Joe Heally joined A. Smith & Co. in 2007 from Bunim Murray Productions. Heally has extensive involvement in the company's television development pipeline, international content partnerships and new media development. At A.Smith & Co., he has worked as part of the development team on such shows as I Married a Stranger, Crash Course, and I Survived a Japanese Game Show for ABC, Unsung for TVOne and Trading Spaces for TLC.

Prior to working within the television industry. Heally had a successful career as a Vice President with Wells Fargo Bank. He graduated from California State University, Northridge with a BA in Electronic Media Management.