LEVELS – Inside the Company: Recent Episodes

LEVELS – Inside the Company

Levels is a venture-funded health tech startup backed by some of the best venture capitalists in the game, including Andreesen Horowitz, and more than a thousand of our community members. In this podcast, we talk about our async and remote company, our culture and values, and what we build and learn along the way. Look for new shows every month.

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For a chef, flavor is everything. But what happens when one starts wearing a Levels CGM? In this episode, Levels Head of Growth, Ben Grynol, chatted with Paul Canales, Head Chef of Duende Restaurant in Oakland, California. They discuss how wearing a CGM has changed his perspective on the way he crafts dishes and his views on when and how to indulge.

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Levels helps you see how food affects your health, empowering you with the tools needed to achieve health goals and improve healthspan. Levels Members gain access to the Levels app and continuous glucose monitors (CGMs), providing real-time feedback on how diet and lifestyle choices impact your metabolic health.

Look for new shows every month on Levels - Inside the Company, where we have in-depth conversations about how the Levels startup team builds a movement from the ground up in the health and wellness tech industry.

🎙 What Paul Canales & Levels’ Ben Grynol discuss:

(03:59) - Deliver the best meal experience

(06:35) - Experiment with starches

(10:31) - Be conscious of what you’re serving

(15:54) - Educate the kitchen staff

(22:23) - If something is subpar, don’t eat it

(25:21) - Start fasting

(33:57) - Make the best choices at a restaurant

(36:44) - Prepare for a big meal

(41:23) - Savor a few bites

(48:25) - Make healthier swaps

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Read Paul's Story – ⁠https://www.levelshealth.com/blog

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When overseeing a startup, a CEO needs a well-functioning organizational design. This helps evaluate the performance of the team, make sure functions are coordinating and executing efficiently, and communicate and set objectives. In this conversation, bestselling author of Brave New Work, Aaron Dignan, talks with Levels CEO, Sam Corcos.Look for multiple new shows per week on A Whole New Level, where we have in-depth conversations about metabolic health and how the Levels startup team builds a wellness movement from the ground up in the health and wellness tech industry.

Get Your Free Ultimate Guide to Glucose: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://levels.link/itc⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Levels helps you see how food affects your health, empowering you with the tools needed to achieve health goals and improve healthspan. Levels Members gain access to the Levels app and continuous glucose monitors (CGMs), providing real-time feedback on how diet and lifestyle choices impact your metabolic health.

Look for new shows every month on Levels - Inside the Company, where we have in-depth conversations about how the Levels startup team builds a movement from the ground up in the health and wellness tech industry.

🎙 What Aaron Dignan & Levels’ Sam Corcos discuss:

(17:29) – Don’t turn performance management into a binary

(21:21) – Commitments and outcomes

(22:10) – Performance is a team sport

(37:10) – Create a culture of constraint

(42:59) – Don’t micromanage

(51:27) – The hierarchy of work

(56:16) – The power to object

(01:05:08) – Find the right role

(01:06:45) – The power of mixed roles

Transcripts & Show Notes

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Watch the conversation: https://youtu.be/e5PzZwONxn8

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This director of sports nutrition used a CGM and was shocked to see how his body responded to oatmeal. In sharing his CGM experience with his athletes, he emphasizes that everyone’s body responds to food differently, and urges them to get their lifestyle habits and routines in place before trying to change nutrition. Look for multiple new shows per week on A Whole New Level, where we have in-depth conversations about metabolic health and how the Levels startup team builds a wellness movement from the ground up in the health and wellness tech industry.

Get Your Free Ultimate Guide to Glucose: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://levels.link/itc⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Levels helps you see how food affects your health, empowering you with the tools needed to achieve health goals and improve healthspan. Levels Members gain access to the Levels app and continuous glucose monitors (CGMs), providing real-time feedback on how diet and lifestyle choices impact your metabolic health.

Look for new shows every month on Levels - Inside the Company, where we have in-depth conversations about how the Levels startup team builds a movement from the ground up in the health and wellness tech industry.

🎙 What Levels’ Head of Growth Ben Grynol and Director of Sports Nutrition for the Miami Dolphins, John Parenti discuss:

(05:08) – An eye-opening experience

(06:45) – Check in with your body

(07:48) – Find a routine

(12:34) – Less is more

(26:24) – It’s all about structure

(30:17) – Drill the fundamentals

(37:29) – You are what you do

(39:25) – Know your players

(48:27) – Sleep is the key

(52:07) – Be a coach

⁠Transcripts & Show Notes⁠

🔗 Helpful links:

Watch the conversation: ⁠https://youtu.be/Xep8hKidQQw⁠

Find us on YouTube: ⁠https://youtube.com/levelshealth?sub_confirmation=1⁠

John Parenti fuels up for how he wants to feel: ⁠https://levelshealth.com/blog/john-parenti-fuels-up-for-how-he-wants-to-feel

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How do you “win” at the SEO game with content, landing pages, time-on-page, backlinks, and redirects—without getting technical?

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Levels helps you see how food affects your health, empowering you with the tools needed to achieve health goals and improve healthspan. Levels Members gain access to the Levels app and continuous glucose monitors (CGMs), providing real-time feedback on how diet and lifestyle choices impact your metabolic health.

Look for new shows every month on Levels - Inside the Company, where we have in-depth conversations about how the Levels startup team builds a movement from the ground up in the health and wellness tech industry.

Transcripts & Show Notes

🔗 Helpful links:

Watch the conversation: ⁠https://youtu.be/Ta22mQ7oBbI

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How does a former bodybuilder go from carb-loading to eating for longevity and fertility with IVF? Here’s a look at the journey of healthy eating from a fitness competitor turned nutrition coach in this conversation between Sara Beemer & Ben Grynol.

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Levels helps you see how food affects your health, empowering you with the tools needed to achieve health goals and improve healthspan. Levels Members gain access to the Levels app and continuous glucose monitors (CGMs), providing real-time feedback on how diet and lifestyle choices impact your metabolic health.

Look for new shows every month on Levels - Inside the Company, where we have in-depth conversations about how the Levels startup team builds a movement from the ground up in the health and wellness tech industry.

🎙 WhatSara Beemer and Levels’Ben Grynol discuss:

(16:22) – Find your motivation

(26:00) – Make gradual changes

(27:52) – Create good sleep habits

(29:57) – Don’t be extreme

(33:00) – The benefits of meditation

(37:27) – Schedule out your week

(43:27) – Try new things

(47:54) – Understand what’s going on in your body

(52:13) – Let your kids learn with you

⁠Transcripts & Show Notes⁠

🔗 Helpful links:

Watch the conversation: ⁠https://youtu.be/DhE_8BO60mI⁠

CGM helped Sara Salter Beemer stop carb-loading and enjoy fat again: ⁠https://www.levelshealth.com/blog/cgm-helped-sara-salter-beemer-stop-carb-loading-and-feel-better⁠

Find us on YouTube: ⁠https://youtube.com/levelshealth?sub_confirmation=1⁠

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Branding isn’t just about the visual identity of a company. In this episode, Ben Grynol talks with Nik Sharma, “The DTC Guy” who runs Sharma Brands and HOOX, about what it means to build a good brand in the direct-to-consumer marketing space. Nik points out the crucial thing to remember is that no one remembers your brand unless you’re one of the top global brands, so it’s best not to get overly invested in how your brand is perceived. It’s best to drive consumer awareness, be consistent in providing valuable content and products, and pay attention to how you talk to and pitch your audience.

Get Your Free Ultimate Guide to Glucose: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://levels.link/itc⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Levels helps you see how food affects your health, empowering you with the tools needed to achieve health goals and improve healthspan. Levels Members gain access to the Levels app and continuous glucose monitors (CGMs), providing real-time feedback on how diet and lifestyle choices impact your metabolic health.

Look for new shows every month on Levels - Inside the Company, where we have in-depth conversations about how the Levels startup team builds a movement from the ground up in the health and wellness tech industry.

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Transcript: ⁠⁠https://www.levelshealth.com/podcasts/197-building-a-brand-in-the-direct-to-consumer-space-nik-sharma-ben-grynol⁠

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While recovering from a tragic car accident that caused Elena Schuber to go into a coma, Elena started to learn how to improve her physical health through dietary, lifestyle, and habit changes because she became well-attuned to her body’s responses to certain foods. Now a health and wellness practitioner, Elena advises her clients to monitor their blood glucose levels and be present with their own bodies. Listen as Elena shares her experience with Levels with Ben Grynol as she discovers how stress, food sequencing, and behavior changes affect her blood glucose levels. Look for multiple new shows per week on A Whole New Level, where we have in-depth conversations about metabolic health and how the Levels startup team builds a wellness movement from the ground up in the health and wellness tech industry.

