#2 – From selling cars, to building rockets (Josh Clemente & Ben Grynol)

After graduating from college, Josh Clemente, Founder of Levels, found himself selling used cars while he held out for his dream job – an opportunity to work at Tesla. Although Tesla didn't work out, someone suggested that Josh apply to SpaceX and this changed the course of his career. 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. (06:12) - How Josh’s father provided a career role model (09:05) -  Catching attention with a killer capstone project (21:16) - The journey to SpaceX (25:13) - What happens when you take work to the limit (27:04) - Leaving SpaceX to explore new ideas (34:14) - The scientific paper that inspired Josh’s obsession with metabolism (40:34) - Feeling frustration when denied access to a CGM (44:15) - How a CGM provided a lightbulb moment (47:53) - Building out the original business plan Transcripts & Show Notes