LEVELS – A Whole New Level

Inbox zero – it's taken the email world by storm and has been popularized by startups, like Superhuman. But, everyone seems to have their own process for managing emails and prioritizing tasks. Sometimes, this is due to the vertical or industry that a person works within. Other times, it's because entire companies have specific ways of approaching work. Sign Up to Get Your Free Ultimate Guide to Glucose: ⁠https://levels.link/wnl For the Levels team, we value three factors deeply when it comes to communication: Discussing initiatives asynchronously Documenting projects thoroughly Closing the loop voraciously 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. (03:26) - Why Sam is a proponent of inbox zero (04:25) - Reducing anxiety through inbox zero (06:00) - Transitioning from the medical field to a fast paced startup (09:12) - Transitioning to a new process for task management (11:31) - The impact of closing the loop (13:47) - How to force constraints on what you can accomplish every day (16:33) - Ben's biggest learnings from calendaring (20:09) - Working in Threads and a need for reminders (22:59)  -Learning specific skills for inbox management (25:51) - Superhuman as a tool for flow state (28:42) - The role of leadership: removing blockers from others (32:25) - Being clear on who has the ball (35:38) - Increasing visibility for deadlines in remote teams (45:00) - Adapting to moving into a leadership role (57:09) - Recommendations for better communication Transcripts & Show Notes

Marc Champagne started out his career in the corporate world. After a decade of working in roles across sales, analytics, and product management, he took a leap and started a company – KYO – a journalling app, which ended up reaching nearly 87M people. Sign Up to Get Your Free Ultimate Guide to Glucose: https://levels⁠.⁠link/wnl Eventually, the company shut down and Marc was left thinking about what he wanted from his life. After an introspective period of asking himself questions, he decided to become a Mental Fitness Strategist, which led him down the path of becoming a podcaster (Behind the Human), and author (Personal Socrates). 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. (09:06) - If everyone is trained the same, how can you stand out? (12:47) - Escaping the autopilot of entering higher education (16:22) - The birth of KYO with a clickable PDF (20:22) - The emotional toll of sunsetting KYO (25:19) - Finding a way back (26:44) - Pausing the loop by one small step at a time (30:14) - Why write a book when there are so many digital options (43:58) - Increasing self awareness to avoid negative choices Transcripts & Show Notes Marc Champagne – behindthehuman.com

As a company focused on metabolic health and continuous glucose monitoring, it's important for Levels to be on the forefront of technology. For our team, it means that we must understand what's possible – today and in the future. And, there's no one better to talk to about the subject than Josh Clemente – Co-founder of Levels. Sign Up to Get Your Free Ultimate Guide to Glucose: ⁠https://levels.link/wnl Josh is a Mechanical Engineer by training, and spent many years at SpaceX putting rockets into the air. He has an innate connection to engineering, manufacturing and technology, so diving deep into conversations about hardware comes naturally. 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. (13:37) - Adding value by layering technology (16:24) - Adapting a therapeutic device to measure glucose in everyday life (18:57) - The importance of a device that can handle movement (20:43) - The potential for measuring multiple factors of metabolic health (23:43) - Should you measure interstitial or arterial glucose (27:20) - The rise of Aptamers (28:36) - The benefits of Aptamers over existing monitoring technology (32:16) - The downsides of any invasive monitoring device (49:22) - Building a platform on a noninvasive sensor is kind of like unlimited nuclear fusion Transcripts & Show Notes

In September of 2021, Dr. Robert Lustig participated in a Book Club with the Levels Community, where he discussed his latest book – Metabolical. For the session, Dr. Casey Means, Co-founder & Chief Medical Officer of Levels hosted an interview with Dr. Lustig, which was then followed by a Q&A with the Levels Community. Sign Up to Get Your Free Ultimate Guide to Glucose: ⁠https://levels.link/wnl Dr. Lustig is an Advisor to Levels, author of six books, including Fat Chance, Hacking of the American Mind, and Metabolical. Additionally, he’s Professor Emeritus of Pediatrics, Division of Endocrinology at the University of California, San Francisco. You can find more information about Dr. Lustig’s work at robertlustig.com. 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. (00:06) - We teach Clue not systems biology in medical school (08:24) - Challenging the status quo with science to make progress (11:53) - Public health crisis are leaving the medical profession damaged (14:11) - For science to advance new ideas must be allowed to grow (21:14) - Working upstream vs downstream to solve problems (26:01) - The system that promotes processed foods has to change (30:34) - Processed fuel or poison? Transcripts & Show Notes

