LEVELS – Inside the Company

Ben Grynol and Michael Mizrahi discuss aligning interests with the company, thinking long term, avoiding bureaucracy, and fostering a culture of integrity. They emphasize the importance of hiring people with good judgment and taking care of employees to achieve sustainable success.

David Perell, 'The Writing Guy', and Sam Corcos discuss the mental barriers to writing and the best approaches for utilizing written communication. They highlight the depth and richness writing offers compared to other mediums, emphasizing its role in conveying authority and trust. The conversation explores the emotional and mental commitment required for effective written communication, along with tips for exercising the mind through writing.

Julien Smith, CEO of Practice, and Sam Corcos, CEO of Levels, discuss startup lessons including product intuition, hiring, and Think Weeks for strategic thinking. Levels empowers health goals with continuous glucose monitors.

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 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 Darren Murph & Sam Corcos discuss: (04:14) - Starting fresh as a remote company (05:54) - The importance of company culture (08:20) - Creating a reboarding process (10:09) - Rethinking the exit interview (13:06) - GitLabs' two-part definition of culture (23:44) - The idea of forcing functions (40:06) - Teach employees to find answers (51:25) -  Use a resilient documentation structure (55:03) - Working around remote work limitations (57:17) - COVID will accelerate a shift to remote Transcripts & Show Notes 🔗 Helpful links: Become a Levels member: https://levels.link/itc?utm_campaign=ep12 Watch the conversation: https://youtube.com/watch?v=yolepNbNDus Learn about metabolic health: https://levelshealth.com/blog Find us on YouTube: https://youtube.com/levelshealth?sub_confirmation=1 📲 Connect: Connect with us on Instagram: https://instagram.com/levels Connect with us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/levels Connect with us on LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/company/levels-health Connect with us on TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@levelshealth

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 heavy lifting affects her blood sugar and HRV, how she uses a CGM as an accountability tool to guide her through her journey, and how her personal exploration of metabolic health guides her career as a physician assistant. 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: Become a Levels member: https://levels.link/itc?utm_campaign=ep11 Learn about metabolic health: https://levelshealth.com/blog Find us on YouTube: https://youtube.com/levelshealth?sub_confirmation=1 📲 Connect: Connect with us on Instagram: https://instagram.com/levels Connect with us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/levels Connect with us on LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/company/levels-health Connect with us on TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@levelshealth

Burnout is real. But it can often be alleviated by working smarter, not harder. Startups can be very demanding of their employees—so how do you go into an exciting world full of pivots and hard work without burning out or compromising your mental health? Alex Lieberman, Co-Founder and Executive Chairman of Morning Brew, is all about pursuing efficiency and enabling team members to work in the ways that serve them best. In this episode, he speaks to Levels CEO Sam Corcos about the importance of mental health in the workplace, along with common issues like burnout and imposter syndrome, and how these can affect productivity at a growing startup. 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 Alex Lieberman & Sam Corcos discuss: (05:25) - Doing smart work (08:10) - The effect of shifting to remote work (21:47) - Three different types of learners (32:24) - Be productive on your own (35:22) - Why do people feel burnout? (38:35) - Other people can also do your work (46:54) - Giving feedback (51:06) - Tackling problems before they grow (54:07) - Knowing what’s the best content Transcripts & Show Notes 🔗 Helpful links: Become a Levels member: https://levels.link/itc?utm_campaign=ep10 Learn about metabolic health: https://levelshealth.com/blog Find us on YouTube: https://youtube.com/levelshealth?sub_confirmation=1 📲 Connect: Connect with us on Instagram: https://instagram.com/levels Connect with us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/levels Connect with us on LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/company/levels-health Connect with us on TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@levelshealth

In the corporate world, there’s a very strict hierarchy of professional services in departments like legal and finance. But at Levels and other startups, things are very different. Head of Legal, Zac Henderson, and Senior Finance Manager Ryley Walker discuss: The differences between corporate vs. startup for professional services The Levels values of short toes and assuming positive intent Being an open-door professional resource to encourage collaboration Core “soft” skills needed to thrive at a startup What equity means and how it should reward the risk people take on when joining a startup Assessing your own risk tolerance to join a startup 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: Become a Levels member: https://levels.link/itc?utm_campaign=ep9 Learn about metabolic health: https://levelshealth.com/blog Find us on YouTube: https://youtube.com/levelshealth?sub_confirmation=1 📲 Connect: Connect with us on Instagram: https://instagram.com/levels Connect with us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/levels Connect with us on LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/company/levels-health Connect with us on TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@levelshealth

Sam Corcos, Dr. Casey Means, & Ben Grynol discuss inbox zero, time management, and communication principles within a company. They highlight the benefits of achieving inbox zero, reducing anxiety, and increasing productivity. They also discuss prioritizing tasks, the importance of effective communication in leadership roles, and strategies for improving communication.

Listen as Levels Member Carl Banks outlines the healthy approach that he takes around food—outlining his new dietary approach from the last few years, using daily CGM data to inform what he eats and what he does, and using that data to help him pay attention and not obsess. Listen as Carl discusses with Mike Haney his background in biophysics, his take on the social structures that deter people from achieving wellness, and how he succeeded in losing weight and keeping it off. 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 Carl Banks & Mike Haney discuss: (5:06) - Carl Banks and the concept of lifelong learning (10:05) - Adapting a low-carb diet to lose weight and keep it off (15:44) - The challenges of shifting to a low-carb diet (18:26) - Understanding the social structures that deter optimal metabolic health (24:11) - The medical industry’s take on metabolic health (28:55) - Eat what you want to eat, but cultivate the discipline to make it a one-off event (34:47) - Updates on Carl’s journey using CGMs and other biosensor devices (39:32) - The future of biosensors to inform health and wellness 🔗 Helpful links: Become a Levels member: https://levels.link/itc Prediabetes inspired Carl Banks to watch his blood sugar: https://levelshealth.com/blog/prediabetes-inspired-carl-banks-to-watch-his-blood-sugar Learn about metabolic health: https://levelshealth.com/blog Find us on YouTube: https://youtube.com/levelshealth?sub_confirmation=1 📲 Connect: Connect with us on Instagram: https://instagram.com/levels Connect with us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/levels Connect with us on LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/company/levels-health Connect with us on TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@levelshealth

When is it okay to delegate tasks to executive assistants (EAs)? At Levels, all team members have access to a pool of EAs through the company Athena, but it can be difficult to assess whether tasks delegated to EAs are appropriate. In this conversation, CEO Sam Corcos and Head of People Ops Michael ‘Miz’ Mizrahi explore the boundaries of delegating personal tasks, document when it’s not okay to utilize company EA time and talk about when it may be okay to delegate some of your core work to your EAs. 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: Executive Assistants and why they are a force multiplier for our team: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/levels-a-whole-new-level/id1563263076?i=1000558368102 Become a Levels member: https://levels.link/itc Learn about metabolic health: https://levelshealth.com/blog Find us on YouTube: https://youtube.com/levelshealth?sub_confirmation=1 📲 Connect: Connect with us on Instagram: https://instagram.com/levels Connect with us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/levels Connect with us on LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/company/levels-health Connect with us on TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@levelshealth