About
Jim Donnelly is Co-Founder and CEO of Humanaut Health and the operator behind the company's clinic-growth thesis. Before Humanaut, he co-founded Restore Hyper Wellness in Austin and grew it from one location into a 200+ location wellness franchise across 40 states. Earlier chapters include IgoUgo.com, the Pursuit Group, luxury and experiential real estate, the Charlotte Athletic Club, Fortune 500 marketing roles, and service as a U.S. Army officer.
What to Know
Signature approach
Donnelly turns wellness and longevity services into a repeatable, consumer-friendly operating model: retail-grade spaces, clear service packaging, local clinic playbooks, brand trust, and franchise systems. At Humanaut, that playbook is being applied to a more clinical, membership-driven product with biomarkers, physician oversight, APRN care, and regenerative therapies.
What sets them apart
- Proven wellness-chain scale. Restore grew from one Austin storefront to 200+ locations across 40 states during his CEO tenure.
- Category creation experience. Restore helped package cryotherapy, IVs, mild HBOT, infrared sauna, compression, and red light into a retail wellness category.
- Repeat founder pattern. IgoUgo, Pursuit Group, Restore, and Humanaut show a long history of building consumer-facing companies.
- Relevant author and speaker. Restore, his book with Steve Welch, documents the wellness operating thesis that informs Humanaut.
Expertise
Patient types
Affiliations
Thought Leadership
Books
- Restore: The Life-Changing Power of Right-Away Wellness · Forefront Books / Simon & Schuster, 2024
Media Appearances
- Jim Donnelly, Co-Founder and CEO of Humanaut Health, Speaks at GrowthCap Forum in Jackson Hole, WY · GrowthCap · 2024-09-11
- Meet The Disruptors: Jim Donnelly Of Restore Hyper Wellness · Authority Magazine · 2022-12-07
- How Hyper Wellness Led To Hyper Franchise Growth With Jim Donnelly · Dru Carpenito Podcast · 2023-02-06
Notable Collaborators
- Steve Welch · Restore Hyper Wellness co-founder and book co-author
- Amy Killen, MD · Humanaut Health co-founder and Chief Medical Officer
- Harry Adelson, ND · Humanaut Health co-founder and Chief of Regenerative Medicine
- Elliot Karathanasis · Humanaut Health co-founder and Chief Product Officer
Other specialists at Humanaut Health
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