Mental models allow us to take shortcuts when makings decisions. The heuristics that create the foundation of mental models can be stacked on top of each other to form new mental models, when solving problems. Some mental models are quick and easy – others are more complex. For Sam Corcos, co-founder and CEO of Levels, it's no surprise that he has many mental models – for pretty much every situation in life and business. 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. (00:06) - Helping people to build defensibility vs a moat (03:54) - Mental models for prioritization (06:48) - Seeing the forest for the trees (10:22) - The innovators dilemma for successful companies (16:04) - How much data is too much data (22:31) - Build your startup like the Mongols built their empire (25:10) - Killing ideas might be hard but essential (41:38) - Speed wins in startups (43:18) - Focusing on input metrics helps provide leading indicators (45:59) - The difference between one and two way doors (53:21) - Designing for loud failures (01:03:13) - Focusing on your core competencies Transcripts & Show Notes

David Rosenthal and Ben Grynol discuss the evolution of companies into ecosystems like Amazon, while exploring the challenges of disrupting large platforms. They emphasize the importance of diversifying revenue streams and distribution channels, using examples from Amazon and Epic Games. The speakers also touch on the changing landscape of video consumption, comparing platforms like TikTok and Netflix, and highlighting the benefits of an open ecosystem.

Michael Mizrahi, an expert in effective communication in a work setting, discusses the challenges of modern communication tools, the importance of values and principles in asynchronous work, the challenges of remote team working, effective communication in leadership and management, the rise of Slack as a communication tool, and the negative effects of distractions and addictive behavior in the workplace.

Kelly LeVeque, a nutrition expert and Ben Grynol, a parent, discuss the challenges of feeding kids a balanced diet. They talk about setting boundaries and controlling what children are exposed to, as well as the impact of the environment and broken food system on parents' ability to control their children's nutrition. They also explore the importance of involving kids in making healthier choices and offer practical lunch options for busy parents. This podcast provides insights and strategies for promoting healthier meals and choices for children.

Dr. Sara Gottfried – a pioneer in health, research, and education – has seen more than 25,000 patients over the past two decades. She's a physician scientist, who graduated from Harvard Medical School and MIT, and completed her Residency at the University of California, San Francisco. Sign Up to Get Your Free Ultimate Guide to Glucose: ⁠https://levels.link/wnl Dr. Gottfried is the Director of Precision Medicine at The Marcus Institute of Integrative Health, at Thomas Jefferson University, where she specializes in identifying the underlying causes of her patient's conditions to achieve lasting health transformation, not just symptom management. Dr. Gottfried has published five books, including multiple New York Times bestsellers, such as The Hormone Cure, The Hormone Reset Diet, and Younger. Her latest book has just been published, Women Food and Hormones. In this episode, Dr. Casey Means, Co-founder and Chief Medical Officer of Levels, and Dr. Gottfried covered a number of topics from her new book. LINKS New insights from continuous glucose monitoring into the route to diabetes Proposed guidelines to evaluate scientific validity and evidence for genotype-based dietary advice Michael Snyder Marcus Institute of Integrative Health Sara Gottfried 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. (04:11) - The vital role of metabolism (08:15) - Metabolic data should be democratized (11:12) - Women and the keto diet (12:50) - Women are considered "too complicated" (18:38) - Every person needs a unique diet (22:40) - Diet shouldn't be like politics (26:53) - The ideal fasting length (33:22) - The role of testosterone (40:02) - Physicians should not be gatekeepers to health (01:02:40) - The relationship between genes and our environment Transcripts & Show Notes Watch the Video – https://youtu.be/QZUpJCNOpfY

Mike Barwis has spent more than 30 years training professional athletes to be their best. But, it's not just physical performance that Mike focuses on during training sessions. Rather, he believes that mindset is where it all starts, and many of Mike's lessons about performance can be extrapolated from sports to startups. 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. (00:58) - Mindset lets you do extraordinary things (04:47) - Your mindset shapes your reality (06:06) - You can’t do common things and expect uncommon results (07:07) - Being relentless increases your opportunity (09:00) - Get comfortable being uncomfortable (13:51) - There are no loses unless you lose with ego (21:59) - Deserve is a very dangerous word. (22:51) - You can only control 2 things in life (30:25) - A great mindset in elite sports is a great mindset for life (32:03) - Losing is learning (40:04) - Greatness is going beyond yourself to lift up others (44:40) - Understanding how to serve makes the greatest leaders (47:35) - Simplify problems to their source (49:09) - A simple exercise for focus (53:45) - Focus on how you are different vs the competition Transcripts & Show Notes