates, or artificial fragranc
We Can Do Anything We Want To If We Stick To It Long Enough with Tonya Pinkins - #185
Donna attends The The n Broadway! Event in New York City and TV and talks with with Kendra Whitloch Ibgram, Black to Broadway Co-Chair, Executive Producer, NaTASHA Yvette Williams, Kara Young, 2025 Tony Award Winner, Jon Michael Hill, and Andre’ De Shields, Juneteenth Legacy Award Recipient,. Donna sits down again a
Your Most Important Work Is Always Ahead Of You, Never Behind You with Matt Borlenghi - #184
Donna chats with Matt Borlenghi, Actor. Matt Borlenghi is well-known for playing Lyle, the Pawnshop Guy, on the Netflix production "Cobra Kai" and has become a fan favorite supporting character. He first came to the attention of audiences on "All My Children", starring opposite Kelly Ripa. While playing this role, he w
Donna chats with Mike Simmel, Motivational Speaker. Mike Simmel is known in basketball circles as "Mighty Mike." Despite having had epilepsy for most of his life, Mike was a star player at Don Bosco Prep High School, the Hun School of Princeton, and Purchase College. The Bounce Out the Stgma Project was founded by Mi
You Just Gotta Keep Going And Fight For Everything, And One Day You’ll Get To Where You Want With Gina Farmer - #182
Donna chats with Shawn Adamson, Co Owner and Head of National Sales for Prime Cuts Jerky. Nestled in the heart of rural Kansas, their story begins with a boy whose childhood was steeped in the rich aromas and flavors of a bustling cattle company. At Prime Cut Beef Jerky, they pride themselves on their craftsmanship, an
Confident People Have a Way Of Carrying Themselves That Makes Others Attracted To Them With Richard Kind - #181
Donna attends The North Fork TV and Film Festival and talks with actor and Director Jenn Lyon, actor Richard Kind, and Actor and Director Christopher Meloni. The North Fork TV Festival celebrates the future of television and provides a platform for emerging creatives through its Independent TV Pilot & Script Competiti