Get Your Free Ultimate Guide to Glucose: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://levels.link/itc⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Levels helps you see how food affects your health, empowering you with the tools needed to achieve health goals and improve healthspan. Levels Members gain access to the Levels app and continuous glucose monitors (CGMs), providing real-time feedback on how diet and lifestyle choices impact your metabolic health.

Look for new shows every month on Levels - Inside the Company, where we have in-depth conversations about how the Levels startup team builds a movement from the ground up in the health and wellness tech industry.

⁠Transcript & Show notes⁠

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Figuring out the path to employee growth in a startup company requires experimentation and then execution. Rachel Sanders, CEO of Rootine, chatted with Ben Grynol to dig into our philosophy on team growth at Levels and how we think about it as a function within our growing company.

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Levels helps you see how food affects your health, empowering you with the tools needed to achieve health goals and improve healthspan. Levels Members gain access to the Levels app and continuous glucose monitors (CGMs), providing real-time feedback on how diet and lifestyle choices impact your metabolic health.

Look for new shows every month on Levels - Inside the Company, where we have in-depth conversations about how the Levels startup team builds a movement from the ground up in the health and wellness tech industry.

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Find us on YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://youtube.com/levelshealth?sub_confirmation=1

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Edie Horstman’s health journey contains orthorexia and PCOS—both of which she was able to overcome or put into remission as she tells Ben Grynol in this episode.Look for multiple new shows per week on A Whole New Level, where we have in-depth conversations about metabolic health and how the Levels startup team builds a wellness movement from the ground up in the health and wellness tech industry.

Get Your Free Ultimate Guide to Glucose: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://levels.link/itc⁠⁠⁠⁠

Levels helps you see how food affects your health, empowering you with the tools needed to achieve health goals and improve healthspan. Levels Members gain access to the Levels app and continuous glucose monitors (CGMs), providing real-time feedback on how diet and lifestyle choices impact your metabolic health.

Look for new shows every month on Levels - Inside the Company, where we have in-depth conversations about how the Levels startup team builds a movement from the ground up in the health and wellness tech industry.

🔗 Helpful links:

Watch the conversation: ⁠⁠https://youtu.be/YPP-X-ACWbY⁠⁠

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Mike Haney sat down with Sam Corcos and Josh Clemente to discuss one of our key principles here at Levels: Treat People Like Adults.

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Levels helps you see how food affects your health, empowering you with the tools needed to achieve health goals and improve healthspan. Levels Members gain access to the Levels app and continuous glucose monitors (CGMs), providing real-time feedback on how diet and lifestyle choices impact your metabolic health.

Look for new shows every month on Levels - Inside the Company, where we have in-depth conversations about how the Levels startup team builds a movement from the ground up in the health and wellness tech industry.

🎙 What Mike Haney, Sam Corcos, & Josh Clemente:

(04:06) - Assume best intent

(15:46) - Be open to other people’s ideas

(20:50) - Address negative feedback immediately

(29:53) - Make feedback transparent, but appropriate

(33:44) - Test for usefulness

(46:02) - Cultural alignment includes communication styles

(50:26) - Hiring is an exclusive process

(57:31) - Be intent on self-improvement

(1:00:07) - Get rid of gossip

(1:05:06) - Give people agency

Transcripts & Show notes

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Having good metabolic health can help you develop positive brain health and reduce your risk of developing Alzheimer’s or dementia. Emily Stong talks with Ben Grynol about how to take care of your brain and how using a CGM helped her throughout her pregnancy while living with gestational diabetes. Look for multiple new shows per week on A Whole New Level, where we have in-depth conversations about metabolic health and how the Levels startup team builds a wellness movement from the ground up in the health and wellness tech industry.

Get Your Free Ultimate Guide to Glucose: ⁠⁠⁠https://levels.link/itc⁠⁠⁠

Levels helps you see how food affects your health, empowering you with the tools needed to achieve health goals and improve healthspan. Levels Members gain access to the Levels app and continuous glucose monitors (CGMs), providing real-time feedback on how diet and lifestyle choices impact your metabolic health.

Look for new shows every month on Levels - Inside the Company, where we have in-depth conversations about how the Levels startup team builds a movement from the ground up in the health and wellness tech industry.

⁠Transcripts & Show notes⁠

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How would you approach your team members for feedback in a remote environment? Ben Grynol and Michael ‘Miz’ Mizrahi discuss how Levels team members give and receive feedback, the types of feedback we focus on, and suggest when to give feedback in real-time in a remote and async environment.

Get Your Free Ultimate Guide to Glucose: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://levels.link/itc⁠⁠⁠⁠

Levels helps you see how food affects your health, empowering you with the tools needed to achieve health goals and improve healthspan. Levels Members gain access to the Levels app and continuous glucose monitors (CGMs), providing real-time feedback on how diet and lifestyle choices impact your metabolic health.

Look for new shows every month on Levels - Inside the Company, where we have in-depth conversations about how the Levels startup team builds a movement from the ground up in the health and wellness tech industry.

🎙 What Ben Grynol & Michael Mizrahi discuss:

(06:19) - The importance of feedback

(09:45) - Giving positive feedback

(13:54) - Make feedback actionable and tie it to OKRs

(17:41) - Subjective feedback

(25:30) - Feedback timing

(30:11) - When feedback isn’t getting through

(35:46) - Determine if your feedback is necessary

(46:19) - Nail your delivery

⁠⁠⁠Transcripts & Show Notes⁠⁠

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Find us on YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://youtube.com/levelshealth?sub_confirmation=1

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While your mindset can’t always improve a bad situation, it can change your outlook on life. When Levels’ Head of Member Success, Mike DiDonato, had an unexpected—and unnecessary—emergency surgery, it changed his mindset on a lot of things. In this episode, Levels Head of Growth, Ben Grynol, sat down with Mike to deconstruct some ideas about mindset and how choosing your mindset relates to some of the situations Mike has faced over the past month.

Get Your Free Ultimate Guide to Glucose: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://levels.link/itc⁠⁠⁠

Levels helps you see how food affects your health, empowering you with the tools needed to achieve health goals and improve healthspan. Levels Members gain access to the Levels app and continuous glucose monitors (CGMs), providing real-time feedback on how diet and lifestyle choices impact your metabolic health.

Look for new shows every month on Levels - Inside the Company, where we have in-depth conversations about how the Levels startup team builds a movement from the ground up in the health and wellness tech industry.

🎙 WhatBen Grynol & Mike DiDonato discuss:

(23:09) – You have to keep going

(24:04) – Try to be still

(24:53) – There’s always more to learn

(29:20) – Resentment is distracting

(31:08) – You are what you think about

(35:02) – You’re responsible for your response

(38:09) – Be the best version of yourself

(39:49) – How to keep going

(41:43) – Minimize your regrets

(50:24) – Don’t project your expectations onto others

⁠⁠Transcripts & Show Notes⁠

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Find us on YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠https://youtube.com/levelshealth?sub_confirmation=1

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Weight loss and physical transformation are significantly more mental and emotional than we think; it goes beyond diet and exercise. Fitness trainer and creator of Fit2Fat2Fit Drew Manning talks about how self-love is the piece to focus on for natural habit changes that can bring physical change. Look for multiple new shows per week on A Whole New Level, where we have in-depth conversations about metabolic health and how the Levels startup team builds a wellness movement from the ground up in the health and wellness tech industry.

Get Your Free Ultimate Guide to Glucose: ⁠⁠⁠https://levels.link/itc⁠⁠

Levels helps you see how food affects your health, empowering you with the tools needed to achieve health goals and improve healthspan. Levels Members gain access to the Levels app and continuous glucose monitors (CGMs), providing real-time feedback on how diet and lifestyle choices impact your metabolic health.

Look for new shows every month on Levels - Inside the Company, where we have in-depth conversations about how the Levels startup team builds a movement from the ground up in the health and wellness tech industry.

