{"id":2242407,"date":"2026-11-06T21:36:00","date_gmt":"2026-11-06T18:36:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2242407"},"modified":"2026-11-06T21:36:00","modified_gmt":"2026-11-06T18:36:00","slug":"the-daily-rituals-that-keep-ject-founder-gabby-garritano-grounded","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2242407","title":{"rendered":"The Daily Rituals That Keep JECT Founder Gabby Garritano Grounded"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"oVA page-489928917\">.page-489928917{&#8211;metaColor:#876821;&#8211;navColor:#876821}<\/p>\n<div class=\"cCV\">\n<div class=\"sWr\">\n<div class=\"GqV\">\n<div class=\"gsz Ak6\">\n<div class=\"rkd HG4\">\n<div class=\"Psy H0l\">\n<p class=\"QwJ\">(Well-Maintained)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h1 class=\"aVX cS4 rRO it9\">The Daily Rituals That Keep JECT Founder Gabby Garritano Grounded<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"r87 uRt\">\n<p>The aesthetics entrepreneur knows how to protect her peace.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"vMw nKn\">\n<address class=\"saA\">by <span>Samantha Nik<\/span><\/address>\n<div class=\"yj3 DHw\">\n<div><time datetime=\"2026-11-06T21:36:00.383Z\">14 minutes ago<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"daF\">\n<div class=\"pxF oL7\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"JECT Founder Gabby Garritano\" class=\"N4z fpC geM\" src=\"https:\/\/imgix.bustle.com\/uploads\/image\/2026\/11\/5\/91d188da\/header_split-layout.jpg?w=414&amp;h=390&amp;fit=crop&amp;crop=faces&amp;dpr=2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tn6\">\n<div class=\"AOL Afg\" data-adroot=\"true\">\n<p><em>Behind every seemingly effortless success story is a routine that takes a little maintenance. In The Zoe Report\u2019s <strong>Well-Maintained<\/strong> series, we tap the founders and tastemakers we admire to share the wellness rituals in their calendar that help them show up for their businesses and themselves. <\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/gabbygarritano\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\">Gabby Garritano<\/a> knows how to make an appearance. The founder of modern medical spa <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/ject.us\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\">JECT<\/a> emerges from her Miami Beach kitchen wearing a crisp white button-down, blue denim, and an apricot poodle in tow. \u201cCan I get you a Poppi?\u201d Garritano offers as I get cozy on her white cloud couch, a massive print<strong> <\/strong>of an African safari as our backdrop. As much as aesthetics are Garritano\u2019s bread and butter, she begins to tell me how wellness and confidence are the foundation of her beauty business. \u201cAfter my mother was diagnosed with breast cancer, when I was studying premed at University of Missouri, I spent time with plastic surgeons and became obsessed with the industry,\u201d Garritano shares. <\/p>\n<p>Fast-forward to age 22, the graduate moved to NYC where she began knocking on the gold-plated doors of the Upper East Side\u2019s cosmetic surgeon elite, offering to work nights and weekends as a physician\u2019s assistant. \u201cI landed a position at an office on 75th and Park Ave., and it was super high-end. I remember working Memorial Day Weekend, and that Saturday a lady came in and bought a facelift for her sister for Mother\u2019s Day. She handed me a check for $120,000 and I just thought to myself \u2014 I\u2019m from Missouri, this is insane&#8230; and a real business opportunity,\u201d Garritano says. Over the years working in private practices, it became clear to the JECT CEO that the patient\u2019s experience was akin to that of a doctor\u2019s appointment: impersonal and uninviting, and that there was an opportunity to create a medical environment that was as approachable as it was chic.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sWr iGR zRg CEt\">\n<figure class=\"Qf5 E1M\">\n<div class=\"pxF mvL s853590228\">.s853590228{padding-top:66.6667%}@media(min-width:768px){.s853590228{padding-top:66.6667%}}<img decoding=\"async\" alt class=\"N4z\" src=\"https:\/\/imgix.bustle.com\/uploads\/image\/2026\/11\/5\/2cc92a58\/0c1a9416.jpg?w=414&amp;h=276&amp;fit=crop&amp;crop=faces&amp;dpr=2\"><\/div><figcaption class=\"rv9 TrI\"><cite>Gabrielle Jaylene <\/cite><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Meanwhile, Garritano\u2019s personal client roster grew each time a woman left her office, where her best-in-class marketing was word of mouth. \u201cI was developing the business while I was still working in surgery,\u201d she says of her earliest med spa days. \u201cI would operate from 8 to 4, and then I would host my own patients at the office from 5 to 8 by myself; checking people in, preparing the Botox, and doing the treatments, of course. One day, the primary plastic surgeon came into the office and the whole waiting room was full, and he said, \u2018I\u2019m going to start charging you rent,\u2019 and it was astronomical. It was the best thing that ever happened to me because it made me say, \u2018OK, it\u2019s time to find my own space.