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 improve her diet and her overall health and wellness. Natalie ate fresh, whole foods, but found that some of her favorites were still contributing to higher-than-normal blood sugar levels. 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 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 A Whole New Level, where we have in-depth conversations with thought leaders about metabolic health (05:46) - Taking control of pre-diabetes (09:35) - A fruit-heavy diet (12:19) - Correlate food to glucose readings (15:58) - A warning signal (19:10) - Be in tune with your body (25:01) - Be disciplined (28:54) - Trace the cause of loss of willpower (32:50) -Put processes in place to guide you (39:50) - Set up micro-habits and cues (45:55) - Notice your habit patterns Transcripts & Show Notes

Levels podcast featuring Sam Corcos, Josh Clemente, and Mike Haney discussing the importance of treating people like adults. They cover topics such as assuming best intent, addressing negative feedback, cultural alignment, hiring processes, openness and feedback, and the value of self-improvement and giving people agency.

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 the "survival switch" that drives our body to store fat in response to certain conditions like high fructose, dehydration, umami flavors, and more, and how this all relates to our current metabolic disease epidemic. 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 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 A Whole New Level, where we have in-depth conversations with thought leaders about metabolic health (04:25) - The fat switch (11:39) - Metabolic syndrome is linked to survival (13:36) - The switch is good for short term survival, bad for long term (17:40) - Sugar triggers the switch (19:39) - Sugar leads to metabolic syndrome, not extra calories (23:40) - Fructose depletes energy (31:28) - Vitamin C is protective against obesity (35:12) - High glycemic foods help our bodies make fructose (44:29) - Whole fruit is healthy because of the fiber (53:48) - Salt can trigger fructose production Transcripts & Show Notes

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 compares to most meeting cultures. 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 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 A Whole New Level, where we have in-depth conversations with thought leaders about metabolic health (04:23) - The role of documentation (07:33) - Use writing to crystallize your thoughts (08:36) - Respect how people communicate (12:49) - The benefits of memos (19:05) - Documentation aids external communication (32:49) - Make space for collaboration (39:40) - Memo pitfalls (47:29) - Don’t neglect formatting Transcripts & Show Notes

Levels Head of Business, Maz Brumand, sat down with speaker and bestselling author of “The Membership Economy,” Robbie Kellman Baxter. They chatted about the idea of membership as well as how it relates to Levels and our business model. 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 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 A Whole New Level, where we have in-depth conversations with thought leaders about metabolic health (06:34) - Recognize who you are serving (08:55) - The trade-off between privacy & personalization (10:36) - The importance of trust (18:39) -  Creating community (26:23) - The power of super users (32:59) - Subscription and “forever” transactions (35:36) - Optimizing long term relationships (41:04) - Subscription fatigue Transcripts & Show Notes

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 Canada. 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 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 A Whole New Level, where we have in-depth conversations with thought leaders about metabolic health (02:34) - The road trip inspiration (07:06) - Channeling his inner digital nomad (09:50) - The journey to the mainland (11:08) - Keeping connected across Canada (16:04) - The vicious cycle of physical and mental clutter (19:46) - Keeping the itinerary flexible (41:58) - The missing team dynamic (42:55) - A close look at different cities Transcripts & Show Notes

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 Level." They dig into what's working, what isn't and what can change moving forward.  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 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 A Whole New Level, where we have in-depth conversations with thought leaders about metabolic health (03:41) - Identifying the Levels podcast audience (04:35) - A valuable recruitment tool (09:19) - Using content to answer questions (14:22) - A podcast that caters to different audiences (16:17) - Follower metrics are secondary (19:59) - Establishing legitimacy (34:47) - Deciding what content to feature (39:31) - Setting an intent for each episode (50:40) - The role of the podcast introduction Transcripts & Show Notes

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 Klein. They discuss their outlook on metrics, specifically Product Market Fit, PMF, and Net Promoter Score, NPS. They dig into the pros and cons for each and how we should think about using them moving forward. 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 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 A Whole New Level, where we have in-depth conversations with thought leaders about metabolic health (04:36) - What is NPS? (07:39) - The importance of product-market fit (12:46) - Why a popular product scored a low NPS (13:26) - The role of surveys (14:41) - Action is more important than metrics (27:06) - Startup should prioritize product-market fit (37:59) - Some products & services take time to stick (47:33) - An NPS unicorn (53:01) - Focusing on PMF over NPS Transcripts & Show Notes

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 professional football and venture capital culture to startup culture. 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 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 A Whole New Level, where we have in-depth conversations with thought leaders about metabolic health (02:37) - Matt’s journey to the NFL (04:49) - NFL 101 (07:50) - The definition of a bubble player (09:52) - Pee Wee programs (14:16) - The beauty of football (17:34) - The role of player arm length (26:25) - The role of the Trust (30:42) - The connection between football and the NBA (45:12) - Why Matt joined Levels Transcripts & Show Notes

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 Levels advisor and author of Metabolical to give you advice on how to interpret your panels to better understand the status of your metabolic health. 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. 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 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 A Whole New Level, where we have in-depth conversations with thought leaders about metabolic health This episode does not constitute medical advice. 🎙 What Dr. Rob Lustig and Levels’ Dr. Casey Means discuss: (03:18) - Understanding cholesterol (03:38) - The correlation between LDL and heart disease (05:59) - The connection between LDL and triglycerides (07:51) - Good cholesterol (16:39) - Measuring LDL (28:50) - Portal systems in the body (42:00) - The importance of liver function tests (50:27) - How to reduce liver fat Transcript and Show notes 🔗 Helpful links: Watch the conversation: https://youtu.be/C3rsNCFNAw8 The ultimate guide to understanding your cholesterol panel and metabolic blood tests: https://levelshealth.com/blog/the-ultimate-guide-to-understanding-your-cholesterol-panel-and-metabolic-blood-tests Find us on YouTube: https://youtube.com/levelshealth?sub_confirmation=1 Connect with Rob on Twitter: https://twitter.com/RobertLustigMD Connect with Rob on Instagram: https://instagram.com/robertlustigmd