🎙What Drew Manning and Levels’ Ben Grynol discuss:

(06:15) – Drew’s journey

(08:10) – The mental weight of an unhealthy lifestyle

(09:10) – Don’t let body issues define your self-image

(10:52) – Transformation isn’t just physical

(23:46) – Un-training your brain

(25:45) – The emotional connection to food

(31:03) – It’s hard to be healthy

(41:57) – Diets aren’t always healthy

(45:44) – Your physical health affects your relationships

(53:38) – Be comfortable with being uncomfortable

⁠Transcripts & Show Notes

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Find us on YouTube: ⁠⁠https://youtube.com/levelshealth?sub_confirmation=1

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Communication and communication platforms – specifically in a work setting – can lead to increased productivity, or can unfold as a distraction mechanism for urgency. Unfortunately, for most companies, the latter is often true.

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In a world of constant connection and notifications, the expectation around professional communication is often positioned as "the faster, the better". However, is it the platforms or the way in which teams use specific platforms which encourages and enables this behaviour to take place?

The entire Levels team values deep work and asynchronous communication, and we're constantly trying to get better at it as we scale our team. Sam Corcos, co-founder and CEO of Levels, and Miz (Michael Mizrahi), Head of Operations, spent time thinking about platforms that would encourage a healthy communication cadence, and productive communication etiquette for our team.

Levels helps you see how food affects your health, empowering you with the tools needed to achieve health goals and improve healthspan. Levels Members gain access to the Levels app and continuous glucose monitors (CGMs), providing real-time feedback on how diet and lifestyle choices impact your metabolic health.

Look for new shows every month on Levels - Inside the Company, where we have in-depth conversations about how the Levels startup team builds a movement from the ground up in the health and wellness tech industry.

🎙 WhatMichael Mizrahi & Sam Corcos discuss:

(03:29) - Modern communication tools are designed to be addictive

(04:06) - Traditional communication tools often lead to burnout

(10:31) - Avoiding a culture of shoulder taps

(10:50) - Not all text based communication is equally asynchronous

(12:28) - Using tools to wean the body off notification dopamine

(13:30) - Communication systems should be needs based

(15:18) - Setting clear expectations for response times

(23:33) - Why we banned Slack

(28:01) - Switching tools in search of a better way

(44:40) - How the future workforce will communicate

⁠Transcripts & Show Notes

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Find us on YouTube: ⁠⁠https://youtube.com/levelshealth?sub_confirmation=1

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Deciding to prioritize preventative healthcare can be a way to proactively manage your health. In this Member Story, Lauren chats with Ben Grynol about how small habit changes in her lifestyle empowered her to take better control of her health. Look for multiple new shows per week on A Whole New Level, where we have in-depth conversations about metabolic health and how the Levels startup team builds a wellness movement from the ground up in the health and wellness tech industry.

Get Your Free Ultimate Guide to Glucose: ⁠⁠https://levels.link/itc⁠⁠

Levels helps you see how food affects your health, empowering you with the tools needed to achieve health goals and improve healthspan. Levels Members gain access to the Levels app and continuous glucose monitors (CGMs), providing real-time feedback on how diet and lifestyle choices impact your metabolic health.

Look for new shows every month on Levels - Inside the Company, where we have in-depth conversations about how the Levels startup team builds a movement from the ground up in the health and wellness tech industry.

🎙 WhatLauren & Ben Grynol discuss:

05:26 - Prevention is better than cure

07:22 - Figuring out personal risks

16:09 - The mean is not always a good thing

17:40 - “Just because it’s common doesn’t mean it’s normal.”

18:45 - Challenge yourself to do better

25:41 - It’s okay to feel overwhelmed

32:02 - Lauren’s takeaways

37:49 - You need to fully control of your body

46:27 - It’s not healthy just because it’s vegan

52:40 - Changing one step at a time

Transcripts & Show notes

🔗 Helpful links:

Find us on YouTube: ⁠https://youtube.com/levelshealth?sub_confirmation=1

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Every team must build trust and confidence with peers, but remote teams face a greater challenge because of the lack of face-to-face interaction. At Levels, we work to assume positive intent of our teammates, which supports our core value of “confidence is earned.” Both values are tied to work performance, and in order to build confidence and trust, a team member must do great work as well as learn how to communicate that work effectively, especially in a remote environment. Listen as Levels founders Sam Corcos and Josh Clemente discuss how confidence and trust need to be earned over time.

Levels helps you see how food affects your health, empowering you with the tools needed to achieve health goals and improve healthspan. Levels Members gain access to the Levels app and continuous glucose monitors (CGMs), providing real-time feedback on how diet and lifestyle choices impact your metabolic health.

Look for new shows every month on Levels - Inside the Company, where we have in-depth conversations about how the Levels startup team builds a movement from the ground up in the health and wellness tech industry.

Transcripts & Show Notes

🔗 Helpful links:

Become a Levels member: https://levels.link/itc

Find us on YouTube: https://youtube.com/levelshealth?sub_confirmation=1

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It’s possible to be athletic and physically fit but metabolically unhealthy. Listen as Cole Sager, eight-time CrossFit Games athlete, and Josh Clemente, Co-Founder at Levels, discuss the distinction between physical fitness and holistic metabolic health, and Cole’s realization that his health wasn’t in great shape according to his bloodwork. Cole shares his experience as a sports enthusiast, Spirit of the Games awardee, and Levels member and his journey toward metabolic health. Cole and Josh talk about determination, consistency, and advocacy for a metabolically healthy future while keeping athletic performance at the forefront.

Get Your Free Ultimate Guide to Glucose: ⁠https://levels.link/itc⁠

Levels helps you see how food affects your health, empowering you with the tools needed to achieve health goals and improve healthspan. Levels Members gain access to the Levels app and continuous glucose monitors (CGMs), providing real-time feedback on how diet and lifestyle choices impact your metabolic health.

Look for new shows every month on Levels - Inside the Company, where we have in-depth conversations about how the Levels startup team builds a movement from the ground up in the health and wellness tech industry.

🎙 What Cole Sager & Josh Clemente discuss:

(3:21) - Cole’s college football experience and how it helped him transition to CrossFit

(11:51) - The distinction between acute physical fitness and holistic metabolic fitness

(16:13) - The reality of the discomfort it takes to be physically fit

(24:18) - Cole’s secrets behind athletic determination and consistency

(26:45) - How Cole applies the principles of CrossFit in marriage, fatherhood, and life

(30:38) - Winning The Spirit of the Games Award

(34:50) - Cole’s mission is to help people achieve better health and fitness

(39:18) - Food bridges the gap between acute physical fitness and overall metabolic health

(45:25) - How high-intensity training triggers big glucose spikes

(56:14) - How the CrossFit community approaches the metabolic theory of health and wellness

Transcripts & Show Notes

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How many times do you get clear about your priorities, and then get distracted and focus on something completely unimportant because it feels productive? This is what we at Levels call “bikeshedding,” and here we talk about how it happens in companies, and how people can think in order to avoid it.

Levels helps you see how food affects your health, empowering you with the tools needed to achieve health goals and improve healthspan. Levels Members gain access to the Levels app and continuous glucose monitors (CGMs), providing real-time feedback on how diet and lifestyle choices impact your metabolic health.

Look for new shows every month on Levels - Inside the Company, where we have in-depth conversations about how the Levels startup team builds a movement from the ground up in the health and wellness tech industry.

🔗 Helpful links:

Become a Levels member: https://levels.link/itc

Learn about metabolic health: https://levelshealth.com/blog

Find us on YouTube: https://youtube.com/levelshealth?sub_confirmation=1

📲 Connect:

Connect with us on Instagram: https://instagram.com/levels

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Connect with us on LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/company/levels-health

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Using a CGM helped a seasoned registered dietician understand what was going on inside her body, gain blood sugar control, and be metabolically flexible so she could further advise her clients looking for weight loss and energy management. Look for multiple new shows per week on A Whole New Level, where we have in-depth conversations about metabolic health and how the Levels startup team builds a wellness movement from the ground up in the health and wellness tech industry.

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🎙 What Levels’ Head of Growth Ben Grynol and Member Julie Cottrell discuss:

(03:13) - Julie’s background as a registered dietician

(08:53) - Julie’s biggest struggle

(10:06) - Everybody needs protein

(11:20) - Eating windows

(14:39) - Trying the low carb approach

(18:58) - Give your body time to reset and regenerate

(21:56) - Low carb plan

(28:13) - The connection between habits and diet

(34:02) - The benefits of fasting

(43:35) - The importance of reading labels

Transcripts and Show Notes

Watch the conversation: https://youtu.be/XMsV8cYVwPg

Dietician Julie Cottrell experiments with CGM to help her clients better understand nutrition: https://www.levelshealth.com/blog/dietitian-julie-cottrell-experiments-with-cgm-to-help-her-clients-better-understand-nutrition

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At a startup, you need to work hard. But burnout, stress, and overworking are the antithesis of productivity—and only you can use your self-awareness to push back to prevent burnout.