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Garritano\u2019s side hustle eventually became JECT West Village, the first of 10 locations across New York, Florida, and California. The brand launched in 2019 with $50K in funding and barn wood floors she preferred not to paint. \u201cI couldn\u2019t afford an architect to pull permits and the budget was the budget \u2014 that\u2019s it,\u201d the founder recalls of bootstrapping the beauty business. <\/p>\n<p>These days, Garritano\u2019s schedule as a founder, CEO, and active practitioner requires a well-maintained aesthetic of a different kind: from prioritizing breakfast and boundaries, to a nighttime routine she\u2019s willing to ditch a fancy dinner party for. Ahead, Gabby Garritano walks TZR through the rituals that help her take care of business and herself.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sWr iGR\">\n<div class=\"DbX\">\n<div class=\"uES fEt\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"B1N\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"qmt uT7\">\n<div class=\"FDO\">\n<div class=\"ENZ\">\n<div class=\"pxF XJ- mvL s1817653494\">.s1817653494{padding-top:66.75%}@media(min-width:768px){.s1817653494{padding-top:66.625%}}<img decoding=\"async\" alt class=\"N4z nIy\" src=\"https:\/\/imgix.bustle.com\/uploads\/image\/2026\/11\/5\/c7909afb\/0c1a9542.jpg?w=400&amp;h=267&amp;fit=crop&amp;crop=faces&amp;dpr=2\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"EGE\">(+)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"FDO\">\n<div class=\"ENZ\">\n<div class=\"pxF XJ- mvL s1817653494\">.s1817653494{padding-top:66.75%}@media(min-width:768px){.s1817653494{padding-top:66.625%}}<img decoding=\"async\" alt class=\"N4z nIy\" src=\"https:\/\/imgix.bustle.com\/uploads\/image\/2026\/11\/5\/b6941f47\/0c1a9430.jpg?w=400&amp;h=267&amp;fit=crop&amp;crop=faces&amp;dpr=2\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"EGE\">(+)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"FDO\">\n<div class=\"ENZ\">\n<div class=\"pxF XJ- mvL s1817653494\">.s1817653494{padding-top:66.75%}@media(min-width:768px){.s1817653494{padding-top:66.625%}}<img decoding=\"async\" alt class=\"N4z nIy\" src=\"https:\/\/imgix.bustle.com\/uploads\/image\/2026\/11\/5\/3f9ac6fd\/0c1a9399.jpg?w=400&amp;h=267&amp;fit=crop&amp;crop=faces&amp;dpr=2\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"EGE\">(+)<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"_-g MO9\"><cite class=\"AA0\">Gabrielle Jaylene <\/cite><\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"yOD GLK\">\n<div class=\"ki0 kpP\">\n<div class=\"MNV\"><\/div>\n<p><label class=\"QNb y8V St5\" for=\"lightboxCheckbox-496693277\"><button aria-label=\"open lightbox\" class=\"kMc\"><\/button><\/label><\/div>\n<div class=\"C1C\">\n<div class=\"ZXG\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"LOc\"><\/div>\n<p><button class=\"ikQ Xfx\"><span class=\"Od1\">INFO<\/span><\/button><\/p>\n<div class=\"olh\">1\/3<\/div>\n<div class=\"xCo\"><button class=\"ikQ VkL\"><\/button><button class=\"ikQ Olc\"><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h4><strong>What is the first wellness ritual you integrate for a successful day ahead?<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>I\u2019m up at 6:30 a.m. and it\u2019s coffee and water before I leave the house. I make a colostrum coffee with illy beans in my espresso machine while [my fianc\u00e9] takes the dog out. I fill up a water bottle before my workout at 7:15 a.m., and then calls start at 9.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>What\u2019s the one wellness or mindfulness habit that directly makes you better at your job as a founder, not just happier?<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Consistency is peak wellness. I feel like when my routine gets thrown off I\u2019m not my best professionally or personally.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>What have you cut out in the name of performance?<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Staying up late and intermittent fasting \u2014 it makes me feel jittery in the morning. Now I eat a clean breakfast and it helps ease anxiety: something like egg whites or a shake with almond milk. I feel more at ease. <\/p>\n<h4><strong>How do you protect your energy when your business depends on being \u201con\u201d?