Jay Amargos Leaves Startup Junkie To Start Small Business

Jay Amargos has left Startup Junkie Consulting of Fayetteville to run her own meditation studio. Amargos’ last day was July 25. She had been Startup Junkie’s minority outreach program director, as was highlighted in an Arkansas Business story in May. Amargos and Jessica Boyd co-founded i’Mindful Studio in Fayetteville. Amargos said the studio teaches a form of meditation called mindfulness stress reduction, and the studio has classes at its Fayetteville location or it can do sessions at places of work. i’Mindful has already worked with several companies in northwest Arkansas, such as Whole Foods Market, Samsung and Acorn: An Influence Co. Amargos said she has practiced mindfulness for five years, beginning after she was diagnosed with fibromyalgia and lupus. It has also helped with her autistic son, she said. Amargos said she originally planned to stay at Startup Junkie while running the studio. The meditation business became popular quickly enough that she decided to do it full time. “It’s all about bringing your attention to the present moment so it allows you to become very focused so you can be more productive,” Amargos said. “It has nothing to do with mantras. You don’t have to be a hippie or dress like a monk. It is becoming very mainstream.”
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