Levels helps you see how food affects your health, empowering you with the tools needed to achieve health goals and improve healthspan. Levels Members gain access to the Levels app and continuous glucose monitors (CGMs), providing real-time feedback on how diet and lifestyle choices impact your metabolic health.

Look for new shows every month on Levels - Inside the Company, where we have in-depth conversations about how the Levels startup team builds a movement from the ground up in the health and wellness tech industry.

🔗 Helpful links:

Become a Levels member: https://levels.link/itc

Learn about metabolic health: https://levelshealth.com/blog

Find us on YouTube: https://youtube.com/levelshealth?sub_confirmation=1

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In this inspiring episode, Sonja Manning dives into the transformative journey of Levels Member Veronica ‘Vero’ Encinas.

When Vero relocated to Germany, her life took a drastic turn, with cultural and lifestyle changes impacting her physical and emotional well-being. Looking for an outlet, she discovered Levels and connected with Sonja, finding solace and guidance.

Vero embraced sustainable habits like cold water exposure and healthier breakfast swaps, resulting in increased energy, weight loss, and improved well-being.

Vero's mindset shifted as she realized the power of small adjustments and investing in her health.

Levels helps you see how food affects your health, empowering you with the tools needed to achieve health goals and improve healthspan. Levels Members gain access to the Levels app and continuous glucose monitors (CGMs), providing real-time feedback on how diet and lifestyle choices impact your metabolic health.

Look for new shows every month on Levels - Inside the Company, where we have in-depth conversations about how the Levels startup team builds a movement from the ground up in the health and wellness tech industry.

🔗 Helpful links:

Become a Levels member: https://levels.link/itc

Follow and watch our Guides content: https://www.tiktok.com/@levelshealth

Breaking the vicious cycle: The interplay between loneliness, metabolic illness, and mental health: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36970267/

Learn about metabolic health: https://levelshealth.com/blog

Find us on YouTube: https://youtube.com/levelshealth?sub_confirmation=1

📲 Connect:

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Sam Corcos, Co-Founder and CEO of Levels, delves into the topic of equity vesting and its impact on company culture and employee motivation. In this episode, Sam sits down with Nicole Miller and Michael Mizrahi to explore various approaches to equity vesting, discuss the pros and cons of each strategy, and shed light on the concept of equity refreshers. Discover how companies can incentivize their early employees without creating a "golden handcuff" scenario and learn about innovative methods to promote long-term retention. Tune in for insights and practical advice on designing effective equity programs.

Levels helps you see how food affects your health, empowering you with the tools needed to achieve health goals and improve healthspan. Levels Members gain access to the Levels app and continuous glucose monitors (CGMs), providing real-time feedback on how diet and lifestyle choices impact your metabolic health.

Look for new shows every month on Levels - Inside the Company, where we have in-depth conversations about how the Levels startup team builds a movement from the ground up in the health and wellness tech industry.

🔗 Helpful links:

Become a Levels member: https://levels.link/itc

Learn about metabolic health: https://levelshealth.com/blog

Find us on YouTube: https://youtube.com/levelshealth?sub_confirmation=1

📲 Connect:

Connect with us on Instagram: https://instagram.com/levels

Connect with us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/levels

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Levels Head of Growth, Ben Grynol, sat down with Levels member, Natalie Lumpkin, to chat about her journey with Levels and how it has impacted her health journey over the past year.

🎙 What Ben Grynol & Natalie Lumpkin discuss:

(06:36) - From curiosity to dedication

(09:06) - Our bodies are always changing

(14:37) - Understand what’s happening inside your body

(17:56) - Learn what’s healthy for you

(23:57) - Have control over your health

(30:29) - Share the journey with family members

(32:59) - Community could help accountability

(42:17) - Great design goes a long way

(44:21) - Add on more measurements and integrations

(47:29) - Education will help with accessibility

Transcripts & Show Notes

Levels helps you see how food affects your health, empowering you with the tools needed to achieve health goals and improve healthspan. Levels Members gain access to the Levels app and continuous glucose monitors (CGMs), providing real-time feedback on how diet and lifestyle choices impact your metabolic health.

Look for new shows every month on Levels - Inside the Company, where we have in-depth conversations about how the Levels startup team builds a movement from the ground up in the health and wellness tech industry.

🔗 Helpful links:

Become a Levels member: https://levels.link/itc

Learn about metabolic health: https://levelshealth.com/blog

Find us on YouTube: https://youtube.com/levelshealth?sub_confirmation=1

📲 Connect:

Connect with us on Instagram: https://instagram.com/levels

Connect with us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/levels

Connect with us on LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/company/levels-health

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Confidence and trust is earned from your coworkers through consistent communication and clear documentation, especially at a remote and async startup. Here’s how we encourage this process at Levels.

Levels helps you see how food affects your health, empowering you with the tools needed to achieve health goals and improve healthspan. Levels Members gain access to the Levels app and continuous glucose monitors (CGMs), providing real-time feedback on how diet and lifestyle choices impact your metabolic health.

Look for new shows every month on Levels - Inside the Company, where we have in-depth conversations about how the Levels startup team builds a movement from the ground up in the health and wellness tech industry.

🔗 Helpful links:

Become a Levels member: https://levels.link/itc

Learn about metabolic health: https://levelshealth.com/blog

Find us on YouTube: https://youtube.com/levelshealth?sub_confirmation=1

📲 Connect:

Connect with us on Instagram: https://instagram.com/levels

Connect with us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/levels

Connect with us on LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/company/levels-health

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According to our Member Charlette Plinneke, Levels helped her find a better quality of life, discover what foods work best for her, and use CGM data to support her food and lifestyle changes.

🔗 Helpful links:

Become a Levels member: ⁠https://levels.link/itc

Charlette’s story: ⁠https://levelshealth.com/blog/charlette-plinneke-finds-renewed-energy-and-weight-loss-at-64

Learn about metabolic health: ⁠https://levelshealth.com/blog⁠

Find us on YouTube: ⁠https://youtube.com/levelshealth?sub_confirmation=1⁠

📲 Connect:

Connect with us on Instagram: ⁠https://instagram.com/levels⁠

Connect with us on Twitter: ⁠https://twitter.com/levels⁠

Connect with us on LinkedIn: ⁠https://linkedin.com/company/levels-health⁠

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When you come into any new job position, it can be hard to go against your years of experience and be open-minded to change. But here’s how to change your (or someone else’s) “no” to “yes” by being open to experimentation, embracing discomfort, and assuming good outcomes.

Look for multiple new shows per week on A Whole New Level, where we have in-depth conversations about metabolic health and how the Levels startup team builds a wellness movement from the ground up in the health and wellness tech industry.

Levels helps you see how food affects your health, empowering you with the tools needed to achieve health goals and improve healthspan. Levels Members gain access to the Levels app and continuous glucose monitors (CGMs), providing real-time feedback on how diet and lifestyle choices impact your metabolic health.

Look for new shows every month on Levels - Inside the Company, where we have in-depth conversations about how the Levels startup team builds a movement from the ground up in the health and wellness tech industry.

🔗 Helpful links:

Become a Levels member: https://levelshealth.com

Learn about metabolic health: https://levelshealth.com/blog

Find us on YouTube: https://youtube.com/levelshealth?sub_confirmation=1

📲 Connect:

Become a Levels member: https://levelshealth.com

Learn about metabolic health: https://levelshealth.com/blog

Connect with us on Instagram: https://instagram.com/levels

Connect with us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/levels

Find us on YouTube: https://youtube.com/levelshealth?sub_confirmation=1

Connect with Ben on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bgrynol

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At a startup, or any company for that matter, you have the choice to keep the business strategy and culture private… or you can build in public. Building in public inspires an environment of transparency and confidence for investors, employee recruitment, and customers.

Levels’ Head of Success Mike DiDonato met with CEO Sam Corcos to discuss the benefits of Levels’ policy of building in public:

  • It helps internal and external people feel good about the company through a strong culture of trust and documentation.
  • You can recruit and retain employees and investors who feel more comfortable because they can see behind the curtain.
  • It limits gossip fatigue and removes elements of surprise through top-down openness and transparency.

Levels helps you see how food affects your health, empowering you with the tools needed to achieve health goals and improve healthspan. Levels Members gain access to the Levels app and continuous glucose monitors (CGMs), providing real-time feedback on how diet and lifestyle choices impact your metabolic health.

