The Donna Drake Show Donna Drake

Donna talks with Natakie Burn, actress,producer and stunt woman. Burn was born Natalia Guslistaya in Kyiv Ukraine. As a child, she attended the Bolshoi Ballet School in Moscow, and later the oyal Ballet School in London. She started her career as an actress, model and then became a writer and producer, and owned a production company, 7Heaven Productions. In 2014, Burn had a tiny role in the action adventure film The Expendables 3. She also was a producer of Devil's Hope and in 2015, she...

Donna talks with Dr. Christy Garner of Perma Gardens. Dr. Garner been practicing natural medicine for 22 years. Nine years ago, her family moved to the mountains to start a family homestead. Dr, Christy Gardner’s goal was simple, grow tons of food and medicine, that's super nutrient-dense and delicious, with the least amount of work?" The answer—perennial plants. She’s blessed to be homesteading on a piece of pristine land in the Santa Cruz mountains. Her plants are irrigated with a fre...

Donna talks with Chef Enrique Brmeo of Sophia Italian Bistro. Enrique Bermeo having worked at La Mela in Little Italy, NY, Il Mulino in NYC and Luigi Q in Hicksville, Long Island; decided the time was right to open aquality restaurant of his own at the old Villa Avanzo location. The winning strategy for many successful restaurants is to have one owner in the dining room and another in the kitchen. Sophia Italian Bistro has such a dream team. Riccardo Sanseverino was the captain in charge of t...

Donna talks with director writer and producer Kevin Smith His first movie Clerks was filmed in the convenience store in which Smith worked. He was only allowed to shoot at night after the store closed. This movie won the highest award at the Sundance film festival and was brought to theaters by Miramax. The movie went over so well that Smith was able to make another movie, Mallrats. This movie, as Kevin has said, was meant to be a "smart Porkys". Although it didn't do well at all in the box o...

Donna talks with filmmaker and director of the movie Pitch People and 96 Souls. Stanley Jacobs. Stanley Jacobs began creating films when he was fourteen. After receiving a Bachelor of Science in Geology he discovered a university degree in filmmaking was possible and attended the University of Southern California School of Cinema. Post college, he wrote and directed marketing films and produced advertising. "96 Souls" was his first dramatic feature film. Donna chats with Christopher Ley...

Donna talks with David L. Volino propietor of the Meat Market Steak House. Drawing from his consumer insights and years of business entrepreneurship, his expertise shines through. With a blend of compassion, a love for social interaction, David Volino is here to create an exceptional dining experience. She also speaks with David Ilmojahid Executive Chef of the resturant.Donna chats with Joan Gaffney founder and Chief Executive Coach of Shift Nova. Shift Nova was founded with the vision to cre...