# MDO Holdings

> MDO Holdings is a privately held Raleigh owner-operator that combines consumer wellness businesses, early-stage investments and commercial real estate. Its operating portfolio includes O2 Fitness, Thrive Wellness, Midtown Yoga, Loop Nutrition, Renew Wellness, PRSNL Training, Epifany and hospitality concepts, while its wider investment portfolio exceeds 30 companies and its property portfolio exceeds 450,000 square feet. The result is a locally rooted platform in which gyms, clinical care, nutrition, coaching and property can reinforce one another.

- **Founded:** 2002
- **Headquarters:** Raleigh, United States
- **Founders:** Michael D. Olander Jr. (Owner and CEO)
- **Team size:** 24 people are listed on LinkedIn as direct MDO Holdings employees; LinkedIn classifies the wider organization at 501-1,000 employees, reflecting operating companies.
- **Products:** Operating-company management, O2 Fitness Clubs, Integrated wellness services, Venture investments, Commercial real estate
- **Notable:** Built O2 Fitness from a Raleigh studio concept into a Carolinas network of roughly 20 clubs., Assembled an operating portfolio spanning fitness, telehealth, nutrition, yoga, coaching, physical therapy, software, insurance and hospitality., Reported more than 30 companies in its investment portfolio.

## Products & services

- **Operating-company management** — Owns and supports consumer businesses across fitness, preventive health, nutrition, yoga, personal coaching, software, insurance and hospitality.
- **O2 Fitness Clubs** — A Carolinas fitness-club network offering equipment, group classes, personal training and, at some Signature clubs, recovery, nutrition, physical therapy and co-working amenities.
- **Integrated wellness services** — A cross-portfolio set of telehealth, medical weight management, hormone care, nutrition counseling, personal coaching, mobility and fitness services delivered through Thrive, Loop Nutrition, PRSNL, Renew and O2 Fitness.
- **Venture investments** — Early-stage investments across consumer, technology, financial-services and wellness businesses; the company reports a portfolio of more than 30 companies.
- **Commercial real estate** — Ownership and management of more than 450,000 square feet of office and shopping space, according to the company profile.

## Achievements

- Built O2 Fitness from a Raleigh studio concept into a Carolinas network of roughly 20 clubs.
- Assembled an operating portfolio spanning fitness, telehealth, nutrition, yoga, coaching, physical therapy, software, insurance and hospitality.
- Reported more than 30 companies in its investment portfolio.
- Reported more than 450,000 square feet of office and shopping space in its commercial real-estate portfolio.
- Launched Thrive Wellness and connected it with services from four other portfolio wellness brands.
- Expanded Thrive's preventive-health capabilities through the 2025 acquisition of Bionic Health.

## Latest updates

- **2026-07** — MDO recruited Raleigh-Durham freelance videographers and editors to create short-form social content across O2 Fitness, Thrive, Renew, Loop Nutrition, Midtown Yoga and PRSNL.
- **2025-09** — Thrive acquired Bionic Health, adding physician-led preventive testing, AI-supported analysis and Healthspan coaching to its medical weight-loss and hormone-care services.
- **2025-04** — O2 Fitness returned to Wake Forest with a Signature club at Grove 98 combining fitness equipment, classes, physical therapy, nutrition counseling, saunas and co-working space.
- **2025-01** — MDO announced Thrive Wellness and a bundled program linking telehealth care with Loop Nutrition, O2 Fitness, PRSNL coaching and Renew mobility services.

## Links

- Website: https://www.mdoholdings.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/mdo-holdings
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/mdoholdings
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mdoholdings

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Last updated: 2026-08-17