<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>My token advice is to know when to leave the party. It\u2019s important to put yourself, your wellness, and your business first at times. Recently, we committed to a dinner event at 7 p.m. By 7:30, they still hadn\u2019t served dinner. The bartender said dinner would be at 8 p.m., and I said, \u2018We\u2019re getting the hell out of here!\u2019 I went to Pura Vida for a chicken bowl and was home in bed by 9:30 p.m. with no regrets.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>How do you handle the first hour of chaos \u2014 emails, Slack, texts \u2014 without frying your nervous system?<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Exercise. I have two trainers \u2014 one is a boxing trainer and we lift heavy weights, and the other is at DBC in Miami. It\u2019s intense but the vibes are right, we listen to R&amp;B.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sWr iGR\">\n<div class=\"DbX\">\n<div class=\"uES fEt\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"B1N\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"qmt pm7\">\n<div class=\"IWn\">\n<div class=\"ENZ\">\n<div class=\"pxF XJ- mvL s535723676\">.s535723676{padding-top:125%}@media(min-width:768px){.s535723676{padding-top:125%}}<img decoding=\"async\" alt class=\"N4z nIy\" src=\"https:\/\/imgix.bustle.com\/uploads\/image\/2026\/11\/5\/40a0e6d9\/0c1a9546.jpg?w=400&amp;h=500&amp;fit=crop&amp;crop=faces&amp;dpr=2\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"EGE\">(+)<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"_-g wvJ\"><cite class=\"AA0\">Gabrielle Jaylene <\/cite><\/figcaption><\/div>\n<div class=\"IWn\">\n<div class=\"ENZ\">\n<div class=\"pxF XJ- mvL s535723676\">.s535723676{padding-top:125%}@media(min-width:768px){.s535723676{padding-top:125%}}<img decoding=\"async\" alt class=\"N4z nIy\" src=\"https:\/\/imgix.bustle.com\/uploads\/image\/2026\/11\/5\/1471d183\/0c1a9465.jpg?w=400&amp;h=500&amp;fit=crop&amp;crop=faces&amp;dpr=2\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"EGE\">(+)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"yOD GLK\">\n<div class=\"ki0 kpP\">\n<div class=\"MNV\"><\/div>\n<p><label class=\"QNb y8V St5\" for=\"lightboxCheckbox-496693325\"><button aria-label=\"open lightbox\" class=\"kMc\"><\/button><\/label><\/div>\n<div class=\"C1C\">\n<div class=\"ZXG\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"LOc\"><\/div>\n<p><button class=\"ikQ Xfx\"><span class=\"Od1\">INFO<\/span><\/button><\/p>\n<div class=\"olh\">1\/2<\/div>\n<div class=\"xCo\"><button class=\"ikQ VkL\"><\/button><button class=\"ikQ Olc\"><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h4><strong>What are the most productive hours of your day?<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>My best working hours are between 9 a.m. and noon. I try to save a lot of my calls for the afternoon because then I can just go on a walk and be more casual or have time to properly review a financial model or floor plan. If it\u2019s something that needs a lot of attention to detail, that\u2019s happening in the morning. <\/p>\n<h4>What\u2019s your version of a reset button in the middle of a workday? Be specific.<\/h4>\n<p>We have a sauna at home and I love that or a swim in the pool to step away from the screens and recalibrate. Walking [my dog] Posey in our neighborhood is a nice reset too.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>What does your evening routine look like when you\u2019ve had a particularly stressful workday?<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>At 8 p.m., I put my laptop away \u2014 and then it\u2019s straight into skin care before bed. Just like you go to the dentist for a routine cleaning, I prioritize medical-grade skin care and being consistent every single day. I have a deck of products in my rotation: retinol, glycolic, salicylic, and hyaluronic acids. Sunscreen, too, of course.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>As the founder of a modern med spa, what aesthetic treatments do you maintain?<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>I do wrinkle reducer treatments about every four months in my upper face, lower face, neck bands, and \u2014 just recently \u2014 a bit in my shoulders, which felt bulky to me due to weight lifting.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>If your calendar is a reflection of your values, what does yours say right now?<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>That my business is my baby. I love JECT. It brings me so much joy. Even when I get into bed with my fianc\u00e9, we talk about work \u2014 it\u2019s really hard to turn off. <\/p>\n<p>I tell people, don\u2019t start a business unless you really love what you do because you\u2019re going to be doing it. 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