#35 – Building our Engineering Team (Michael Mizrahi & Andrew Conner)

#35 – Building our Engineering Team (Michael Mizrahi & Andrew Conner)

Oftentimes, in hiring processes, companies have a sense of leverage over prospective candidates. However, with Levels, this isn't the path that we take – we don't want to sell candidates, and we don't want candidates to sell us.


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When bringing new team members onboard, the process is transparent. We don't trick people with challenges: "Here's a hard question, go and solve it." Rather, we give people the opportunity to document things, find areas where they can offer insight into what we're doing, and pick things apart.


In this episode, Michael Mizrahi, Head of Operations, and Andrew Conner, Head of Engineering and one of the Co-Founders of Levels, sat down and talked about the process of building our team and onboarding new team members.

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) - People like us do things like this
(04:21) - There isn't one Buffalo
(08:32) - The rise of the interview podcast
(10:45) - Professionals are expected to embrace consistency over authenticity
(14:05) - New media is exciting because it's always changing
(16:33) - Following the path to find the dynamics of the medium
(18:18) - How do ads create value?
(23:42) - Defining the culture to drive action
(26:18) - Respecting people who like loud music
(29:34) - How do you build community?
(40:52) - Building a new path for learning

Transcripts & Show Notes

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#265 - How do you know if you are healthy and what your labs tell you? | Dr. Robert Lustig & Mike Haney

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#264 - How aging and menopause drive muscle loss and fat gain | Dr. Robert Lustig & Ben Grynol

#264 - How aging and menopause drive muscle loss and fat gain | Dr. Robert Lustig & Ben Grynol

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#263 - How do macronutrients affect your blood sugar and metabolic health? | Dr. Robert Lustig & Ben Grynol

#263 - How do macronutrients affect your blood sugar and metabolic health? | Dr. Robert Lustig & Ben Grynol

Macronutrients include fat, protein, and carbohydrates. Fiber is a type of carbohydrate. All four nutrients have different effects on glucose and metabolic health. Dr. Robert Lustig and Ben Grynol dis...

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#262 - How do lifestyle changes affect your metabolic health? | Dr. Robert Lustig & Ben Grynol

#262 - How do lifestyle changes affect your metabolic health? | Dr. Robert Lustig & Ben Grynol

Exercising and changing your diet are both beneficial for metabolic health. But you may be wondering which one has more benefits for fat loss, increasing insulin sensitivity, and more. Dr. Robert Lust...

15 Aug 202416min

#261 - Uric acid-raising foods to avoid for metabolic, gut, and overall health | Dr. David Perlmutter & Dr. Casey Means

#261 - Uric acid-raising foods to avoid for metabolic, gut, and overall health | Dr. David Perlmutter & Dr. Casey Means

High uric acid can cause gout, but it’s also a marker for worsened metabolic health and gut health and a contributor to neurodegenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer’s. Consumption of purines can lead...

1 Aug 20241h 9min

#260 - Why high insulin levels drive fat storage and weight gain and what you can do | Dr. Robert Lustig & Ben Grynol

#260 - Why high insulin levels drive fat storage and weight gain and what you can do | Dr. Robert Lustig & Ben Grynol

High insulin levels drive the growth of fat cells. In turn, fat gain can exacerbate insulin resistance, leading to a vicious cycle. Insulin is a hormone the pancreas releases in response to glucose ri...

11 Jul 202412min

#259 - What being ‘postdiabetic,’ rather than prediabetic, means and how to get there | Eric Edmeades & Ben Grynol

#259 - What being ‘postdiabetic,’ rather than prediabetic, means and how to get there | Eric Edmeades & Ben Grynol

Before someone develops type 2 diabetes, they go through a prediabetic stage. But if someone is reversing their diabetes and is trending toward better glucose levels or even optimal levels, they are p...

4 Jul 20241h 1min

#258 - What are glucose and insulin and why do they matter for health? | Dr. Robert Lustig & Ben Grynol

#258 - What are glucose and insulin and why do they matter for health? | Dr. Robert Lustig & Ben Grynol

Excess glucose from food gets stored as fat. And our insulin response drives that fat storage. The goal is for the pancreas to release less insulin but for the body to have a healthy response to it. D...

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