294. The Wearable Revolution: Oura CEO Tom Hale On the Perks Of Data & Why You Should Opt In
Hurdle
Emily Abbate
5 • 1.4K Ratings
🗓️ 18 March 2024
⏱️ 63 minutes
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Summary
Fitbit, Apple Watch, Nike Fuelband, WHOOP, Oura Ring. With the nature of my career, I’ve been rocking some sort of wearable technology since it became a thing, over 10 years ago. I get so many messages asking why I switched up my wearable recently and today I am sitting down with Tom Hale, CEO of Oura — my current wearable of choice. I’ve been looking forward to this conversation for a long time and we really dive into everything that is the wearable industry. I appreciate how Tom talks about wearables very democratically throughout this conversation and his outlook on the future of the industry. We talk about Tom’s interesting journey to CEO of Oura, his perspective on why people should invest in a wearable and the importance of placement, as well as how he’s gained meaningful insight from his journey with wearing an Oura ring.
IN THIS EPISODE
Tom’s journey to becoming Oura’s CEO (5:10)
What made Tom lean into Oura in the diverse world of wearables (8:13)
The early days of CEO and managing the learning curve that came with a massive technology company (11:55)
The reason to wear a wearable at all (16:32)
Tom’s perspective on the ‘nocebo’ effect (19:40)
Why continued use of a wearable matters even if you feel you’ve got the data you need (25:20)
The importance of the placement of wearables and how it impacts data (37:01)
How the Oura employees are Tom’s biggest inspiration (42:00)
Tom’s bookshelf recommendations (45:02)
How sleep can affect nutrition and overall appetite regulation (48:26)
Tom’s perspective on the future of wearables (57:02)
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| 0:00.0 | I see a future where everyone makes health a daily practice and they would support that, you know, with insights and advice, you know, think of the doctor in your pocket who's looking out for you, maybe, you know, |
| 0:12.8 | give you a little nudge here and there. What's going on everyone? What's going on, |
| 0:23.0 | what's going on, |
| 0:25.0 | what's going on everyone? |
| 0:28.0 | Emily Abbotti here. |
| 0:31.0 | You are listening to episode 294 of hurdle a wellness focused |
| 0:35.8 | podcast where I talk to inspirational people about everything from their |
| 0:39.3 | highest highs and toughest moments to essential tips on how to live a healthier, happier, more motivated life. |
| 0:46.7 | We all go through our fair share of hurdles. |
| 0:49.5 | My goal through these discussions is to empower you to better navigate yours and move |
| 0:54.0 | with intention so that you can stride toward your own big potential and of course |
| 0:58.8 | have some fun along the way. For today's conversation I'm really amped to be bringing you |
| 1:06.5 | my chat with Tom Hale. He's the CEO of Ora. I cannot even do this justice how many messages I get on the regular |
| 1:18.0 | talking about wearables asking me what's the deal with the ring that you're wearing why did you make a switch |
| 1:24.9 | from whoop what is it that you're looking to collect from wearing this thing what |
| 1:29.6 | data do you find helpful do you find that it impacts your sleep I could go on forever the |
| 1:34.8 | low down on my relationship with wearables is that I've probably been wearing some |
| 1:39.5 | sort of a wearables since wearables became a thing. In my many lives as a multi hyphenet, especially as an |
| 1:47.5 | editor in the health and wellness space, I was constantly trying the newest and |
| 1:52.2 | greatest, so whether that be the original I was constantly trying the newest and greatest. |
| 1:52.8 | So whether that be the original Nike fuel band, |
| 1:56.8 | I had a custom rose gold one, |
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