Emma Burleigh is a reporter at Fortune, covering success, careers, entrepreneurship, and personal finance. Before joining the Success desk, she co-authored Fortune’s CHRO Daily newsletter, extensively covering the workplace and the future of jobs. Emma has also written for publications including the Observer and The China Project, publishing long-form stories on culture, entertainment, and geopolitics. She has a joint-master’s degree from New York University in Global Journalism and East Asian Studies.
SuccessThis Gen Xer turned $2,500 on a credit card into a multimillion-dollar business and quit his 9-to-5 for good
By Emma BurleighJune 1, 2025
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SuccessThis millennial runs a $53 million eco-friendly business backed by Zac Efron and Kevin Hart—He’s never been promoted, and flies planes to unwind
By Emma BurleighMay 29, 2025
SuccessStarbucks just posted a $360K-salary job ad—but candidates need ‘tact and decorum’ and a specialist qualification to apply
By Emma BurleighMay 28, 2025
SuccessIndeed’s CEO shares the unusual question he’s been asking job candidates for 15 years: Apple or Android?
By Emma BurleighMay 27, 2025
SuccessThese are the books JPMorgan says the top 1% should read right now—with recommendations for ultrawealthy Gen Z included
By Emma BurleighMay 23, 2025
SuccessInside Walmart’s massive new headquarters that is making job seekers 3 times more likely to relocate to Arkansas
By Emma BurleighMay 22, 2025
SuccessChaos at Newark airport underlines America’s air traffic controller shortage—Here’s why they’re in short supply, and how to qualify
By Emma BurleighMay 20, 2025
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SuccessThis Gen Xer charges $38 an hour to wait in line—including for the Diddy trial and sample sales. Now he’s made a business empire out of standing around all day
By Emma BurleighMay 18, 2025
SuccessJPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon tells remote-work-loving Gen Z ‘you can’t learn working from your basement’
By Emma BurleighMay 16, 2025
SuccessSimone Biles reveals the mantra she repeats to herself when she’s overwhelmed—it gets the Olympic gold medalist through moments when she doubts herself
By Emma BurleighMay 15, 2025
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