Show Notes Episode 7 with Emily Bowen of LEVEL FOODSAfter moving to LA, Emily began providing marketing consulting to CPG startups in the healthy food space for the past 3 years. Within that time, she has helped launch 3 different companies, including her current client: LEVEL FOODS. LEVEL was founded by NBA Player, Meyers Leonard and his wife, Elle. Level is a functional protein snack bar powered by adaptogens. The bars are gluten free, dairy free, soy free, non-gmo.Emily & Discuss: -Growing up in the cold winters of Buffalo, NY-How her first job as the marketing director at a Hospital in New York taught her “To step into a room of men as a 22 year old girl”-Why “failure wasn’t an option for her”-Power of proving her family wrong-Why she moved to LA and why she needs to be “greatly fulfilled” in her work-The gap she sees in nutrition between Tradition/Education/Accessibility and why she wants to close it for all people.-Why she believes we should experiment with diets and how you can listen to your body with food.-History of Level Foods-How NBA star Myer Leonard’s wife Elle saved his career-Level Foods Mission: “Healthy Shouldn’t Be Hard”-Why the Leonard’s believe that if they are at the top of their game in food/nutrition that they have a responsibility to help others that do not have the accessibility.-Power of a true “community” on instagram and how this led to them selling out all bars of first launch in 3 days.-Why it’s important to share your journey to create community on social media-Why Level Foods puts a “Made on date” on all bars.-How each bar from Level foods allows you to choose the bar for your unique daily needs-Why Rob loves Level bars-Emily’s favorite quote: “Don’t be afraid to be different”-You can learn more about Emily on instagram @emilyybowen-Follow Level Foods on instagram @levelfoods-Shop Level Foods and learn full story at levelfoods.com