{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/62470776b68b3c0012ad99a8/6a60676c1fed88da55fc1203?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Marketing Vanguard at Cannes: The Smart Ring That Made Wellness More Useful ft. Doug Sweeny of ŌURA ","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/62470776b68b3c0012ad99a8/1784702579132-e0551484-35cb-47d8-90e5-fc1199a72d2e.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Marketing Vanguard continues its Cannes 2026 series as host Jenny Rooney sits down with Doug Sweeny, CMO of ŌURA. In this conversation, Doug shares how ŌURA has evolved from a sleep-focused wearable into a broader health and readiness platform, helping people understand what is happening inside their bodies before it shows up in their day. He gets into how ŌURA’s mission-led positioning, hardware innovation, and partnership ecosystem are helping the brand define what the next phase of wearable health looks like.</p><p><br></p><p>Doug Sweeny is the Chief Marketing Officer at ŌURA, a leading smart ring and wearable health technology company. With 15 years of agency experience and leadership roles across brands like Levi’s, Nest and One Medical, Doug has built a career around mission-driven companies that combine technology, usefulness and real-world impact. At ŌURA, Doug leads marketing for a brand that has moved beyond sleep tracking into a wider health platform spanning stress, resilience, cardiovascular health, metabolic health and women’s health. His work focuses on positioning ŌURA not just as a device, but as a way for people to better understand their bodies, build readiness and make smarter decisions about their wellbeing.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>What You'll Learn:</strong></p><p><br></p><ul><li>How ŌURA evolved from sleep tracking into stress, resilience, and broader health insight</li><li>Why younger female consumers are the brand’s fastest-growing segment</li><li>How women’s health features are expanding ŌURA’s relevance and category position</li><li>Why stress and resilience are becoming core reasons people stay with ŌURA</li><li>How ŌURA Ring 5 removes friction through smaller hardware and longer battery life</li><li>Why mission-driven brands attract leaders who want to build products with real utility</li><li>How “readiness” connects elite athletes, executives and everyday consumers</li></ul><p><br></p><p>This episode is part of a special vidcast series that was recorded live during Cannes 2026 and presented in partnership with Edelman.&nbsp;</p>","author_name":"Adweek"}