Look for new shows every month on Levels - Inside the Company, where we have in-depth conversations about how the Levels startup team builds a movement from the ground up in the health and wellness tech industry.

🔗 Helpful links:

Become a Levels member: https://levelshealth.comLearn about metabolic health: https://levelshealth.com/blogFind us on YouTube: https://youtube.com/levelshealth?sub_confirmation=1

📲 Connect:

Connect with us on Instagram: https://instagram.com/levelsConnect with us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/levelsConnect with us on LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/company/levels-healthConnect with us on TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@levelshealth

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Burnout looks different for everyone. It can be a universal experience in a startup environment because it’s easy to let your work become your full identity. Levels Head of Operations Michael ‘Miz’ Mizrahi wrote a detailed memo on burnout to help start the discussion around the topic so we can do our best to avoid it. In this episode, Ben Grynol chatted with Miz about what exactly might cause burnout and some of the strategies to mitigate it, why it’s important, and how we think about it internally as a team. Learn the best ways to protect yourself from burnout so you can live a more balanced life.

🎙 What Michael ‘Miz’ Mizrahi & Ben Grynol discuss:

(03:46) - Check in on remote workers(06:30) - It’s not just overworking, it’s overinvesting(08:24) - Separate work and personal identity(11:15) - Remember change is constant(14:20) - Trust in yourself and your work(19:38) - Keep boundaries(27:38) - Understand people’s whole lives(29:30) - Let people define their own limits(36:55) - Talk to someone if you need help(44:54) - Check in on peers

Levels helps you see how food affects your health, empowering you with the tools needed to achieve health goals and improve healthspan. Levels Members gain access to the Levels app and continuous glucose monitors (CGMs), providing real-time feedback on how diet and lifestyle choices impact your metabolic health.

Look for new shows every month on Levels - Inside the Company, where we have in-depth conversations about how the Levels startup team builds a movement from the ground up in the health and wellness tech industry.

🔗 Helpful links:

Become a Levels member: https://levelshealth.comLearn about metabolic health: https://levelshealth.com/blogFind us on YouTube: https://youtube.com/levelshealth?sub_confirmation=1

📲 Connect:

Connect with us on Instagram: https://instagram.com/levelsConnect with us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/levelsConnect with us on LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/company/levels-healthConnect with us on TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@levelshealth

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Levels Head of Growth, Ben Grynol, chatted with Co-Founder and CEO, Sam Corcos, and Head of Operations, Michael 'Miz' Mizrahi, about how we all scale our time at Levels to be effective team members. We achieve this with Executive Assistants (EAs) from a company called, Athena. They dived into how we delegate and outsource tasks to Athena and why they are an important part of our company.

(06:47) - Reluctance to delegate

(08:52) - Make time for bigger work

(13:32) - Have automation and delegation

(15:29) - De-risk delegation

(16:55) - Document everything

(22:49) - Hire support staff early

(24:12) - Add in accountability

(30:01) - Divide process work and critical thinking work

(50:38) - See what they can take off your plate

(54:37) - Audit communications

Transcripts and Show Notes

Levels helps you see how food affects your health, empowering you with the tools needed to achieve health goals and improve healthspan. Levels Members gain access to the Levels app and continuous glucose monitors (CGMs), providing real-time feedback on how diet and lifestyle choices impact your metabolic health.

Look for new shows every month on Levels - Inside the Company, where we have in-depth conversations about how the Levels startup team builds a movement from the ground up in the health and wellness tech industry.

🔗 Helpful links:

Become a Levels member: https://levelshealth.comLearn about metabolic health: https://levelshealth.com/blogFind us on YouTube: https://youtube.com/levelshealth?sub_confirmation=1

📲 Connect:

Connect with us on Instagram: https://instagram.com/levelsConnect with us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/levelsConnect with us on LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/company/levels-healthConnect with us on TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@levelshealth

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In this episode, Sam Corcos & Maz Brumand from Levels join Vinay Hiremath, Co-Founder & CTO of Loom, to discuss the importance of aligning responsibility with authority in leadership roles. They emphasize the need for a performance management culture that holds people accountable for their decisions and actions. The team also talks about the dynamics of influence without authority and how to add value as a consultative role. They highlight the importance of trust and alignment towards a common goal in building personal authority. They also touch on servant leadership and the need to judge less and understand more as a leader.

Levels helps you see how food affects your health, empowering you with the tools needed to achieve health goals and improve healthspan. Levels Members gain access to the Levels app and continuous glucose monitors (CGMs), providing real-time feedback on how diet and lifestyle choices impact your metabolic health.

Look for new shows every month on Levels - Inside the Company, where we have in-depth conversations about how the Levels startup team builds a movement from the ground up in the health and wellness tech industry.

🔗 Helpful links:

Become a Levels member: https://levelshealth.comLearn about metabolic health: https://levelshealth.com/blogFind us on YouTube: https://youtube.com/levelshealth?sub_confirmation=1

📲 Connect:

Connect with us on Instagram: https://instagram.com/levelsConnect with us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/levelsConnect with us on LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/company/levels-healthConnect with us on TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@levelshealth

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In this episode, Sam Corcos, Co-Founder and CEO of Levels, and Zac Henderson, Head of Legal, discuss the importance of collaborative escalation in resolving disagreements effectively. They note that sometimes departments within a company have goals that are somewhat in conflict with each other. It's about finding the middle ground and figuring out what decision needs to be made by someone not in one of those two departments.

Levels helps you see how food affects your health, empowering you with the tools needed to achieve health goals and improve healthspan. Levels Members gain access to the Levels app and continuous glucose monitors (CGMs), providing real-time feedback on how diet and lifestyle choices impact your metabolic health.

Look for multiple new shows per week on Levels - Inside the Company, where we have in-depth conversations about how the Levels startup team builds a movement from the ground up in the health and wellness tech industry.

🔗 Helpful links:

Become a Levels member: https://levelshealth.com
Learn about metabolic health: https://levelshealth.com/blog
Find us on YouTube: https://youtube.com/levelshealth?sub_confirmation=1

📲 Connect:

Connect with us on Instagram: https://instagram.com/levels
Connect with us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/levels
Connect with us on LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/company/levels-health
Connect with us on TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@levelshealth

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In this episode, Levels' CEO Sam Corcos, Head of Design Alan McLean, and Head of Mobile Engineering Hui Lu discuss the importance of urgency in startups and organizations. They explain that while urgency is critical to building a successful startup, it's often mistaken for anxiety or panic. They explore the difference between urgency and prioritization, emphasizing the importance of distinguishing between what's urgent and what's important when deciding what tasks to tackle. They also stress the significance of ownership and complacency, encouraging every team member to take ownership of their work and feel a sense of urgency towards their goals.

Levels helps you see how food affects your health, empowering you with the tools needed to achieve health goals and improve healthspan. Levels Members gain access to the Levels app and continuous glucose monitors (CGMs), providing real-time feedback on how diet and lifestyle choices impact your metabolic health.

Look for multiple new shows per week on A Whole New Level, where we have in-depth conversations about metabolic health and how the Levels startup team builds a wellness movement from the ground up in the health and wellness tech industry.

🔗 Helpful links:

Become a Levels member: https://levelshealth.comLearn about metabolic health: https://levelshealth.com/blog
Find us on YouTube: https://youtube.com/levelshealth?sub_confirmation=1

📲 Connect:

Connect with us on Instagram: https://instagram.com/levels
Connect with us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/levels
Connect with us on LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/company/levels-health
Connect with us on TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@levelshealth

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In this episode, Ben Grynol and Zac Henderson discuss the importance of working with executive assistants (EAs) for effective time management. They emphasize the significance of communication and trust when delegating tasks to an EA. EAs are a leverage point to save time and brain space, and the ability to save time is the most powerful aspect of working with an EA. A good EA should be able to adapt and learn quickly to make their client more efficient. The most effective style of delegation is to have someone who gets it right 70% of the time but communicates with you 100% of the time.

Levels helps you see how food affects your health, empowering you with the tools needed to achieve health goals and improve healthspan. Levels Members gain access to the Levels app and continuous glucose monitors (CGMs), providing real-time feedback on how diet and lifestyle choices impact your metabolic health.

Look for new shows every month on Levels - Inside the Company, where we have in-depth conversations about how the Levels startup team builds a movement from the ground up in the health and wellness tech industry.

