LEVELS – A Whole New Level

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 Guide to Glucose: ⁠https://levels.link/wnl In this episode, Ben Grynol (Head of Growth) and Michael “Miz” Mizrahi (Head of Operations) of Levels take a deep dive into: How to give good, actionable, specific, and timely feedback How to receive feedback best—and how to decide if you’ll accept it Types of feedback, from objective vs. subjective and execution- vs. performance-based When and how to give feedback, especially in a remote and async environment Building a trustworthy breeding ground for rich feedback 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 (06:19) - The importance of feedback (09:45) - Giving positive feedback (13:54) - Make feedback actionable and tie it to OKRs (17:41) - Subjective feedback (25:30) - Feedback timing (30:11) - When feedback isn’t getting through (35:46) - Determine if your feedback is necessary (46:19) - Nail your delivery Transcripts & Show Notes Watch the Video – https://youtu.be/8UWO6qJHxbM

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 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 (04:14) - The desire to innovate (10:36) - Working on health tech at Apple (12:55) - Starting at Levels (15:00) - Big companies versus startups (16:18) - Levels approaches health from a consumer perspective (23:37) - Learn where to focus (27:56) - Company culture has internal and external benefits (38:18) - The consumerization of health (43:22) - Dialing in technology, science, and social adoption (45:01) - Healthcare and health tech Transcripts & Show Notes

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 marketing. 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 (09:16) - Understand the LTV of newsletter subscribers (12:40) - Intent of education, not acquisition (16:10) - Build up brand equity (19:00) - Give people brand FOMO (24:46) - Don’t trade brand equity for acquisition (29:19) - Lean into product-led growth (33:23) - Put in time, quality, and consistency (36:07) - Get the credit for connecting people (39:52) - Don’t incentivize referrals, make them premium (46:32) - Segment your waiting list Transcripts & Show Notes Watch the Video – https://youtu.be/9mYrIF6xm10

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.  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 (12:45) - Content for education, not sales (15:54) - Two arms of content (20:04) - Let the content do the talking (23:44) - Focus on retainment (32:31) - Content marketing channel that focuses on the company (37:01) - Focus on distribution and engagement (40:01) - Expand storytelling with video (49:56) - Stick to areas of genius (1:03:58) - Figure out your best use of resources (1:15:36) - Bring more eyeballs to editorial Transcripts & Show Notes

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 on kids sugar intake and how it affects their 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 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 (08:21) - Sugar is damaging kids’ mitochondria (17:16) - The more dangerous fat (22:03) - Kids need better nutrition education (25:27) - Infants get introduced to sugar early (27:27) - Fat was removed, but sugar was added (32:06) - Sugar causes behavioral issues (35:17) - Kids can have sugar addiction (37:33) - Diet soda is bad too (43:20) - Educate the child and the parents (46:46) - Get rid of sugary drinks Transcripts & Show Notes Watch the Video – https://youtu.be/I3d7zCHFW2c

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

Maz Brumand is joined by Robbie Kellman Baxter, a speaker and bestselling author known for her insights on the membership economy. They dive into the significance of aligning business models with customer needs and fostering long-lasting relationships. Topics like balancing privacy with personalization, the vital role of trust in member relations, and the concept of 'forever transactions' take center stage. Baxter also discusses community engagement as a driver for self-esteem and the challenges of subscription fatigue in a rapidly evolving market.