Dwayne Holness: Creativity, Leadership & Learning to Trust Yourself

The Delusion That Changed Everything: How relentless belief helped Zechariah Thomas build one of Canada's fastest-growing hockey brands.

Success is easy to admire from the outside. But what we don’t always see is the belief it takes to keep going when nobody else sees what you see. In this episode of The WHO Project™, Paul sits down with Zechariah Thomas, founder of Swift Hockey, to explore the story behind one of Canada’s fastest-growing hockey brands. Zechariah talks about growing up as one of the few Black kids in his Oshawa school, finding belonging through hockey, realizing early that his path would not be the NHL, and discovering that his real gift was not just playing the game — it was seeing how the game could become more accessible for others. This conversation is about identity, belief, faith, speed, entrepreneurship, failure, pressure, and what happens when your conviction becomes stronger than everyone else’s doubt. Because sometimes what others call delusion is really the beginning of becoming.

Dwayne Holness: Creativity, Leadership & Learning to Trust Yourself

What happens when success, ego, and financial pressure force you to rebuild your life? In this episode of The WHO Project™, entrepreneur and Corex Creative founder Dwayne Holness shares how growing up in Toronto's Jane and Finch shaped his identity, resilience, and ambition. Dwayne opens up about building a business from his mother's garage, experiencing creative success, battling financial setbacks and depression, and the lessons he learned about leadership, faith, and trusting himself. This is a conversation about identity, reinvention, and the journey from proving yourself to trusting yourself. Performance starts with self-perception.

Becoming Justine: Trusting Yourself at 18

In this episode of The WHO Project, Paul sits down with his daughter, Justine Gittens, for an honest conversation about identity, confidence, pressure, comparison, and learning to trust yourself at 18.

Becoming Who She Was Meant to Be — Cassandra James on Trust, Authenticity & Growth

In this episode of The WHO Project, Paul sits down with Cassandra James to explore how her upbringing, cultural background, and life in a single-mother household shaped the way she learned to see herself. Cass opens up about the mirror moments that challenged her to lower her guard, trust herself more deeply, and bring more of her authentic self into her relationships, her career, and the rooms she now leads in. Through stories of loyalty, boundaries, vulnerability, and stepping into a client-facing leadership role, this conversation reveals how self-perception evolves when you stop protecting the old version of yourself and start becoming the person you know you’re meant to be. Because growth begins the moment you stop defending who you had to be — and start trusting who you’re becoming.

Ross Cadastre on Responsibility, Risk, and Reinvention

In this episode of The WHO Project, Paul Gittens sits down with Ross Cadastre for a conversation about responsibility, risk, and reinvention. Ross reflects on growing up in St. Lucia, witnessing his father’s rise, fall, and rebuild, and how those early experiences shaped the way he came to see himself. From immigrating to Canada to building a career defined by ownership and problem-solving, Ross shares how capability became conviction, and how pressure, failure, and integrity helped shape the leader he is today. This is a conversation about self-perception, resilience, and the weight of becoming the person others rely on.