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LEVELS – A Whole New Level
Levels helps you understand your metabolic health with personalized data, expert guidance, and tools that connect your daily choices to measurable changes in your body. Our goal is to help you make better decisions about food, exercise, sleep, and long-term health. Connect with us: Become a Member: https://levels.link/wnl YouTube: https://youtube.com/@levels Instagram: https://instagram.com/levels Twitter: https://twitter.com/levels LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/company/levels TikTok…
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LEVELS – A Whole New Level#136 - 7 Key ways to help kids be excited about healthy food | Nora LaTorre & Dr. Casey Means
What if your kids were excited about eating whole foods—and didn’t push healthy vegetables away in disgust? It’s possible to change childhood nutrition for the…
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#135 - Finding open-mindedness and changing “no” to “yes” | Mike Haney & Ben Grynol
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…
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#134 - Startup operations, infrastructure, & scaling it all | Chris Jones, Michael Mizrahi, & Ben Grynol
When it comes to building a tech startup, operations is one of the main foundations because it’s needed to operationalize the product that exists. In this…
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#133 - How celebrity health coach and holistic nutritionist Kelly LeVeque uses CGMs in her practice | Metabolic health with Kelly LeVeque & Dr. Lauren Kelley-Chew
Celebrity health coach and holistic nutritionist Kelly LeVeque gets to know her clients on a deeply personal level; she wants to know exactly how you live your…
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#132 - Murillo’s journey on Levels’ software engineering team | Murillo Nicácio De Marães & Ben Grynol
After getting introduced to Sam Corcos, CEO and Co-Founder, Murillo started contracting right away in early 2020 as one of the first developers at Levels. He…
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#131 - Building in public: Transparency, confidence, and ownership | CEO Sam Corcos & Mike DiDonato
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…
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#130 - On working with family at a startup | Josh Clemente, Mercy Clemente, & Ben Grynol
At a small startup, siblings working together would normally be a disaster. But Josh Clemente and his sister Mercy Clemente found a way to work well together…
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#129 - Unschooling: Embracing unstructured learning at home | Dave ten Have & Dr. Casey Means
How could unstructured learning help your children? Here’s a look into how a Levels team member is “unschooling” his kids using the self-directed, unstructured…
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#128 - All things in marketing attribution | Josh Mohrer, Paul Barszcz, & Ben Grynol
With online sales, all customer touchpoints are important for attribution. But how do you determine which are the strongest levers, which have the highest ROI…
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#127 - Where metabolic health and culture converge | Dhru Purohit & Austin McGuffie
What are the unique metabolic health experiences of South Asian and Black communities? In this candid conversation between serial entrepreneur and health and…
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#126 - How to be a digital nomad | Sam Corcos, Dr. Casey Means, Mike Haney, and Steph Coates
When you work at a remote company, you have the unique option to be a digital nomad. Since Levels is a fully remote and async startup, our teammates have the…
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#125 - Countless STARTUP Milestones in Just One Year - Levels in 2021 | Josh Clemente & Ben Grynol
So much can happen in just one year at a startup: Crucial milestones like team growth, fundraising, and launches happen very fast. Josh Clemente and Ben Grynol…
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#124 - When doors become hallways: A repeatable product-building process (Scott Klein & Mike Haney)
Levels Editorial Director, Mike Haney, chatted with our Head of Product, Scott Klein. They explored Scott's role in our company, what it means to be a Head of…
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#123 - Member Story: Being a role model for my family and the next generation (Gabe Mendoza & Ben Grynol)
Levels Head of Growth, Ben Grynol, follows up with CrossFit trainer, creator of the Mendoza Program and one of our earliest Levels members, Gabe Mendoza. They…
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#122 - Fight burnout to live a balanced life | Michael ‘Miz’ Mizrahi & Ben Grynol
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…
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#121 - Why Levels chose a membership model: Answering community questions | Maz Brumand & Chris Jones
Learn why Levels chose a membership model and why we feel it’s important to the future of our members in this conversation between Maz Brumand and Chris Jones…
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#120 - Ask Me Anything with Dr. Casey Means (Oatmeal | Protein Pancakes | Macadamia Milk vs. Pecan Milk?)
Macadamia Milk vs. Pecan Milk? What are the best foods for gaining weight while keeping blood sugar stable? Why am I getting a big spike with Protein Pancakes?…
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#119 - Member Story: How chef Paul Canales' journey with CGMs changed the way he thinks about food (Paul Canales & Ben Grynol)
Levels Head of Growth, Ben Grynol, chatted with Paul Canales, Head Chef of Duende Restaurant in Oakland, California. They dived into Paul's journey with…
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#118 - Ask Me Anything with Dr. Casey Means (Chicken Soup | Sushi | Matcha? Why are all these causing a glucose spike?)