🔗 Helpful links:

Become a Levels member: https://levelshealth.comLearn about metabolic health: https://levelshealth.com/blog
Find us on YouTube: https://youtube.com/levelshealth?sub_confirmation=1

📲 Connect:

Connect with us on Instagram: https://instagram.com/levels
Connect with us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/levels
Connect with us on LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/company/levels-health
Connect with us on TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@levelshealth

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In this episode, Tom Griffin, Hui Lu, and Josh Clemente discuss the importance of treating people like adults as a cultural value. They define this as trusting employees' judgment and allowing them to navigate their work independently without paternalistic oversight. Trust and transparency build strong relationships, while autonomy allows employees to manage their time and work output. Balancing guidance and discretion is key to not being too rigid in policies. The team also discusses scenarios where treating people like adults is tested, such as expense policies and leadership changes.

Levels helps you see how food affects your health, empowering you with the tools needed to achieve health goals and improve healthspan. Levels Members gain access to the Levels app and continuous glucose monitors (CGMs), providing real-time feedback on how diet and lifestyle choices impact your metabolic health.

Look for new shows every month on Levels - Inside the Company, where we have in-depth conversations about how the Levels startup team builds a movement from the ground up in the health and wellness tech industry.

🔗 Helpful links:

Become a Levels member: https://levelshealth.comLearn about metabolic health: https://levelshealth.com/blog
Find us on YouTube: https://youtube.com/levelshealth?sub_confirmation=1

📲 Connect:

Connect with us on Instagram: https://instagram.com/levels
Connect with us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/levels
Connect with us on LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/company/levels-health
Connect with us on TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@levelshealth

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In this episode, Levels Editorial Director, Mike Haney, speaks with Stephanie Nickitas, a former professional tennis player, CrossFit gym owner, and coach, about her journey to achieving optimal health through consistency and nutrition. Stephanie shares her insights on the importance of consistency, mechanics, and intensity in CrossFit, and how focusing on her metabolic health has helped her achieve her health goals.

Levels helps you see how food affects your health, empowering you with the tools needed to achieve health goals and improve healthspan. Levels Members gain access to the Levels app and continuous glucose monitors (CGMs), providing real-time feedback on how diet and lifestyle choices impact your metabolic health.

Look for new shows every month on Levels - Inside the Company, where we have in-depth conversations about how the Levels startup team builds a movement from the ground up in the health and wellness tech industry.

🔗 Helpful links:

Become a Levels member: https://levelshealth.comLearn about metabolic health: https://levelshealth.com/blog
Find us on YouTube: https://youtube.com/levelshealth?sub_confirmation=1

📲 Connect:

Connect with us on Instagram: https://instagram.com/levels
Connect with us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/levels
Connect with us on LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/company/levels-health
Connect with us on TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@levelshealth

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In this episode, Josh Clemente, the Founder of Levels, and Sam Corcos, the Co-Founder and CEO of Levels, discuss the concept of leadership, effective decision meetings, and why everyone should exhibit leadership qualities regardless of their title or position in the company. They explore the difference between a leader and someone who shows leadership, and why the distinction between the two can create a false dichotomy. They also delve into the best practices for conducting decision meetings, including setting an agenda, inviting the right participants, and creating a clear decision-making process.

Levels helps you see how food affects your health, empowering you with the tools needed to achieve health goals and improve healthspan. Levels Members gain access to the Levels app and continuous glucose monitors (CGMs), providing real-time feedback on how diet and lifestyle choices impact your metabolic health.

Look for new shows every month on Levels - Inside the Company, where we have in-depth conversations about how the Levels startup team builds a movement from the ground up in the health and wellness tech industry.

🔗 Helpful links:

Become a Levels member: https://levelshealth.com
Learn about metabolic health: https://levelshealth.com/blog
Find us on YouTube: https://youtube.com/levelshealth?sub_confirmation=1

📲 Connect:

Connect with us on Instagram: https://instagram.com/levels
Connect with us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/levels
Connect with us on LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/company/levels-health
Connect with us on TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@levelshealth

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Multitasking is not a productive way to spend a workday. At Levels, we work hard to protect everyone’s time so they can accomplish their goals. Listen as Ben Grynol chats with Sam Corcos and Michael ‘Miz’ Mizrahi about the pitfalls of context-switching at work. They talked about distractions while working remotely and the best ways to prevent context switching, especially in an asynchronous work environment, and dove into ways to minimize distractions to maximize output.

Levels helps you see how food affects your health, empowering you with the tools needed to achieve health goals and improve healthspan. Levels Members gain access to the Levels app and continuous glucose monitors (CGMs), providing real-time feedback on how diet and lifestyle choices impact your metabolic health.

Look for multiple new shows per week on Levels - Inside the Company, where we have in-depth conversations about how the Levels startup team builds a movement from the ground up in the health and wellness tech industry.

🔗 Helpful links:

Become a Levels member: https://levelshealth.com
Transcript & show notes: https://levelshealth.com/podcasts/115-how-to-navigate-around-distractions-and-context-switching-sam-corcos-ben-grynol-michael-mizrahi
Learn about metabolic health: https://levelshealth.com/blog
Find us on YouTube: https://youtube.com/levelshealth?sub_confirmation=1

📲 Connect:

Connect with us on Instagram: https://instagram.com/levels
Connect with us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/levels
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Company culture is hard to get right. And the further along your company is, the harder it becomes to make any significant changes to the culture. If you want to build a team that can work together well, culture building has to be intentional. In this episode, Tim Kendall, one of our investors and one of the earliest employees of Facebook, and Sam Corcos discuss building company culture, incentive alignment, and the importance of being able to change your mind.

Levels helps you see how food affects your health, empowering you with the tools needed to achieve health goals and improve healthspan. Levels Members gain access to the Levels app and continuous glucose monitors (CGMs), providing real-time feedback on how diet and lifestyle choices impact your metabolic health.

Look for multiple new shows per week on Levels - Inside the Company, where we have in-depth conversations about how the Levels startup team builds a movement from the ground up in the health and wellness tech industry.

🔗 Helpful links:

Become a Levels member: https://levelshealth.com
Learn about metabolic health: https://levelshealth.com/blog
Find us on YouTube: https://youtube.com/levelshealth?sub_confirmation=1

📲 Connect:

Connect with us on Instagram: https://instagram.com/levels
Connect with us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/levels
Connect with us on LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/company/levels-health
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Nutritionist Dulce Dagda joins Dr. Lauren Kelley-Chew to discuss the importance of finding the right approach to nutrition and health. Dulce shares her journey into the field and explains how she helps improve the health of the elderly through nutrition and health promotion.

Dulce started her podcast and YouTube channel to share her knowledge on fitness, healthy tips, and biohacking with the Spanish-speaking community, highlighting the challenges they face, such as higher rates of pre-diabetes and type 2 diabetes, and offering prevention tips.

Levels helps you see how food affects your health, empowering you with the tools needed to achieve health goals and improve healthspan. Levels Members gain access to the Levels app and continuous glucose monitors (CGMs), providing real-time feedback on how diet and lifestyle choices impact your metabolic health.

Look for multiple new shows per week on Levels - Inside the Company, where we have in-depth conversations about how the Levels startup team builds a movement from the ground up in the health and wellness tech industry.

🔗 Helpful links:

Watch the video on YouTube: https://youtu.be/bEbhT4RpSks
Follow Dr. Lauren Kelley-Chew on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drkelleychew
Follow Dulce on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dulcedagda/
Become a Levels member: https://levelshealth.com
Learn about metabolic health: https://levelshealth.com/blog
Find us on YouTube: https://youtube.com/levelshealth?sub_confirmation=1

📲 Connect:

Connect with us on Instagram: https://instagram.com/levels
Connect with us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/levels
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Successful companies need to hire employees who are invested in the long-term outcomes and future of the business, rather than their own short-term gains. But in order to find people you can trust to work toward the company’s best interests, you need to instill a sense of integrity into your company’s culture. In this episode, Ben Grynol and Michael Mizrahi discuss the importance of acting in the company’s best interest and how to find employees who share your values, based on the principle from Reed Hastings’ book, “No Rules Rules,” and how this all pans out at Levels.

🎙 What Ben Grynol & Michael ‘Miz’ Mizrahi discuss:

(05:19) – Align your interests with the company
(08:05) – Think differently about company money
(09:01) – Time is a currency
(20:09) – Think long term
(21:12) – Don’t get bureaucratic
(22:37) – Keep it simple
(23:31) – Be an owner, not a renter
(28:09) – Hire people with good judgment
(30:51) – Leaders set the tone for integrity
(33:48) – Take care of your employees

Levels helps you see how food affects your health, empowering you with the tools needed to achieve health goals and improve healthspan. Levels Members gain access to the Levels app and continuous glucose monitors (CGMs), providing real-time feedback on how diet and lifestyle choices impact your metabolic health.

