Donna Richardson Joyner has the #1 inspirational Fitness Video in , “Sweating in the Spirit”, with live performances by Kirk Franklin, Yolanda Adams, and Shirley Murdock. Donna recently released “Sweating in the Spirit” Second Edition.  She has starred in over 25 award winning videos including the best selling “Buns of Steel”.  In 2006 Donna was appointed by President Bush to serve on the Council for Physical Fitness and Sports.  She is the author of Let’s Get Real! and a guest columnist for Ebony and Gospel Today Magazines.  Donna is the producer and host of the “ Donna Richardson ’s Mind, Body & Spirit Show”, which airs on TV One, and the “Sweating in the Spirit” on the Word Network. Donna was the former co-host for the “ESPN Fitness Pro’s Show” and fitness expert the “NBC Weekend Today Show.”

 Donna has lectured and conducted seminars at schools, community centers, and universities in over 30 countries.  She has been a featured speaker with: “God’s Leading Ladies”, “Sisters in the Spirit”, “Pantene Total You”, and with Tavis Smiley – “Eliminating Childhood Obesity Tour.”  She served on the Women’s Sports Foundation and Board of Trustees and currently is an Advisory Board Member for the Boys and Girls Club of America.  Recently, Donna taught at a private school for girls in . The focus of the workshop for the young girls was to empower their spirits, educate their minds and energize their bodies.  She was a featured speaker at the Essence music festival to raise funds and awareness for education for Katrina survivors for the Freedom schools in New Orleans and around the country.   

Mrs. Richardson-Joyner is recognized as one of the top fitness gurus’ in the world, and is a former National Aerobics Champion Silver Medalist.  Recently she was inducted into the Fitness Hall of Fame and was named by Essence Magazine for being “one out of twenty five of the most inspiring women in .”  Donna broke the Guinness Book of World Records for the world’s largest line dance with over 50,000 participants.  She was also selected by one of fitness magazines as one of the top movers and shakers and awarded the “Family Leadership Legacy Award” by the Jack & Jill of America Foundation.  She was also selected as a delegate by the White House to represent the during the 2007 Pan American games held in Rio .

She is the co-founder of Girlfriend’s Coffee Talk Foundation, and organization dedicated to promoting literacy and wellness by helping women and young girls establish reading and wellness clubs.

Donna is the wife and soul mate of the #1 Syndicated Radio Talk Show host, Tom Joyner, who reaches more than 8 million listeners daily.