Why is matcha causing a glucose spike? What about chicken soup or sushi? How do we take cinnamon and vinegar? My exercise is causing a spike, is this good?…
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#117 - Making a multimedia machine (Tony Milio & Ben Grynol)
Levels Head of Growth, Ben Grynol, chatted with our Multimedia Producer, Tony Milio, about his previous experience in the world of film and video production…
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#116 - Uric acid: A KEY cause of weight gain, diabetes, heart disease, and dementia (and simple steps to lower it) (Dr. David Perlmutter & Dr. Casey Means)
Levels Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Casey Means, chatted with our advisor, Dr. David Perlmutter on the discovery of how the elevation of uric acid in the body is…
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#115 - Productivity chat: How to navigate distractions & context switching | Sam Corcos, Michael Mizrahi, & Ben Grynol
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…
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#114 - Why is metabolic health fundamental to every aspect of women's health? (Dr. Kimon Angelides & Dr. Lauren Kelley-Chew)
Levels Head of Clinical Product, Dr. Lauren Kelley-Chew, chatted with Executive Chairman and CEO of FemTech Health, Dr. Kimon Angelides. They dived into how…
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#113 - Eat or Pass with Dr. Casey Means (Seeds & Nuts, Wild vs. Farmed Salmon, Dirty 12 vs. Clean 15)
Levels Head of Growth, Ben Grynol, and Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Casey Means, discuss if certain foods are an "Eat or Pass." They cover seeds and nuts, wild…
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#112 - Agility & velocity when it comes to product development (Dan Summers & Ben Grynol)
Levels Head of Growth, Ben Grynol, chatted with one of our newest Levels team members, Dan Summers, to hear about Dan's previous experience as an aerospace…
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#111 - Adaptation: Why we need true connection to heal from stress and trauma | Dr. Molly Maloof & Dr. Casey Means
Obesity and chronic disease are fallouts from the lack of real human connection. Underneath biomarkers like glucose and physical aspects like mitochondrial…
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#110 - Member Story: An open letter to Levels from someone living with type 1 diabetes (Chris Truglio, Jesse Lavine, and Josh Clemente)
Levels Founder and President, Josh Clemente, chatted with our Operations Specialist, Jesse Lavine, and friend of Levels, Chris Truglio, about their experiences…
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#109 - How an app's design can inspire behavior change & (good or bad) habits (Brett Redinger & Ben Grynol)
Levels Head of Growth, Ben Grynol, chatted with our Principal Designer, Brett Redinger, about the topics of behavior change, habit formation and how it all…
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#108 - Where philanthropy & wellness meet to create a movement | Esther Dyson & Dr. Lauren Kelley-Chew
To create a movement with philanthropy, you need to find voices and advocates to be successful. We explore the cross-section of where philanthropy, health, and…
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#107 - Executive Assistants and why they are a force multiplier for our team (Ben Grynol, Sam Corcos, Michael Mizrahi)
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…
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#106 - Big Food, Big Sugar & how they affect our metabolic health today | Dr. Robert Lustig & Ben Grynol
The history of the Big Food and Big Sugar industries still affect our metabolic health today. Learn more in this conversation between Dr. Robert Lustig and Ben…
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#105 - A Blog TLDR: Why have dietary guidelines been so wrong? (Mike Haney & Ben Grynol)
Levels Head of Growth, Ben Grynol, chatted with Editorial Director, Mike Haney, to provide us with a TLDR of the Levels blog article, "Why have dietary…
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#104 - SEO and the approaches for pursuing a strong organic growth strategy (Ben Grynol, Mike Haney, & Eli Schwartz)
Levels Head of Growth, Ben Grynol, and Levels Editorial Director, Mike Haney, chatted with Growth Advisor and SEO Strategic Consultant, Eli Schwartz. They…
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#103 - Starting a New Zealand software company (Dave ten Have & Ben Grynol)
Levels Head of Growth, Ben Grynol, chatted with our Software Engineer, Dave ten Have, about Dave's backstory as a co-founder of Omniblox, how he became an…
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#102 - Insulin resistance and how it affects each of us differently (Dr. Ben Bikman & Austin McGuffie)
Content creator, Austin McGuffie, AKA Metabolism Mentor, chatted with Levels advisor, Dr. Ben Bikman, about all the different facets of metabolic health…
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#101 - How the world is changing the healthcare & prescription process (Varun Boriah & Chris Jones)
Levels Head of Member Experience, Chris Jones, sat down with SVP and GM of Diagnostics at Truepill, an online B2B pharmacy delivery service. They chatted about…
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#100 - Why documentation is important for engineering teams | Maxine Whitely, Steph Coates, Ian Schumann, & Ben Grynol
Creating consistent and cohesive documentation is key for the Levels engineering team. But that’s easier said than done. Ben Grynol talked with some of our…
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#99 - How to make a real impact in the community: Opportunities & challenges | Mac Conwell & Ben Grynol
It can be a challenge to reach the communities you want to impact most. How do you know you’re taking the right steps and making the right connections? The…
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#98 - Changing your mindset to "maybe" (Ben Grynol & Mike DiDonato)