Look for multiple new shows per week on Levels - Inside the Company, where we have in-depth conversations about how the Levels startup team builds a movement from the ground up in the health and wellness tech industry.

🔗 Helpful links:

Become a Levels member: https://levelshealth.com
Watch the conversation: https://youtu.be/hFIXR4_eIsk
Transcript & show notes: https://levelshealth.com/podcasts/79-acting-in-the-best-interest-of-the-company-ben-grynol-michael-mizrahi
Learn about metabolic health: https://levelshealth.com/blog
Find us on YouTube: https://youtube.com/levelshealth?sub_confirmation=1

📲 Connect:

Connect with us on Instagram: https://instagram.com/levels
Connect with us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/levels
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Writing is a complex process that allows you to explore your thoughts on a deeper level because it calls for a different kind of focus and concentration. In this episode, Sam Corcos chatted with “The Writing Guy” David Perell about the best approaches for when, where, and why to use writing in certain forms of communication. They talked about the mental barriers to writing, especially when it requires deep thought and articulation, as well as the best approaches for when, where, and why to use writing in certain forms of communication.

🔗 Helpful links:

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Transcript & show notes: https://levelshealth.com/podcasts/78-a-deep-dive-on-written-communications-sam-corcos-david-perell
Learn about metabolic health: https://levelshealth.com/blog
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Levels helps you see how food affects your health, empowering you with the tools needed to achieve health goals and improve healthspan. Levels Members gain access to the Levels app and continuous glucose monitors (CGMs), providing real-time feedback on how diet and lifestyle choices impact your metabolic health.

Look for multiple new shows per week on Levels - Inside the Company, where we have in-depth conversations about how the Levels startup team builds a movement from the ground up in the health and wellness tech industry.

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When you work in multiple startups—especially when you’re in a leadership or CEO role—there’s a lot to learn as you progress through life as a founder on the C-Suite level. Here’s what Julien Smith, co-founder and CEO of Practice, a business management platform for coaches, and Levels CEO Sam Corcos have learned over the years from leading startups, from product intuition to leaning into your core competency and outsourcing the rest, and learning to hire the right people for the job. Sam and Julien discuss the importance of Think Weeks for strategic thinking and assessing problems with an urgency versus importance chart.

Levels helps you see how food affects your health, empowering you with the tools needed to achieve health goals and improve healthspan. Levels Members gain access to the Levels app and continuous glucose monitors (CGMs), providing real-time feedback on how diet and lifestyle choices impact your metabolic health.

Look for multiple new shows per week on Levels - Inside the Company, where we have in-depth conversations about how the Levels startup team builds a movement from the ground up in the health and wellness tech industry.

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Become a Levels member: https://levelshealth.com
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When establishing a company from the ground up in a remote-first environment, values and culture serve as the fundamental basis upon which everything else is built. In this episode, Sam Corcos talked with Darren Murph, Head of Remote at GitLab Inc. to discuss their take on building and scaling remote teams.

Levels helps you see how food affects your health, empowering you with the tools needed to achieve health goals and improve healthspan. Levels Members gain access to the Levels app and continuous glucose monitors (CGMs), providing real-time feedback on how diet and lifestyle choices impact your metabolic health.

Look for multiple new shows per week on Levels - Inside the Company, where we have in-depth conversations about how the Levels startup team builds a movement from the ground up in the health and wellness tech industry.

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Become a Levels member: https://levels.link/joinstudy
Watch the conversation: https://youtube.com/watch?v=yolepNbNDus
Show notes & transcript: https://www.levelshealth.com/podcasts/building-scaling-remote-teams-sam-corcos-darren-murph
Learn about metabolic health: https://levelshealth.com/blog
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For the majority of her adult life, Mo Jeans didn’t pay attention to her health until she read a book that prompted her to make dietary changes and pay more attention to how the foods she eats affect how she feels. From there, Mo got her certification in functional medicine and became interested in using a CGM to help her monitor her sudden lack of blood sugar stability as she entered perimenopause. Mike Haney and Mo Jeans continue the discussion from Mo’s member story feature, talking about how heavy lifting affects her blood sugar and HRV, how she uses a CGM as an accountability tool to guide her through her journey, and how her personal exploration of metabolic health guides her career as a physician assistant.

Levels helps you see how food affects your health, empowering you with the tools needed to achieve health goals and improve healthspan. Levels Members gain access to the Levels app and continuous glucose monitors (CGMs), providing real-time feedback on how diet and lifestyle choices impact your metabolic health.

Look for multiple new shows per week on Levels - Inside the Company, where we have in-depth conversations about how the Levels startup team builds a movement from the ground up in the health and wellness tech industry.

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Become a Levels member: https://levelshealth.comLearn about metabolic health: https://levelshealth.com/blog
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Burnout is real. But it can often be alleviated by working smarter, not harder. Startups can be very demanding of their employees—so how do you go into an exciting world full of pivots and hard work without burning out or compromising your mental health? Alex Lieberman, Co-Founder and Executive Chairman of Morning Brew, is all about pursuing efficiency and enabling team members to work in the ways that serve them best. In this episode, he speaks to Levels CEO Sam Corcos about the importance of mental health in the workplace, along with common issues like burnout and imposter syndrome, and how these can affect productivity at a growing startup.

Levels helps you see how food affects your health, empowering you with the tools needed to achieve health goals and improve healthspan. Levels Members gain access to the Levels app and continuous glucose monitors (CGMs), providing real-time feedback on how diet and lifestyle choices impact your metabolic health.

Look for multiple new shows per week on Levels - Inside the Company, where we have in-depth conversations about how the Levels startup team builds a movement from the ground up in the health and wellness tech industry.

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Become a Levels member: https://levelshealth.com
Transcript & show notes: https://levelshealth.com/podcasts/the-importance-of-mental-health-and-avoiding-burnout-at-startups-alex-lieberman-sam-corcos
Learn about metabolic health: https://levelshealth.com/blog
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In the corporate world, there’s a very strict hierarchy of professional services in departments like legal and finance. But at Levels and other startups, things are very different. Head of Legal, Zac Henderson, and Senior Finance Manager Ryley Walker discuss:

  • The differences between corporate vs. startup for professional services
  • The Levels values of short toes and assuming positive intent
  • Being an open-door professional resource to encourage collaboration
  • Core “soft” skills needed to thrive at a startup
  • What equity means and how it should reward the risk people take on when joining a startup
  • Assessing your own risk tolerance to join a startup

Levels helps you see how food affects your health, empowering you with the tools needed to achieve health goals and improve healthspan. Levels Members gain access to the Levels app and continuous glucose monitors (CGMs), providing real-time feedback on how diet and lifestyle choices impact your metabolic health.

Look for multiple new shows per week on Levels - Inside the Company, where we have in-depth conversations about how the Levels startup team builds a movement from the ground up in the health and wellness tech industry.

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Become a Levels member: https://levelshealth.comLearn about metabolic health: https://levelshealth.com/blog
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The productivity and email world is obsessed with the “inbox zero” phenomenon, but everyone has their own process for managing emails and prioritizing tasks. Sometimes, it’s due to the vertical or industry a person works in, and other times it’s because companies have different cultures and values they talk about when it comes to approaching work and communications. The Levels team values these 3 factors of communication: Asynchronous or “async” communication, thorough project documentation, and closing the loop with team members. Listen as Sam Corcos talks with Dr. Casey Means and Ben Grynol about productivity tips around inbox zero, time management, and how they think about shaping the principles of communications within the company.

Levels helps you see how food affects your health, empowering you with the tools needed to achieve health goals and improve healthspan. Levels Members gain access to the Levels app and continuous glucose monitors (CGMs), providing real-time feedback on how diet and lifestyle choices impact your metabolic health.

Look for multiple new shows per week on Levels - Inside the Company, where we have in-depth conversations about how the Levels startup team builds a movement from the ground up in the health and wellness tech industry.

