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LEVELS – Inside the Company
Hosted by Levels · ENGLISH
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.
Connect with us:
Become a Member: https://levels.link/itc
YouTube: https://youtube.com/insidelevels
Instagram: https://instagram.com/levels
Twitter: https://twitter.com/levels
LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/company/levels
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#55 - How chef Paul Canales' journey with CGMs changed the way he thinks about food | Paul Canales & Ben Grynol
Jun 7, 202400:54:50Tap to summarizeFor 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. 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 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 Transcripts & Show Notes Read Paul's Story – https://www.levelshealth.com/blog
Transcribe →#54 - Startup Org design at 50+: Team leadership, setting objectives, coordination, & performance evals | Aaron Dignan & Sam Corcos
May 17, 202401:12:06Tap to summarizeWhen 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 🔗 Helpful links: Watch the conversation: https://youtu.be/e5PzZwONxn8
Transcribe →#53 - Levels Member Story: Using a CGM surprised the Director of Sports Nutrition for the Miami Dolphins | John Parenti & Ben Grynol
Apr 26, 202400:59:48Tap to summarizeThis 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
Transcribe →#52 - Non-technical SEO: How high-quality, standout content will always win | Nick Jordan, Mike Haney, & Ben Grynol
Apr 12, 202400:50:55Tap to summarizeHow do you “win” at the SEO game with content, landing pages, time-on-page, backlinks, and redirects—without getting technical? 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 🔗 Helpful links: Watch the conversation: https://youtu.be/Ta22mQ7oBbI Find us on YouTube: https://youtube.com/levelshealth?sub_confirmation=1
Transcribe →#51 - Levels Member Story: A former fitness competitor’s IVF journey & what real health looks like | Sara Beemer & Ben Grynol
Mar 29, 202400:55:57Tap to summarizeHow 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. 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 Sara 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
Transcribe →#50 - Building a brand in the direct-to-consumer space | Nik Sharma & Ben Grynol
Mar 22, 202400:48:34Tap to summarizeBranding 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. 🔗 Helpful links: Transcript: https://www.levelshealth.com/podcasts/197-building-a-brand-in-the-direct-to-consumer-space-nik-sharma-ben-grynol Find us on YouTube: https://youtube.com/levelshealth?sub_confirmation=1
Transcribe →#49 - Levels Member Story: How recovering from a car accident helped her find health | Elena Schuber & Ben Grynol
Mar 1, 202400:43:39Tap to summarizeWhile 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 🔗 Helpful links: Find us on YouTube: https://youtube.com/levelshealth?sub_confirmation=1
Transcribe →#48 - How do you think about Growth? | Rachel Sanders & Ben Grynol
Feb 9, 202400:57:08Tap to summarizeFiguring 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. 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: Find us on YouTube: https://youtube.com/levelshealth?sub_confirmation=1
Transcribe →#47 - Levels Member Story: Putting PCOS into remission & healing her relationship with food | Edie Horstman & Ben Grynol
Jan 26, 202400:46:54Tap to summarizeEdie 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 Find us on YouTube: https://youtube.com/levelshealth?sub_confirmation=1
Transcribe →#46 - Treat people like adults | Sam Corcos, Josh Clemente & Mike Haney
Jan 5, 202401:28:18Tap to summarizeMike Haney sat down with Sam Corcos and Josh Clemente to discuss one of our key principles here at Levels: Treat People Like Adults. 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 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 🔗 Helpful links: Find us on YouTube: https://youtube.com/levelshealth?sub_confirmation=1
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