#146 - Scaling startups: Growing communication, leadership, and goals | Sam Corcos & Sander Daniels

Since metabolic health is downstream of food production, we need regenerative farming, balanced ecosystems, and to lift the veil of Big Food’s marketing schemes in order to optimize the entire system. 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. 🎙 What Levels’ Advisor Dr. Rob Lustig and Head of Growth Ben Grynol discuss: (06:08) - The growers and the helpers (07:05) - How DDT changed America (12:19) - The next big thing (16:04) - Soil vs. dirt (28:29) - Farming in the 1960s (30:17) - Turning America’s Heartland into big ag (34:06) - Agriculture and healthcare are inseparable (38:16) - An immoral hazard (43:13) - The consumer is in the dark (50:32) - Shop around the edge of the supermarket Transcripts & Show Notes 🔗 Helpful links: Watch the conversation: https://youtu.be/HiBOobZ_8ss 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

8 Heinä 202255min

The current ways of measuring health are limited: lack of disease isn’t enough. Resilience is a way to measure how well our bodies work now, and continuous monitoring can show us how well our bodies handle stress and subsequent recovery. 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. 🎙 What Head of Research & Development Dr. Taylor Sittler and Head of Partnerships Tom Griffin discuss: (04:07) - Understanding the state of the body (06:27) - Your body’s response to stressful events (10:14) - Connecting physiology with diagnosis (12:06) - Traditional medicine limbo (14:02) - Helping people achieve the health they want (20:07) - A functional medicine approach (24:12) - Correlating the measurements (27:21) - Standardizing the stressor (30:12) - Resilience vs. adaptation (36:48) - The love hormone Transcripts & Show Notes 🔗 Helpful links: Resilience: https://youtu.be/MKC-dHMnL7k Find us on YouTube: https://youtube.com/levelshealth?sub_confirmation=1

7 Heinä 202237min

How many times do you get clear about your priorities, and then get distracted and focus on something completely unimportant because it feels productive? This is what we at Levels call bike shedding, and here we talk about how it happens in companies, and how people can think in order to avoid it. 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. 🎙 What CEO and Co-Founder Sam Corcos and Head of Growth Ben Grynol discuss: (03:19) - The idea of shaving a yak (06:41) - What is Bike shedding? (08:35) - The hard things are not hard, they're just easy to avoid (11:35) - The Eisenhower Matrix (13:27) - The Bike Shed effect (15:47) - Get out of the weeds (31:16) - Focus your actions around your core values (34:13) - Stay true to your mission (40:56) - Sunk costs are the currency of bike shedding (43:47) - The responsibility of leadership Transcripts & Show Notes 🔗 Helpful links: Find us on YouTube: https://youtube.com/levelshealth?sub_confirmation=1

6 Heinä 202244min

Where does education around metabolic health, nutrition, and lifestyle fit into med school today? 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. 🎙 What Levels’ Clinical Head of Product Dr. Lauren Kelley-Chew and Dr. Elias Eid discuss: (04:27) - How Elias got involved with Levels (05:50) - How CGM helped Elias live a better, healthier life as a diabetic (07:14) - The importance of real-time data (09:38) - Life without CGM (19:26) - Insulin resistance and its significance (26:16) - The power of CGM (28:35) - What is emergency medicine? (30:12) - The beauty of emergency medicine (35:57) - Be bold and add value (48:18) - How cardio will help people control their sugar Transcripts & Show Notes 🔗 Helpful links: Find us on YouTube: https://youtube.com/levelshealth?sub_confirmation=1

1 Heinä 202252min

How do you “win” at the SEO game with content, landing pages, time-on-page, backlinks, and redirects—without getting technical? 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. 🎙 What guest Nick Jordan, Levels’ Editorial Director Mike Haney, and Head of Growth Ben Grynol discuss: (04:18) - How Nick started (05:49) - Digging deep to SEO (09:30) - How to outrank your competitors in every niche (10:57) - The easy way to be more comprehensive (12:43) - Mistakes that most brands make (17:48) - The toughest part of content operations is people (22:55) - The power of referral traffic (24:13) - What is backlink? (40:57) - Every factor is within your control (44:31) - The importance of titles and meta information Transcripts & Show Notes 🔗 Helpful links: Watch the conversation: https://youtu.be/Ta22mQ7oBbI Find us on YouTube: https://youtube.com/levelshealth?sub_confirmation=1 Connect with Nick on Instagram: https://instagram.com/nickfromseattle/ 0 to 1,500,000 organics per month: https://contentdistribution.com/seo-case-study/ Automating keyword research: https://contentdistribution.com/b2b-saas-keyword-research/ Find Nick on YouTube: https://youtube.com/c/ContentDistribution Join the Content Ops Community: https://facebook.com/groups/contentdistributionengine

