Bonnie Fuller
Legendary Editor
Bonnie Fuller was named executive vice president and chief editorial director of American Media, Inc. in July 2003, where she is charged with overseeing AMI's 16 weekly, bi-weekly and monthly magazines, including Star magazine, Shape, Men's Fitness, Natural Health, Country Weekly and Fit Pregnancy, among others. Prior to AMI, Fuller was the editor in chief of Us Weekly, Glamour, Cosmopolitan, Marie Claire, YM and Flare magazine. Under her leadership, she increased circulation and newsstand sales for these publications through re-launches and redesigns.
Bonnie Fuller was named executive vice president and chief editorial director of American Media, Inc. in July 2003, where she is charged with overseeing AMI's 16 weekly, bi-weekly and monthly magazines, including Star magazine, Shape, Men's Fitness, Natural Health, Country Weekly and Fit Pregnancy, among others. In April 2006 Fuller published her first book entitled The Joys of Much Too Much: Go for the Big Life—The Great Career, The Perfect Guy, and Everything Else You've Ever Wanted (even if you're afraid you don't have what it takes). She is a regular contributor to the Huffington Post, Arianna Huffington's news and op-ed website, rated the internet's 5th most popular weblog.
Under Fuller's leadership at AMI, Star successfully re-launched from a tabloid to a glossy, and the magazine's paid circulation increased to over 1.5 million. Fuller also oversaw the highly successful redesign of Shape's cover and interior, resulting in increased newsstand sales. Most recently, Fuller oversaw the re-launch of Star's website, starmagazine.com, which averages almost 10 million page views per month.
Prior to AMI, Fuller was the editor in chief of Us Weekly where she reconceived, redesigned, and repackaged Us magazine. Under Fuller's charge, she increased newsstand sales over 100%. For her achievements, Ms. Fuller was named Advertising Age's Editor of the Year.
Fuller was editor in chief of Glamour for three years where she strengthened the magazine's renowned coverage of beauty, health and women's issues. Under her leadership, Glamour's circulation rate base was raised from 2 million to 2.1 million, the highest ever. She was editor in chief of Cosmopolitan from 1996-1998, where she revamped the title, following on heels of legendary editor, Helen Gurley Brown. Fuller led the magazine to record profitability and reversed the circulation downturn of several years. She grew newsstand sales 18% from 1.6 to 1.9 million in the first year, and grew the rate base from 2.25 to 2.4 million. For these accomplishments, she was named Advertising Age's Editor of the Year.
She was editor in chief of Marie Claire from 1993 to 1996 where she conceived and launched the title in the U.S. for the American market. Under her leadership, the magazine went from a rate base of 250,000 to 500,000. For her achievements, Fuller and her team received Advertising Age's Award for Magazine Launch of the Year.
In 1989, Fuller was named the editor in chief of YM where she redesigned and relaunched the teen title, changing the name from Young Miss to Young & Modern. Circulation of the magazine soared from 700,000 to 1.75 million. Ms. Fuller's first position as editor in chief was at the helm of Canada's Flare magazine from 1983-1989, where she raised newsstand sales by 100%.
A graduate of The University of Toronto, Fuller and her husband Michael currently live in Hastings-on-Hudson with their four children.
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April 2006The Joys of Much Too Much: Go for the Big Life--The Great Career, The Perfect Guy, and Everything Else You've Ever Wanted
In The Joys of Much Too Much, Bonnie Fuller shares an unthinkable secret: the key to happiness is not a balanced life but one that is maxed out with a career, romance, and family. Not only can you have it all, but you shouldn't settle for anything less. In The Joys of Much Too Much, she provides a blueprint for having everything you want personally and professionally -- even if you're afraid you don't have what it takes.
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