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LEVELS – A Whole New Level
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LEVELS – A Whole New Level#76 - What it's like to be a Software Engineer at Levels (Mike Haney & Jeremy Phelps)
Levels Editorial Director, Mike Haney, and Software Engineer, Jeremy Phelps, sat down to discuss Jeremy’s path into Levels, his current role as an engineer and…
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#75 - What is Product and what does a Product Manager do? (Sam Corcos & Lenny Rachitsky)
Levels CEO, Sam Corcos, sat down with Lenny Rachitsky, an early team member of Airbnb and one of our Levels investors. Sam and Lenny deconstructed the idea of…
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#74 - Developing, iterating, and scaling cultural values - (Michael Mizrahi & Maziar Brumand)
Levels Head of Operations, Michael Mizrahi, and Head of Business, Maz Brumand, sat down to discuss the concept of cultural values and how it applies to our own…
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#73 - Giving and receiving feedback in a remote-first work environment (Ben Grynol & Michael Mizrahi)
How easy is it for you to give and receive feedback at work—and how does feedback work remotely and with an async culture? Sign Up to Get Your Free Ultimate…
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#72 - From big tech to startup (Ben Grynol & Maz Brumand)
Levels Head of Growth, Ben Grynol, sat down with Head of Business, Maz Brumand, to chat about Maz's journey from Apple to Levels. Sign Up to Get Your Free…
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#71 - Growth levers & performance marketing (Nik Sharma & Ben Grynol)
Levels Head of Growth, Ben Grynol, sat down with CEO of Sharma Brands, Nik Sharma, to discuss different types of growth levers and their outlook on performance…
LEVELS – A Whole New Level#70 - Creating a digital media strategy (Ben Grynol & Mike Haney)
Levels Head of Growth, Ben Grynol, sat down with Editorial Director, Mike Haney, to chat about their outlook on our Digital Media Strategy for 2022 and beyond…
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#69 - How sugar affects kids (Austin McGuffie & Dr. Robert Lustig)
Content Creator, Austin McGuffie, AKA Metabolism Mentor, sat down with Levels advisor and author of Metabolical, Dr. Robert Lustig, to chat about Rob's insight…
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#68 - Member Story: Committing to a glucose monitor for one year (Natalie Vanderpump & Ben Grynol)
Levels Head of Growth, Ben Grynol, sat down with one of our longtime members, Natalie Vanderpump, to chat about her journey with Levels and how it has helped…
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#67 - Treat people like adults (Sam Corcos, Josh Clemente & Mike Haney)
Levels Editorial Director, Mike Haney, sat down with Co-Founders, Sam Corcos and Josh Clemente, to discuss one of our key principles here at Levels, Treat…
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#66 - Nature Wants Us to Be Fat (Dr. Casey Means & Dr. Richard Johnson)
Dr. Casey Means, Chief Medical Officer of Levels speaks with Dr. Richard Johnson about his new book, "Nature Wants Us to Be Fat," as well as his insights on…
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#65 - Memos over Meetings (Tom Griffin & Ben Grynol)
Levels Head of Growth, Ben Grynol, sat down with Head of Partnerships, Tom Griffin, to chat about our memo culture at Levels, why it's crucial and how it…
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#64 - The Membership Economy (Robbie Baxter & Maz Brumand)
Levels Head of Business, Maz Brumand, sat down with speaker and bestselling author of “The Membership Economy,” Robbie Kellman Baxter. They chatted about the…
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#63 - Unlimited vacation and taking one month off work (Hao Li & Ben Grynol)
Ben Grynol, Levels Head of Growth, sat down with Software Engineer, Hao Li, to chat about Hao’s recent vacation, a one-month cross country road trip across…
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#62 - The Podcast about…the Podcast (Sam Corcos, Josh Clemente & Ben Grynol)
Levels Head of Growth, Ben Grynol, sat down with Co-Founders, Sam Corcos and Josh Clemente, to chat about the current process for our podcast, "A Whole New…
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#61 - Net Promoter Score or Product Market Fit? (Ben Grynol, Chris Jones, Josh Mohrer & Scott Klein)
Levels Head of Growth, Ben Grynol, sat down with Head of Member Experience, Chris Jones, Head of Global Operations, Josh Mohrer, and Head of Product, Scott…
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#60 - From the NFL to Levels (Matt Flanagan & Ben Grynol)
Ben Grynol, Levels Head of Growth, sat down with former NFL player and now Levels Support Specialist, Matt Flanagan, to discuss Matt's transition from…
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#59 - Understanding your cholesterol panel & metabolic health blood tests - The ultimate guide | Dr. Robert Lustig & Dr. Casey Means
A metabolic blood test and cholesterol panel can be confusing, so in this ultimate guide, our Chief Medical Officer and Co-Founder Dr. Casey Means talks with…
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#58 - Lifespan Book Club (Casey Means & David Sinclair)
Levels advisor and author of Lifespan, David Sinclair, sat down with Levels Chief Medical Officer, Casey Means, Head of Growth, Ben Grynol and Head of Research…
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#57 - Building & Scaling Remote Teams (Sam Corcos & Darren Murph)
Sam Corcos, CEO of Levels, sat down with Darren Murph, Head of Remote at GitLab Inc. to discuss their take on building and scaling remote teams. Sign Up to Get…
