LEVELS – A Whole New Level

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 software engineers, Maxine Whitely, Steph Coates, and Ian Schumann, to break down their approach to documentation. They talked about why it matters for an asynchronous remote team, how it mirrors building healthy habits, and why it’s worth it t...

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 good news is it doesn’t have to happen overnight or with one big initiative; you just have to work consistently with the communities. In this episode, Ben Grynol talked with one of our investors and Co-Founder of RareBreed Ventures, McKeever “M...

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 situations Mike has faced over the past month. Sign Up to Get Your Free Ultimate Guide to Glucose: https://levels.link/wnl Levels helps you see how food affects your health, empowering you with the tools needed to achieve health goals and impr...

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 chemicals directly cause obesity, uncovering the latest research on this class of chemicals called obesogens. In this conversation between Dr. Rob Lustig and Dr. Casey Means, they discuss what products and environmental toxins we need to be awar...

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 idea of finding meaning and connection in life and work, especially in an async remote culture like Levels. Sign Up to Get Your Free Ultimate Guide to Glucose: https://levels.link/wnl Levels helps you see how food affects your health, empower...

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 within our growing company. Sign Up to Get Your Free Ultimate Guide to Glucose: https://levels.link/wnl Levels helps you see how food affects your health, empowering you with the tools needed to achieve health goals and improve healthspan. Levels...

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 investor of Levels. They dived into Will's extensive experience with e-mail and performance marketing at Dropbox, Twitch and Disney Streaming. They also dug into how e-mail is a strong lever in building engagement and why companies should co...

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 and history of the company and how we have scaled from a team of six, two years ago, to now a team of almost 50. Sign Up to Get Your Free Ultimate Guide to Glucose: https://levels.link/wnl Levels helps you see how food affects your health, e...

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 with it and how we extrapolate it to find correlations. Sign Up to Get Your Free Ultimate Guide to Glucose: https://levels.link/wnl Levels helps you see how food affects your health, empowering you with the tools needed to achieve health goals...

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 dived into why this can be challenging to build and what it takes to be successful with it. Sign Up to Get Your Free Ultimate Guide to Glucose: https://levels.link/wnl Levels helps you see how food affects your health, empowering you with th...

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 students tackle like, “What should I study?” or “What should I major in?” and how these questions relate to a student’s career path. Sign Up to Get Your Free Ultimate Guide to Glucose: https://levels.link/wnl Levels helps you see how food affect...

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 companies. They also dived into Chris’ daily routine on his farm in Montana and how it blends with the async remote culture at Levels. Sign Up to Get Your Free Ultimate Guide to Glucose: https://levels.link/wnl Levels helps you see how food a...

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 team scales and how it relates to the concept that, “the company is the product.” Sign Up to Get Your Free Ultimate Guide to Glucose: https://levels.link/wnl Levels helps you see how food affects your health, empowering you with the tools nee...

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 it correlates to our metabolic health.  Sign Up to Get Your Free Ultimate Guide to Glucose: https://levels.link/wnl Levels helps you see how food affects your health, empowering you with the tools needed to achieve health goals and impro...

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. Sign Up to Get Your Free Ultimate Guide to Glucose: https://levels.link/wnl Levels helps you see how food affects your health, empowering you with the tools needed to achieve health goals and improve healthspan. Levels...

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, Jack Taylor PR. Mike, Casey, and Jon dig into the advantages of collaborating with PR agencies, like JTPR, and how press helps bring attention to Levels and the metabolic health crisis.  Sign Up to Get Your Free Ultimate Guide to Glucose: https...

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 impact your employees when building a startup business? In effect, those acronyms are all different equity offerings with different tax implications for their recipients—your employees. As a business, you want to do what’s best for your team mem...

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 community call. They dived into how this call is what lead her to being our recruiter, a role that has been so impactful to the growth of our team. Sign Up to Get Your Free Ultimate Guide to Glucose: https://levels.link/wnl Levels helps you see how...

Levels Head of Clinical Product, Lauren Kelley-Chew, sat down with nutritionist, Brigid Titgemeier, to chat about personalized nutrition, why it's important and why it's integral to getting people on the right path. Sign Up to Get Your Free Ultimate Guide to Glucose: https://levels.link/wnl Levels helps you see how food affects your health, empowering you with the tools needed to achieve h...

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 and incentive alignment within a company and how to be intentional about it. Sign Up to Get Your Free Ultimate Guide to Glucose: https://levels.link/wnl Levels helps you see how food affects your health, empowering you with the tools needed...

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 his own startup experience and some of the ways we approach building our own company. Sign Up to Get Your Free Ultimate Guide to Glucose: https://levels.link/wnl Levels helps you see how food affects your health, empowering you with the tools...

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 principle from Reed Hastings’ book, "No Rules Rules." They dug into what this actually means and how it's relevant to our culture here at Levels. Sign Up to Get Your Free Ultimate Guide to Glucose: https://levels.link/wnl Level...

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, especially when it requires deep thought and articulation. They also dug into the best approaches for when, where and why to use writing in certain forms of communication. Sign Up to Get Your Free Ultimate Guide to Glucose: https://levels.link...

Biological observability, or bio-observability, is the act of observing our bodies and making informed decisions about food, sleep, and exercise based on data. Levels co-founders Sam Corcos & Josh Clemente also dig into why bio-observability matters, why it's crucial for our future, and how personalized data may change the healthcare industry. Look for multiple new shows per week on A Whol...

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 what he’s learned during his time here. Sign Up to Get Your Free Ultimate Guide to Glucose: https://levels.link/wnl Levels helps you see how food affects your health, empowering you with the tools needed to achieve health goals and improve...