When Jay Mateo was just 13 years old, his father lost his job working as an engineer in Puerto Rico. Jay had spent his childhood living there, so suddenly moving to the United States was a shock (to say the least). Fortunately, Jay’s father was able to find another job in Charlotte, North Carolina before relocating the entire family — including Jay, his mother, and his brother — to Rock Hill, South Carolina.
In both locations, the language barrier was an immediate issue for Jay. He barely spoke English, yet he had no choice but to quickly overcome this barrier very early on. This added a lot of pressure to the anxiety he already felt as a young teen who had recently moved away from everything he knew in Puerto Rico. As he struggled to improve his English, Jay Mateo’s anxiety became worse. Around this time, he also started experiencing severe depression, as he didn’t really know anybody in the United States and had no other family where he lived.
While anxiety and depression are two things that Jay still has to deal with today, he has since found an outlet to help overcome these obstacles. With time, Jay Mateo found that the best way to keep his depression and anxiety at bay was exercise. He realized that fitness was his #1 passion and gave him the ability to set and adhere to a strict schedule every single day. It made him feel good, eat well, and see positive changes in his body.
However, it wasn’t only fitness that gave Jay Mateo a new lease on life. In high school, an advisor recruited Jay into an MLM. What started as an easy way to make a little extra money actually turned into a valuable learning experience. Jay came to realize that entrepreneurship was what he was meant to do all along. This realization allowed Jay Mateo to combine several of his passions and experiences to open his own agency: Luxuria Marketing.
With Luxuria Marketing, Jay Mateo has blended his love for fitness and business together, creating an agency that helps health, fitness, and wellness businesses grow their brands and help serve those that may be dealing with anxiety or depression. By helping brands within this industry, Jay is indirectly helping millions of people maintain their physical, mental, and emotional health by making it easier than ever to access the best resources and services to meet their needs. Through Luxuria Marketing, Jay aims to support the businesses that help people feel more in control of their lives, specifically offering a wide range of marketing services with a specialization in social media management and digital ads.
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