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#56 - Autoimmune disease, multiple sclerosis, holistic protocols, & metabolic health | Dr. Terry Wahls & Dr. Casey Means
Can a holistic protocol address the root cause of autoimmune diseases like multiple sclerosis (MS)? We explore how metabolic health is tightly linked to…
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#55 - Traveling the world & becoming a software engineer (Ben Grynol & Stephanie Coates)
Levels Head of Growth, Ben Grynol, sat down with our Software Engineer, Stephanie Coates, to chat about her journeys around the world as a digital nomad, what…
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#54 - Equity at startups – what does it all mean? (Zac Henderson & Michael Mizrahi)
Levels Head of Operations, Michael Mizrahi, and Head of Legal, Zac Henderson, sat down to discuss all the technical intricacies of equity including what it is…
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#53 - The importance of mental health and avoiding burnout at startups (Alex Lieberman & Sam Corcos)
Levels CEO, Sam Corcos, sat down with Alex Lieberman, Executive Chairman of Morning Brew, to discuss the importance of mental health in the workplace…
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#52 - What is a Directly Responsible Individual? (Ben Grynol & Scott Klein)
Levels Head of Growth, Ben Grynol, sat down with Head of Product, Scott Klein, to discuss our approach to the Directly Responsible Individual (DRI) process…
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#51 - The science of breathwork (Emily Hunter & Mike Haney)
Levels' Head of Content, Mike Haney, sat down down with Emily Hunter, Registered Dietitian, Co-Founder and Head of Product of Othership: Breathing App…
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#50 - Changing the economics of an industry (Austen Allred & Ben Grynol)
Levels' Head of Growth, Ben Grynol, sat down with Austen Allred, CEO of Bloom Institute of Technology, formerly Lambda School, to discuss his approach to…
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#49 - Solving synchronicity with asynchronous communication (Sam Corcos, Andrew Conner & Scott Klein)
Levels CEO, Sam Corcos, sat down with Head of Product, Scott Klein, and Head of Engineering, Andrew Conner, to discuss the complexities and best approaches to…
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#48 - Metabolism Mentor (Austin McGuffie & Tom Griffin)
Levels Head of Partnerships, Tom Griffin, sat down with content creator, Austin McGuffie AKA Metabolism Mentor, to discuss his journey with metabolic health…
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#47 - Surprising symptoms & diseases tied to insulin resistance & metabolism (Ben Bikman & Casey Means)
Many diseases traditionally associated with aging have a metabolic root cause, including seemingly-unrelated conditions like tinnitus and gallbladder stones…
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#46 - Running a playbook for international expansion (Andy Schabelman & Ben Grynol)
Levels' Head of Growth, Ben Grynol, and Andy Schabelman, one of the first 30 employees at Airbnb who led their international expansion initiatives, sat down to…
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#45 - How to read a nutrition paper (Matt Laye & Mike Haney)
Mike Haney, Head of Content at Levels, sat down with Dr. Matt Laye, to discuss Matt's approach to deconstructing research based articles and what it means to…
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#44 - Creating engagement in a world of ever changing attention (Ali Spagnola & Ben Grynol)
Levels Head of Growth, Ben Grynol, sat down with long-time Levels friend and content creator, Ali Spagnola, to discuss how she strikes a balance with her…
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#43 - One CEO's 81 pound weight loss using a Levels CGM (Betsy McLaughlin & Casey Means)
For 40 years, Betsy McLaughlin (former CEO of Hot Topic) worked out consistently and tried several diets—even bespoke nutrition programs—to change her…
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#42 - Why remote and async teams should use Loom (Vinay Hiremath & Sam Corcos)
Levels CEO, Sam Corcos, sat down with Vinay Hiremath, CEO of Loom, to discuss their outlook on remote and asynchronous communication and how Loom will benefit…
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#41 - The role of design in behavior change (Alan McLean & Ben Grynol)
Levels Head of Growth, Ben Grynol, sat down with Alan McLean, Head of Design at Levels, to discuss Alan's design philosophy, his approach to re-designing the…
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#40 - Stay off my operating table (Philip Ovadia & Casey Means)
Levels' Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Casey Means, sat down with Dr. Philip Ovadia to discuss the key factors that lead to poor metabolic health. As well, they…
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#39 - The Levels cultural handbook (Sam Corcos & Josh Clemente)
Sam Corcos, CEO of Levels, and Josh Clemente, Founder of Levels, sat down to discuss their outlook on a cultural handbook which was created by Miz, Head of…
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#38 - Mainstream media vs. the creator economy (Ben Grynol, Mike Haney & Tom Griffin)
There is a major shift happening with traditional, mainstream media and the creator economy. Levels team members, Mike Haney, Head of Content, Tom Griffin…
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#37 - From school to startup (Braden McCarthy & Ben Grynol)
