Hi! I’m Heather Joel. Thanks for taking the time to drop by!
WORK AND EXPERIENCE:
1998-2000: HOST OF COUNTRY MUSIC TELEVISION’S HIT TRIP
1998&1999: HOST OF FARM AIDE
2000: HOST OF COUNTRY MUSIC TELEVISION’S ALL ACCESS
———————————————— (BUSY WITH LITTLE KIDS…CHANGING DIAPERS & STUFF LIKE THAT)
2006 - PRESENT: VARIOUS GRAPHIC DESIGN/BRANDING PROJECTS
2007: CO-WROTE DELIBERATEKIDS ONE (WITH PHIL JOEL)
2009: CO-WROTE DELIBERATEKIDS TWO (WITH PHIL JOEL)
2010: FAMILY FIGHT NIGHT (PRODUCED/DIRECTED A 9-CITY TOUR WITH FOCUS ON THE FAMILY)
2010: WROTE FRANKLIN TOWNE (CHILDREN’S BOOK)
2010 - PRESENT: BRAND MANAGEMENT FOR PHIL JOEL/ZEALAND
2010: PRODUCER/DIRECTOR: “PINK ELEPHANT” MUSIC VIDEO (PHIL JOEL)
2015: PRODUCER/DIRECTOR: “GOOD GOOD FATHER” MUSIC VIDEO (ZEALAND) WORD/WARNER RECORDS
2015: PRESENT: CO-FOUNDER/PRODUCER/DIRECTOR OFF THE SQUARE THEATRE COMPANY
2016: CO-PRODUCER/DIRECTOR “YOUR LOVE IS WILD” MUSIC VIDEO: (ZEALAND) WORD/CURB
2014-2016: SONGWRITER/PUBLISHING DEAL WITH WORD/WARNER RECORDS
2020: PRODUCER/CASTING “LOVE ONE ANOTHER” MUSIC VIDEO (NEWSBOYS UNITED)
2021: PRODUCED/DIRECTED “SAILING SPEED” MUSIC VIDEO (PHIL JOEL)
PRESENT: PITCHING SCREEN PLAY FOR FRANKLIN TOWNE WITH CO-WRITER KENDA BENWARD
PERSONAL STUFF: My most favorite things in the world are being married to my TOTAL BESTIE, Phil, and being a mom to my two amazing kids, Phynley and Eden. I love doing things I’m passionate about: restoring old, broken things (houses and furniture mainly) and seeing them come to life, juicing, eating veggies, watching compelling documentaries, hanging out with people on my front porch, having coffee with friends (esp my kid’s friends), dreaming about inventing something massively impactful for the world someday, and (if you’ve ever met me, you’ll know) I am super excited about God!
OFF THE SQUARE
THEATRE COMPANY
CO-FOUNDER/PRODUCER/DIRECTOR: (2015-PRESENT)
OFF THE SQUARE THEATRE COMPANY is a super unique, Christ-centered, STUDENT RUN theatre company in Franklin, TN, made up of amazing students who are committed to excellence in all areas of the arts - from onstage performance to costume creation, set design and construction, graphic design, marketing and sales, and everything else in between.
Coached by parents and mentored by professionals in the industry, these students are being given the opportunity to spread their wings and learn to lead, create, design, and work as a team to ultimately produce their own musical theater production.
GRAPHIC DESIGN & BRANDING
(2006 - PRESENT)
Below are samples of my original artwork and product design:
MUSIC VIDEO PRODUCING/DIRECTING/CASTING
(2010 - PRESENT)
WEBSITE DESIGN
(2010 - PRESENT)
FRANKLIN TOWNE
In 2010, I wrote a children’s chapter book for my kids called Franklin Towne with the dream of having it published and made into a feature film one day. In 2015, I talked my abundantly talented BFF (writer/director/actor), Kenda Benward, into turning the book into a screen play. Kenda took the original story, threw in some new characters, added some fantastic plot twists, and wa-lah - a delightful film for the whole family!
Below are samples of the book, artwork (by Sadie Allen), screen play, and ‘look book’.