Elisha WatsonElisha Watson

Elisha Watson is the founder of Wellington-based social enterprise Nisa.

A novel way to fix our broken political donations system: flood the market

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All this week on The Spinoff, a series of pieces examine the crisis in our electoral funding rules. How did we get here? How might we fix it? Today, Elisha Watson proposes a completely different way to approach the problem, via ‘democracy dollars’. This series is made possible thanks to Spinoff Members. Join Members to support more … Read more

How to build an ethical brand: Advice from someone who’s been there, done that

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Nisa founder Elisha Watson’s step-by-step guide on the most important things to think of when trying to build an ethical brand. Two years ago, I quit my job as a lawyer to start Nisa, an underwear brand that employs former refugees. I set up a garment manufacturing workshop with zero fashion or manufacturing experience and … Read more