Sinha is many things: a social work researcher, an academic-turned-policy leader, and the co-founder of Spice Waala, a social enterprise restaurant in Seattle that serves up authentic Indian food. This work sparked her interest in social work on a macro scale, tied to policy change. In 2010, this interest brought her to Boston College, where she obtained a master’s degree in global social work and Ph.D. in philosophy. We thought—what if we did something different?”Now, that experiment has grown into three Seattle locations and a thriving social enterprise. “We asked ourselves, ‘How do we bring business and social work together?’” Sinha said.