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 Ul...
Oct 06, 2023•57 min•Ep 40•Transcript available on Metacast 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 fou...
Sep 22, 2023•59 min•Ep 42•Transcript available on Metacast 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 tal...
Sep 08, 2023•1 hr 4 min•Ep 38•Transcript available on Metacast 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 gluc...
Aug 25, 2023•45 min•Ep 37•Transcript available on Metacast 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. Sign Up to Get Your U...
Aug 11, 2023•50 min•Ep 36•Transcript available on Metacast 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. Loo...
Jul 28, 2023•1 hr 2 min•Ep 35•Transcript available on Metacast 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,...
Jul 14, 2023•1 hr 19 min•Ep 34•Transcript available on Metacast 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 ...
Jun 30, 2023•29 min•Ep 33•Transcript available on Metacast 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...
Jun 16, 2023•55 min•Ep 32•Transcript available on Metacast 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 metab...
Jun 02, 2023•59 min•Ep 31•Transcript available on Metacast 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. 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 he...
May 19, 2023•55 min•Ep 36•Transcript available on Metacast 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. 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), provid...
May 05, 2023•56 min•Ep 29•Transcript available on Metacast 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 an...
Apr 21, 2023•19 min•Ep 28•Transcript available on Metacast 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 interna...
Apr 14, 2023•52 min•Ep 27•Transcript available on Metacast 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. 🎙 What Sam Corcos, Michael ‘Miz’ Mizrahi, & Ben Grynol discuss: (06:47) - Reluctance to delegate...
Apr 07, 2023•1 hr 6 min•Ep 26•Transcript available on Metacast 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 ...
Mar 31, 2023•48 min•Ep 25•Transcript available on Metacast 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 w...
Mar 24, 2023•42 min•Ep 24•Transcript available on Metacast 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...
Mar 17, 2023•47 min•Ep 23•Transcript available on Metacast 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 ...
Mar 10, 2023•25 min•Ep 22•Transcript available on Metacast 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 scenar...
Mar 03, 2023•1 hr 8 min•Ep 21•Transcript available on Metacast 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 tool...
Feb 24, 2023•36 min•Ep 20•Transcript available on Metacast 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, i...
Feb 17, 2023•58 min•Ep 19•Transcript available on Metacast 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...
Feb 10, 2023•56 min•Ep 18•Transcript available on Metacast 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 affe...
Feb 07, 2023•49 min•Ep 17•Transcript available on Metacast 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 a...
Feb 03, 2023•39 min•Ep 16•Transcript available on Metacast 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...
Jan 31, 2023•37 min•Ep 15•Transcript available on Metacast 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 w...
Jan 27, 2023•55 min•Ep 14•Transcript available on Metacast 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 Jul...
Jan 24, 2023•1 hr 9 min•Ep 13•Transcript available on Metacast 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 contin...
Jan 20, 2023•1 hr 2 min•Ep 12•Transcript available on Metacast 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...
Jan 17, 2023•32 min•Ep 11•Transcript available on Metacast 
