Julia Karol is the host of Stork’d the Podcast and the President and COO of Watermill Group, a private investment firm which acquires, operates, and improves businesses at a crossroads. She is a mom, creative leader, warm friend, animal lover and champion for alternative families.

Passionate about social change, Julia currently sits on the board for the New England Chapter of YPO and on the Budget and Administration Committee for the Combined Jewish Philanthropies. She lives in the South End with her dog and son.

Cynthia Barker Cox, DVM, DABVP (Shelter Medicine) graduated from Northwestern University (Phi Beta Kappa, summa cum laude) in History of Religions, specializing in South Asian religions and languages. She was awarded graduate fellowships through Northwestern to study Sanskrit and Pali at Northwestern, the University of Chicago, and Oxford University. From there she studied in Sri Lanka for a year as a Fulbright Scholar, during which time she was at least as interested in Sri Lankan cats as manuscripts.

While teaching at Whitman College in Walla Walla, she discovered that her half-completed dissertation had already been written and made the abrupt, but ultimately predictable decision to attend veterinary school. She graduated from Washington State University (Phi Zeta, summa cum laude) and is now the Senior Shelter Veterinarian at the MSPCA. During her veterinary career, she has been a Board Member for the Association of Shelter Veterinarians, first diplomate of the new Shelter Medicine specialty, and co-author of the first Guidelines for Standards of Care in Animal Shelters.

In her free time, she enjoys contradancing, playing Irish flute, and submitting to the will of her four feline overlords.

Sharri Hormel’s career path has been varied – stockbroker, teacher, non-profit founder and executive coach. When her 23-year marriage ended each of these career experiences ultimately led to creating her current position as the Editor and Chief Creator of the Extraordinary Women brand which includes the Extraordinary Women Magazine, Podcast & high-level coaching programs for women who are serious about making their dreams come true  Sharri chose happiness and her own extraordinary life reimagined and now splits her time between Boston and Paris.

Annette Miller has performed on Broadway, Off-Broadway, in Boston, regional theaters, and in film and television. She has been a leading actor at Shakespeare and Co. in Lenox, MA for 20 seasons. Most recently, Terry Teachout of The Wall Street Journal listed Annette as one of the best actors in the 2019 season for her portrayal of Gladys Green in “Waverly Gallery.” She received the 2018 Berkshire Theater Critics Association Award For Outstanding Actress in a Leading Role for her portrayal of Katherine in “Mothers and Sons” by Terrence McNally, and in 2019 she played Gladys in “The Waverly Gallery.” She originated the role of Golda Meir in “Golda’s Balcony” before it went to Broadway for which she received both Boston’s Elliot Norton Best Actor Award and the Independent Reviewers of New England Best Actor Award.

In Florida, she received the Carbonell Best Actor Award nomination for her portrayal of Vi in “August Osage County.” Other favorite roles include Maria Callas in “Master Class,” Madam Ranevskaya in “The Cherry Orchard,” Diana Vreeland in “Full Gallop,” Martha Mitchell in “Martha Mitchell Calling” (Elliot Norton Best Actor nomination), Duchess of York in “Richard III,” Maria in “Twelfth Night,” and Grandma in “4000 Miles.”

Film role credits include “The Company Men,” “Autumn Heart,” “The Imported Bride Groom,” “The Next Karate Kid,” “The Eye Has to Travel” (documentary on Diana Vreeland), “See How She Runs”, “DON’T LOOK UP” w/Leonardo DiCaprio, and the lead in an Original Film “YOU WILL NOT PLAY WAGNER” chosen to air at 2023 Jewish Film Festivals throughout the country.

On TV, Annette had a recurring role on “As The World Turns” and “Ryan’s Hope.” Other awards include Gann Academy Award for Excellence in the Arts, Boston Jewish Film Festival Award, Zev Cohen Leadership Award, and the Excellency in the Performing Arts Award from the Boston Children’s Theater.