30 Kesä 202246min

We launched an observational research study in order to gather CGM data. Data from our members will help us better understand what blood glucose patterns look like in the general wellness population. The study differs from others because we’re working to establish a baseline for health rather than a baseline for disease. With all of this data coming from our Members (with minimal additional effort from them), we’ll be able to collect the data, synthesize it, and publish it. By doing so, we’ll start to better understand blood glucose baselines and build a framework that will show the wellness population how to adjust nutrition and make lifestyle changes in order to optimize health through behavior change. Sign Up to Get Your Free Ultimate Guide to Glucose: ⁠https://levels.link/wnl In this episode, Levels’ Head of Research and Development Dr. Taylor Sittler, Levels’ Head of Business Maz Brumand, and one of the Levels’ advisors Dom D’Agostino, PhD discuss: The Levels research study and how we will collect data from our members What this large study and data collection mean for the future of metabolic health How we work to be part of health optimization medicine to get ahead of disease 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. 🎙 What Levels’ Head of Research and Development Dr. Taylor Sittler, Levels’ Head of Business Maz Brumand, and one of the Levels’ advisors Dom D’Agostino, PhD discuss: (02:36) - The Levels research study (04:04) - A look at the data behind Levels (05:54) - The importance of baseline and understanding (07:13) - What is Color? (09:19) - There is no one-size-fits-all solution (17:18) - Elevated insulin versus insulin resistance (19:36) - The functional biomarkers (23:16) - Health is on a spectrum (25:23) - How body weight affects glycemic control Follow our podcast, A Whole New Level, for more conversations about metabolic health. We talk about our mission to solve the metabolic health crisis, our fully remote and async startup culture, and the process of building a health and wellness movement from the ground up. Transcripts & Show Notes Find us on YouTube: https://youtube.com/levelshealth?sub_confirmation=1 Connect with Dom on Instagram: https://instagram.com/dominic.dagostino.kt Connect with Dom on Twitter: https://twitter.com/dominicdagosti2

29 Kesä 202229min

At work, you expect to get feedback from your manager—but giving and receiving direct feedback between coworkers in the moment is deeply valuable. This type of feedback in an async, remote environment is even more crucial to have smoother communication and keep the work environment positive. In this conversation, Dr. Casey Means joins Jackie Tsontakis and Michael “Miz” Mizrahi to discuss how working through an issue and then providing feedback and transparent communication can remove gossip and toxic communication, build the trust battery between team members, and help to avoid misalignment. 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. 🎙 What Co-Founder and Chief Medical Officer Dr. Casey Means, Growth Generalist Jackie Tsontakis and Head of Operations Michael “Miz” Mizrahi discuss: (03:23) - How to give remote feedback (04:07) - 15 Commitments of Conscious Leadership (04:52) - Be direct with feedback (05:41) - Interpretations are fallible (17:05) - Be willing to jump in (43:03) - What makes a great team? (47:59) - Invite others in (48:41) - The tiny ownership conversations that make all the difference (55:01) - The importance of relationship building Transcripts & Show Notes 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. 🔗 Helpful links: Watch the conversation: https://youtube.com/watch?v=kRAZLpvK9sw Find us on YouTube: https://youtube.com/levelshealth?sub_confirmation=1

28 Kesä 202257min

Is it possible to improve or manage prostate cancer through diet and lifestyle changes? 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. 🎙 What Levels Member Dave Phillips & Levels’ Head of Growth Ben Grynol discuss: (13:28) - Dave’s diagnosis (16:42) - The shortcomings of Western medicine (22:06) - The power of a positive attitude (27:07) - Learning Levels (35:34) - The complexity of cancer (39:52) - The importance of a glucose monitor (42:39) - How to work better (48:23) - Be your own best friend (01:02:08) - Importance of Levels monitor Transcripts & Show Notes 🔗 Helpful links: Dave Phillips credits Levels lifestyle for helping his cancer go into remission: https://levelshealth.com/blog/dave-phillips-cancer Find us on YouTube: https://youtube.com/levelshealth?sub_confirmation=1

27 Kesä 20221h 6min