Joy E Mason

Meet Joy E. Mason, the visionary force behind Optimist Business Solutions, a transformative training and consultant firm igniting success for organizations across the Midwest. With a distinguished career spanning over three decades at Eli Lilly and Company, Joy's expertise as a certified Six Sigma Black Belt, global change manager, and continuous improvement professional is impressive. Her profound insights into systems, operations, processes, and risk management have reshaped how her clients address efficiency, effectiveness, and equity. She has proven herself to clients with countless complex projects as a Master implementer.

Retiring in 2017, Joy embarked on an entrepreneurial journey, becoming not just an author and motivational speaker but a beacon of empowerment and optimism. At Optimist Business Solutions, she orchestrates tailored lean and change management strategies, transforming businesses' operations. Joy's passion for continuous improvement extends to aiding state agencies, public institutions, and small businesses, propelling them toward their objectives. In 2021, Joy's commitment to inclusion soared with the launch of various initiatives to address opportunity gaps. In collaboration with a local university, her groundbreaking SixSigmaIndy empowers communities to champion change in Indianapolis and beyond.

As founder of SixSigmaIndy, Joy's Institute has trained 56 women and certified 46 as Certified Six Sigma Green Belts. By obtaining this training and certification, these women have impacted the Indianapolis community through equity-related projects, increased their leadership confidence, advanced their careers, and increased their salaries.

As an acclaimed author of three books, Joy's "5 Steps to Sustainable Solutions for Women in Business" has become a helpful workbook for her clients, guiding them to lasting success.

Joy resides in Indianapolis with her beloved husband, Tony and is the proud mother of two accomplished sons, Miles and John Michael. As a brain tumor survivor and now partially blind, her story is one of resilience, innovation, and unwavering optimism, inspiring generations to come.