In this powerful episode of Energy Is Currency, host Alexis Williams sits down with confidence champion, keynote speaker, author, and empowerment coach Simone Knego for a deeply honest conversation about self-trust, self-respect, and redefining what leadership really looks like.

Simone shares the life-changing moment that shifted everything for her—saying yes to climbing Mount Kilimanjaro at 42, despite years of self-doubt, fear, and playing small. From that experience, she breaks down why real growth only happens outside your comfort zone and why confidence isn’t about changing who you are—it’s about changing how you see yourself.

Together, Alexis and Simone unpack:

• Why confidence is a skill, not a personality trait

• How self-talk shapes your identity and your leadership

• The danger of self-abandonment disguised as “niceness”

• Why saying no is often the most powerful form of self-trust

• What “kitchen table leadership” really means (and why you’re already a leader)

• How women—especially moms and entrepreneurs—can release guilt and prioritize themselves without apology

Simone also introduces her REAL Method for building confidence from the inside out:
Respect yourself. Embrace your failures. Ask for what you want. Live without limits.

This episode is part therapy, part motivation, part real-talk—with laughs, stories, and moments that will make you pause and rethink how you’re showing up for yourself.

✨ If you’ve ever felt stuck, underestimated your value, or struggled to put yourself first—this conversation is for you.

Press play and start changing the way you see yourself.

In this expansive and soul-stirring episode of Energy Is Currency, host Alexis “Lexi” Williams is joined by serial entrepreneur, financial educator, and advisor Jimmy Rios for a masterclass conversation on financial literacy, energy management, and long-term wealth building. With over 20 years of experience navigating business cycles before social media, market crashes, and modern “money guru” culture, Jimmy brings grounded, time-tested insight into how money really works.

At the heart of the episode is a simple but powerful truth: money is a system—and energy is the fuel that drives it.

Jimmy shares how decades of mistakes, resets, and rebuilding led him to create a financial services ecosystem focused on education, empowerment, and simplicity. Rather than gatekeeping financial knowledge, he explains the “rules of the game” so people can stop chasing money and start making it work for them.

Key themes explored in the episode include:

• Financial foundations across life stages

  • Your 20s: Build awareness, learn the basics, understand credit, and start planning instead of reacting

  • Your 30s: Create systems, diversify income streams, and begin leveraging time and money

  • Your 40s: Fine-tune, delegate, elevate, and lead through vision rather than control

• Why compound interest applies to more than money — including energy, relationships, mindset, and habits

• The dangers of chasing trends and social-media money advice without understanding methodology

• Why financial freedom doesn’t always mean entrepreneurship—and how nine-to-five earners can still build wealth

• Building systems that prioritize productivity over hours worked

• Letting go of control, empowering teams, and allowing others to grow through mistakes

• Treating energy like a bank account—knowing what deposits and what drains it

The conversation deepens into mindset, faith, and emotional intelligence as Jimmy and Alexis unpack the power of the pause—interrupting chaos, slowing down, and allowing clarity, prayer, or consciousness to guide decisions. They explore how burnout, hustle culture, shame around money, and fear of inadequacy keep people stuck, and why slowing down often accelerates growth.

Jimmy also offers a practical challenge for listeners heading into the next year:

Track every dollar coming in and going out for 30 days—without judgment—so honesty can replace shame and clarity can replace avoidance.

Throughout the episode, Alexis weaves the core philosophy of the show: success is not just about visible outcomes—cars, homes, travel—but about the unseen energy, discipline, mistakes, faith, and alignment that made them possible.

This episode is a reminder that financial growth, personal fulfillment, and peace are built intentionally—by learning the rules, honoring your energy, and choosing progress over perfection.

🎧 Tune in for real talk, timeless wisdom, and actionable insight on building wealth from the inside out—because your energy truly is your currency.

In this powerful episode of Energy Is Currency, host Alexis “Lexi” Williams sits down with Charity Brown—coach, author, and founder of the Happy CEO Method. Known as “your favorite coach’s favorite coach,” Charity shares her transformative journey from burnout, corporate stress, and self-implosion to alignment, abundance, and intentional living.

Charity introduces her Four P Framework—Power, Planning, Positioning, and Profits—designed to help entrepreneurs, executives, and high-performing leaders shift their internal energy so success flows with more ease. Drawing from her experience as a former restaurant owner, fractional CFO, and corporate leader, she opens up about stress, emotional suppression, and how unaddressed inner turmoil can block abundance.

The conversation dives deep into:

• The emotional patterns high-level leaders face (stress, frustration, burnout)

• Why inner fitness is just as important as business strategy

• Visualization and embodiment as tools for mindset and identity shifts

• The role of movement, breath, and mindfulness in releasing stored emotional energy

• How mentors, coaches, and community accelerate growth

• Pivoting during life-altering moments—including burnout and the COVID era

• Redefining success, happiness, and what it truly means to be a “Happy CEO”

Alexis and Charity also reflect on entrepreneurship, manifestation, resilience, and honoring your personal frequency—even when it requires difficult pivots or letting go of environments that no longer serve you.

This episode is a reminder that how you feel, think, and move matters just as much as what you do—because energy really is currency.

🎧 Tune in for inspiration, real talk, and practical wisdom for building success from the inside out.

In this episode of Energy Is Currency, host Alexis Williams welcomes artist, educator, and founder of Sunlight Tax, Hannah Cole, for a deeply human conversation about creativity, money, and building systems that actually support real people.

Hannah shares her unconventional path—from professional painter to tax educator—and why she built a tax company specifically for creatives, entrepreneurs, and “weirdos” who never felt seen by traditional business culture. Together, they unpack the false narrative that creative people aren’t good with money, and explore how structure can protect—not stifle—artistry.

The conversation moves through entrepreneurship as self-development, money as a neutral tool rather than an identity, releasing shame around earning, and why presence matters more than balance. Hannah also offers practical, calming tax wisdom for 2026, including simple systems for separating accounts, organizing receipts, and reducing overwhelm before tax season even begins.

This episode is an invitation to rethink money, honor your nervous system, and build a business that works with who you are—not against it.

🎧 Energy Is Currency is available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, iHeartRadio, and more.

In this episode of Energy Is Currency, host Alexis Williams sits down with entrepreneur, brand strategist, and leadership mentor Luna Batalia for a grounded conversation about alignment, evolution, and what it truly means to mind your business—personally and professionally.

They explore hustle culture versus nervous system regulation, why energy and attention are real currency, and how entrepreneurs can relate to their businesses as living relationships rather than problems to fix. The discussion also touches on pivoting with intention, honoring seasons of rest and growth, identity shifts, and allowing both life and business to evolve without force.

This episode is an invitation to slow down, listen deeper, and build from alignment instead of urgency.

🎧 Energy Is Currency is available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, and iHeartRadio.

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