Women Who Inspire Us
Internet

Mary Norris

Mary Norris is Founder and Publisher of Bella-Online. Headquartered in Los Angeles, California, Bella-Online is a privately held global Internet media company. She is responsible for the company’s overall strategic growth and direction.

In 1998 Norris noticed a lack of online content relevant to her daily life--content that did not take hours to search for--and she decided to put it all in one place. As a result, she set out to change both the content and the audience on the Internet.

Since founding Bella-Online, she has introduced women to the online world and is the inspiration and the guiding force behind Bella-Online's rapidly growing network of original, interactive media channels.

Prior to founding Bella-Online, Norris was the COO of Only in America, Inc., a start-up specialty retailer in Massachusetts. She attended Northeastern University.