Typically, on shows about business, hosts and guests talk about business in a way that avoids discussion of politics, socio-economic conditions, or social activism. In the real world, though, business is connected to everything else in our community. And so, once in a while, it’s valuable to acknowledge that, and to talk to people who are in the business of creating social change.

Melissa Sawyer is CEO and Executive Director of an organization called Youth Empowerment Project. YEP, as it’s known, works with young adults in New Orleans who are neither in school nor working. Through education, mentorship, and work training, YEP fosters both work and community.

Seth Stanton is CEO of Miles 4 Migrants, an organization that collects donated airmiles from frequent flier programs and uses them to reunite families separated by war or persecution.

Photos over lunch in the wine room at Commander’s Palace by April Stolf.