The Atlanta Business Chronicle honored Shay Griffin along with 20 other women, for their annual Women Who Mean Business Awards.

Griffin has played a major role in pushing the tax incentives that have paved the way for Georgia’s booming film industry, which now boasts $8 billion in state film production revenue. She continues to grow her company, Chez Studios, by hosting training and workshop programs for actors, as well as performing top-tier casting work for both film and TV via her company, Chez Casting.