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Maintaining Inbox Zero and Using Reminders & Snippets with Superhuman: https://youtu.be/WsCsl0BJoOg
Increase PRODUCTIVITY with Mac Keyboard Shortcuts & App Resizing: https://youtu.be/sTYG6ioTPFU
Become a Levels member: https://levelshealth.com
Transcript & show notes: https://levelshealth.com/podcasts/inbox-zero-time-management-sam-corcos-casey-means
Learn about metabolic health: https://levelshealth.com/blog
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Listen as Levels Member Carl Banks outlines the healthy approach that he takes around food—outlining his new dietary approach from the last few years, using daily CGM data to inform what he eats and what he does, and using that data to help him pay attention and not obsess. Listen as Carl discusses with Mike Haney his background in biophysics, his take on the social structures that deter people from achieving wellness, and how he succeeded in losing weight and keeping it off.

Levels helps you see how food affects your health, empowering you with the tools needed to achieve health goals and improve healthspan. Levels Members gain access to the Levels app and continuous glucose monitors (CGMs), providing real-time feedback on how diet and lifestyle choices impact your metabolic health.

Look for multiple new shows per week on A Whole New Level, where we have in-depth conversations about metabolic health and how the Levels startup team builds a wellness movement from the ground up in the health and wellness tech industry.

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Become a Levels member: https://levelshealth.comPrediabetes inspired Carl Banks to watch his blood sugar: https://levelshealth.com/blog/prediabetes-inspired-carl-banks-to-watch-his-blood-sugar
Learn about metabolic health: https://levelshealth.com/blog
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When is it okay to delegate tasks to executive assistants (EAs)? At Levels, all team members have access to a pool of EAs through the company Athena, but it can be difficult to assess whether tasks delegated to EAs are appropriate. In this conversation, CEO Sam Corcos and Head of People Ops Michael ‘Miz’ Mizrahi explore the boundaries of delegating personal tasks, document when it’s not okay to utilize company EA time and talk about when it may be okay to delegate some of your core work to your EAs.

Levels helps you see how food affects your health, empowering you with the tools needed to achieve health goals and improve healthspan. Levels Members gain access to the Levels app and continuous glucose monitors (CGMs), providing real-time feedback on how diet and lifestyle choices impact your metabolic health.

Look for multiple new shows per week on Levels - Inside the Company, where we have in-depth conversations about how the Levels startup team builds a movement from the ground up in the health and wellness tech industry.

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Executive Assistants and why they are a force multiplier for our team: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/levels-a-whole-new-level/id1563263076?i=1000558368102
Become a Levels member: https://levelshealth.comLearn about metabolic health: https://levelshealth.com/blog
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What’s more effective for startups: An in-person environment or a remote one? And which of these types of work cultures are more likely to IPO? Delian Asparouhov, co-founder of Varda and principal investor at Founders Fund explains why he thinks in-person startups, especially at the product market fit stage, are more likely to be acquired and IPO when the team operates in person. This remote versus in-person debate with Levels CEO Sam Corcos covers the benefits of different types of work environments for junior versus senior people, the generation of ideas and deep work, the level of chaos required at an early-stage startup, and the potential appeal of a remote culture for a broader talent pool.

Levels helps you see how food affects your health, empowering you with the tools needed to achieve health goals and improve healthspan. Levels Members gain access to the Levels app and continuous glucose monitors (CGMs), providing real-time feedback on how diet and lifestyle choices impact your metabolic health.

Look for multiple new shows per week on A Whole New Level, where we have in-depth conversations about metabolic health and how the Levels startup team builds a wellness movement from the ground up in the health and wellness tech industry.

🔗 Helpful links:

Become a Levels member: https://levelshealth.comLearn about metabolic health: https://levelshealth.com/blog
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Connect with Sam Corcos on Twitter: https://twitter.com/samcorcos
Connect with Delian Asparouhov on Instagram: https://instagram.com/zebulgar
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Earned, paid, and owned media are some of the ways a start-up business might attract new customers and keep current ones. Growth leaders and CXO’s must understand how to strike a balance between performance marketing and brand equity development. Ben Grynol spoke with Nik Sharma, CEO of Sharma Brands, to discuss the advantages of each strategy and various sorts of growth levers.

🎙️ What Nik Sharma & Ben Grynol discuss:

(09:16) - Understand the LTV of newsletter subscribers
(12:40) - Intent of education, not acquisition
(16:10) - Build up brand equity
(19:00) - Give people brand FOMO
(24:46) - Don’t trade brand equity for acquisition
(29:19) - Lean into product-led growth
(33:23) - Put in time, quality, and consistency
(36:07) - Get the credit for connecting people
(39:52) - Don’t incentivize referrals, make them premium
(46:32) - Segment your waiting list

Levels helps you see how food affects your health, empowering you with the tools needed to achieve health goals and improve healthspan. Levels Members gain access to the Levels app and continuous glucose monitors (CGMs), providing real-time feedback on how diet and lifestyle choices impact your metabolic health.

Look for multiple new shows per week on Levels - Inside the Company, where we have in-depth conversations about how the Levels startup team builds a movement from the ground up in the health and wellness tech industry.

🔗 Helpful links:

Become a Levels member: https://levelshealth.com
Watch the conversation: https://youtu.be/9mYrIF6xm10
Transcript & Show Notes
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When building a community, there's one principle that lays the foundation for every community and culture around the world: People Like Us Do Things Like This. It's a sense of tribalism and a concept that Seth Godin (a global thought leader, entrepreneur, best-selling author, and speaker) brought to the world more than 10 years ago. Here, Seth Godin and Ben Grynol talk about marketing, community, and what it was like to grow up in Buffalo, NY.

Levels helps you see how food affects your health, empowering you with the tools needed to achieve health goals and improve healthspan. Levels Members gain access to the Levels app and continuous glucose monitors (CGMs), providing real-time feedback on how diet and lifestyle choices impact your metabolic health.

Look for multiple new shows per week on Levels - Inside the Company, where we have in-depth conversations about how the Levels startup team builds a movement from the ground up in the health and wellness tech industry.

🎙️ What Seth Godin & Ben Grynol discuss:

(00:06) - People like us do things like this
(04:21) - There isn't one Buffalo
(08:32) - The rise of the interview podcast
(10:45) - Professionals are expected to embrace consistency over authenticity
(14:05) - New media is exciting because it's always changing
(16:33) - Following the path to find the dynamics of the medium
(18:18) - How do ads create value?
(23:42) - Defining the culture to drive action
(26:18) - Respecting people who like loud music
(29:34) - How do you build community?
(40:52) - Building a new path for learning

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Become a Levels member: https://levelshealth.com
Watch the conversation: https://youtu.be/bim08ixEYtc
Transcript & show notes: https://levelshealth.com/podcasts/building-culture-at-a-startup-with-marc-randolph
Learn about metabolic health: https://levelshealth.com/blog
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A startup needs to create and establish a company culture in the beginning in order for the team to thrive and grow as the company scales. Understandably, it may seem counterintuitive to focus on intangible things like culture in the early days of a startup, but it’s key. Netflix Co-Founder Marc Randolph is a standout leader to talk to about this; he helped build Netflix’s culture 20 years ago. To this day, CEOs still reference Marc’s Netflix culture playbook. Listen as Sam Corcos and Marc Randolph discuss the importance of building company culture from the ground up.

Levels helps you see how food affects your health, empowering you with the tools needed to achieve health goals and improve healthspan. Levels Members gain access to the Levels app and continuous glucose monitors (CGMs), providing real-time feedback on how diet and lifestyle choices impact your metabolic health.

Look for multiple new shows per week on Levels - Inside the Company, where we have in-depth conversations about how the Levels startup team builds a movement from the ground up in the health and wellness tech industry.

🎙️ What Marc Randolph & Sam Corcos discuss:

(05:08) – What is company culture?
(08:31) – Culture comes from emphasizing behaviors
(11:34) – How to send the right signals
(14:14) – A culture of personal responsibility
(18:33) – Treat people like adults
(21:35) – You can’t keep people who have bad judgment
(24:08) – Scaling amplifies mistakes
(40:37) – Explain why you make your decisions
(44:00) – Your team is your priority
(46:47) – The responsibilities of a manager

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Become a Levels member: https://levelshealth.com
Transcript & show notes: https://levelshealth.com/podcasts/building-culture-at-a-startup-with-marc-randolph
Learn about metabolic health: https://levelshealth.com/blog
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Welcome to Levels.

(00:33) - An MVP approach to making a podcast
(01:45) - A rotating cast of characters and experts
(02:32) - Topics A Whole New Level will cover

Transcripts & Show Notes

Become a Levels Member – levelshealth.com

Learn about Metabolic Health – levelshealth.com/blog

Follow Levels on Social – @Levels on Instagram and Twitter