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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.

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December 08, 2025 • Donna Drake • Season 5 • Episode 24

Donna talks with Sophia Donald from The Lemons To Lemonade Foundation. The Lemons to Lemonade Foundation is a nonprofit providing grief support for kids and teens who lost a loved one, offering free camps, peer support, and digital tools like workbooks and apps to build resilience through creative activities, community, and empowering them to find "sweetness" in tough times.

Donna talks with Olga Invaidi, Founder for Fashion 4 Ukraine, Anna Yudaeva, designer for Fashion 4 Ukrains and Tetiana Dadsahian Designer for Fashion 4 Ukraine. Fashion 4 Ukraine (F4U) is a significant fashion event during New York Fashion Week (NYFW) that serves as the exclusive platform showcasing Ukrainian designers, highlighting their resilience and creativity while connecting them to global markets.

Donna chats with Robbie Dye, Co-Founder and CEO of Our Farms. Our Farms is an online retail marketplace featuring products from more than 20,000 American farms. farmer-owned online grocery marketplace that is connecting families directly with U.S. farmers for farm-fresh food, emphasizing transparency, supporting family farms.

Donna chats with Dr. Varun Sankuratri, OB/GYN of Pregnancy Pure. Pregnancy Pure is A Pregnancy Care supplement, like the popular Pregnacare brand, is a specialized multivitamin and mineral complex designed to provide essential nutrients for women before, during, and after pregnancy.

Donna alks with Kenneth Brown, CEO and Owner of Professor Bees Digestive Aid. "Professor Bees Digestive Aid" is a specific digestive remedy developed by Kenneth Brown, CEO of WMAC LLC. The product is described as a 100% effective, two-ingredient remedy for digestive health issues.

Donna talks with John Townsell Founder of RIAJN. John Townsell is the founder of the clean beauty and fragrance company RIAJN (pronounced "Ryan"), a name derived from his children, Ria (Victoria) and Jon (JN). He transitioned from an engineering background to entrepreneurship, creating RIAJN to blend personal heritage and clean ingredients into perfumes, skincare, and home scents, focusing on positive impact

Donna chats with Ian Conn, Director of Operations of The Ultimate Pet Bed. "The Ultimate Pet Bed" refers to a specific brand's versatile, 3-in-1 co-sleeper that mounts to your mattress, sits on the floor, or converts into a car seat for pets up to 40 lbs, keeping them close but separate from your bed.

Finally, Donna talks with Ryan McFarland Founder and CEO of Strider Bikes. A Strider bike is a brand of balance bike designed for young children to learn how to ride by focusing on balance before pedaling.