Levels Head of Growth, Ben Grynol, sat down with Head of Success, Mike DiDonato. They deconstructed the idea about mindset and how it relates to some of the…
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#97 - How environmental chemicals are making us sick and fat (Dr. Rob Lustig & Dr. Casey Means)
Landmark new research published by Dr. Rob Lustig and dozens of other scientists shows us for the first time the intricate mechanisms of how environmental…
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#96 - Finding meaning and connection in life and work (Ian Schumann & Mike Haney)
Levels Editorial Director, Mike Haney, sat down with our Software Engineer, Ian Schumann, to chat about Ian’s past experience with linguistics as well as the…
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#95 - How do you think about Growth? (Rachel Sanders & Ben Grynol)
Rachel Sanders, CEO of Rootine, chatted with our Head of Growth, Ben Grynol, to dig into our philosophy on Growth and how we think about it as a function…
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#94 - Lifecycle, e-mail and some of the strongest growth levers today (Will Wong, Ben Grynol & Josh Mohrer)
Levels Head of Growth, Ben Grynol, Head of Global Operations, Josh Mohrer (JM), chatted with Will Wong, one of the partners at Andreessen Horowitz, a lead…
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#93 - Evolving roles as the company grows (Ben Grynol & Mike DiDonato)
Levels Head of Growth, Ben Grynol, sat down with one of the earliest team members of Levels, Mike DiDonato, Head of Success. They chatted about the early days…
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#92 - Data insights from 1.9 million food logs (Ben Grynol & Helena Belloff)
Levels Head of Growth, Ben Grynol, and Levels Data Scientist, Helena Belloff, chatted about some of the implications around data collection, what we can do…
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#91 - From zero to one (Ben Grynol & Scott Klein)
Levels Head of Growth, Ben Grynol, and Head of Product, Scott Klein, chatted about the idea of zero to one- going from nothing to something at a startup. They…
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#90 - Honest questions from a Stanford student (Sam Corcos & Emma Casey)
Sam Corcos, Levels CEO, sat down with Emma Casey, a Stanford student and podcaster for Seed Stage Stories. They chat about some of the main questions that…
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#89 - Living on a farm while working at Levels (Ben Grynol & Chris Jones)
Levels Head of Growth, Ben Grynol, sat down with Head of Member Experience, Chris Jones, to chat about Chris’ journey to Levels from some of the largest tech…
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#88 - The company is the product (Sam Corcos, Josh Clemente & Michael Mizrahi)
Levels Head of Operations, Michael Mizrahi and Co-Founders, Sam Corcos and Josh Clemente, sat down to chat about why we focus on culture, how it evolves as a…
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#87 - Inflammation and metabolic health (Ben Grynol & Taylor Sittler)
Levels Head of Growth, Ben Grynol, chatted with our Head of Research & Development, Taylor Sittler, M.D, about the effects of inflammation, what it is and how…
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#86 - Member Story: Curiosity led Natalie Lumpkin down a path of monitoring her glucose and making life changes (Ben Grynol & Natalie Lumpkin)
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…
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#85 - When should startups focus on getting press? (Jon Bier, Mike Haney & Casey Means)
Mike Haney, Levels Editorial Director, and Casey Means, Levels Chief Medical Officer, sat down with Jon Bier, Founder and Chief Executive of our PR agency…
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#84 - Startup Equity 101: ISOs, NSOs, RSUs, Secondary Sales, & other things you should know | Henry Ward, Sam Corcos, & Zac Henderson
The idea of startup equity can be an overwhelming concept. What are the differences between ISOs, NSOs, RSUs, Secondary Sales, and other factors that will…
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#83 - How one community call brought Michelle to Levels (Michelle Las & Ben Grynol)
Levels Head of Growth, Ben Grynol, sat down with Levels recruiter, Michelle Las, to chat about her introduction to the Levels team, which was a member…
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#82 - Healthy nutrition plans are not one-size-fits-all (Lauren Kelley-Chew & Brigid Titgemeier)
Levels Head of Clinical Product, Lauren Kelley-Chew, sat down with nutritionist, Brigid Titgemeier, to chat about personalized nutrition, why it's important…
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#81 - Being intentional with team culture & incentive alignment (Tim Kendall & Sam Corcos)
Sam Corcos, Levels CEO, sat down with Tim Kendall, one of our investors and one of the earliest employees of Facebook, to chat about the concept around culture…
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#80 - Building a startup: A Q&A with Latitud (Sam Corcos)
Levels CEO, Sam Corcos, sat down with Latitud, a fund and Incubator that focuses on nurturing and building tech founders in Latin America. Sam chatted about…
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#79 - Acting in the best interest of the company (Ben Grynol & Michael Mizrahi)
Levels Head of Growth, Ben Grynol, and Head of Operations, Michael 'Miz' Mizrahi, discuss the concept of acting in the best interest of the company, a…
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#78 - A deep dive on written communications (Sam Corcos & David Perell)
Sam Corcos, Levels CEO, sat down with David Perell, writer, teacher and podcaster for North Star Podcast. They chatted about the mental barriers to writing…
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#77 - Bio-Observability: Why it matters and how it will change healthcare | Josh Clemente & Sam Corcos
Biological observability, or bio-observability, is the act of observing our bodies and making informed decisions about food, sleep, and exercise based on data…