Many times, when people go through post-secondary school, they aren't aware of what career they want to pursue upon graduating. For Braden McCarthy – part of…
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#36 - Building community, tribalism, and the principle of People Like Us Do Things Like This (Seth Godin & Ben Grynol)
When building a community, there's one principle which lays the foundation for every community and culture around the world – People Like Us Do Things Like…
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#35 – Building our Engineering Team (Michael Mizrahi & Andrew Conner)
Oftentimes, in hiring processes, companies have a sense of leverage over prospective candidates. However, with Levels, this isn't the path that we take – we…
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#34 – Growth experiments & playbooks (Wiz Abdulla & Ben Grynol)
Growth at an early-stage startup involves running series of experiments to learn about a hypothesis. Growth is not based a specific playbook, or a prescriptive…
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#33 – Inbox zero & time management (Sam Corcos, Casey Means & Ben Grynol)
Inbox zero – it's taken the email world by storm and has been popularized by startups, like Superhuman. But, everyone seems to have their own process for…
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#32 – Personal Socrates (Marc Champagne & Mike Haney)
Marc Champagne started out his career in the corporate world. After a decade of working in roles across sales, analytics, and product management, he took a…
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#31 – The future of hardware for continuous glucose monitoring (Josh Clemente & Ben Grynol)
As a company focused on metabolic health and continuous glucose monitoring, it's important for Levels to be on the forefront of technology. For our team, it…
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#30 – Who let Colonel Mustard into the mansion? (Dr. Robert Lustig & Dr. Casey Means)
In September of 2021, Dr. Robert Lustig participated in a Book Club with the Levels Community, where he discussed his latest book – Metabolical. For the…
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#29 – Mental models and heuristics – shortcuts to be more productive (Sam Corcos & Ben Grynol)
Mental models allow us to take shortcuts when makings decisions. The heuristics that create the foundation of mental models can be stacked on top of each other…
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#28 – Ecosystems & platforms – a deep dive into tech (David Rosenthal & Ben Grynol)
When most companies start, they are single-threaded companies. More specifically, companies start with one product or revenue stream and evolve. Amazon is a…
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#27 – Principles of effective communication (Michael Mizrahi & Sam Corcos)
Communication and communication platforms – specifically in a work setting – can lead to increased productivity, or can unfold as a distraction mechanism for…
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#26 – Nutrition & Kids – A parent's perspective (Kelly LeVeque & Ben Grynol)
For parents, feeding kids a balanced diet can feel like an uphill battle. People are surrounded by fast, convenient and highly processed food items, which can…
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#25 – Understanding predictive markers of metabolic dysfunction (Dr. Sara Gottfried & Dr. Casey Means)
Dr. Sara Gottfried – a pioneer in health, research, and education – has seen more than 25,000 patients over the past two decades. She's a physician scientist…
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#24 – Perseverance, grit & performance (Mike Barwis & Ben Grynol)
Mike Barwis has spent more than 30 years training professional athletes to be their best. But, it's not just physical performance that Mike focuses on during…
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#23 – Mindset & metabolic health (Mike DiDonato & Ben Grynol)
When Mike DiDonato was 19 years old, his father passed away suddenly. This experience changed the way that Mike looked at the world. When faced with adversity…
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#22 - Building startup culture from the ground up | Marc Randolph, Co-Founder of Netflix & Sam Corcos
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…
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#21 – The Coke Challenge (Josh Clemente, Josh Mohrer & Ben Grynol)
As a society, we're surrounded by many foods that have added sugar and are highly processed. However, when people see data that shows them the implications of…
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#20 – Creating a movement through community (Dorothy Kilroy & Ben Grynol)
Dorothy Kilroy, an Advisor to Levels, grew up in a small town in Ireland. As such, Dorothy was exposed to a tightly knit group of friends and acquaintances…
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#19 – Pursuing podcasts, affiliates & influencers (Tom Griffin & Ben Grynol)
Tom Griffin, Head of Partnerships, is no stranger to running a process. Early in his career, he worked with Andrew Yang at Venture for America. Eventually, he…
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#18 – Building a content machine – Part 2 (Casey Means & Mike Haney)
Mike Haney, Head of Content, and Casey Means, co-founder and Chief Medical Officer of Levels, have been driving the Content movement at Levels. Sign Up to Get…
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#17 – Building a content machine – Part 1 (Casey Means & Mike Haney)
Mike Haney, Head of Content, and Casey Means, co-founder and Chief Medical Officer of Levels, have been driving the Content movement at Levels. Sign Up to Get…