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Emma Burleigh

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.

Late Apple cofounder Steve Jobs
Success
Steve Jobs’ first Silicon Valley boss turned down an offer to buy a third of Apple for $50,000—today, his share would be worth nearly $1 trillion
By Emma BurleighAugust 15, 2025
Incoming Ikea CEO Juvencio Maeztu
Success
Ikea’s incoming CEO started his career as a store manager—he recalls working at 5 a.m. in the loading area and eating hotdogs with the founder
By Emma BurleighAugust 14, 2025
Lisa Su, the CEO of $284 billion semiconductor titan AMD
Success
AMD CEO won’t offer $100 million salaries to poach talent like Mark Zuckerberg. She says it’s more important staff don’t feel like ‘a cog in the wheel’
By Emma BurleighAugust 13, 2025
Young worker sits in office
Success
China’s youth unemployment is so bad that Gen Z job-seekers are paying $7 a day to pretend to work in an office
By Emma BurleighAugust 12, 2025
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Success
Figma’s CEO sent cold emails to and bought coffee for his ‘heroes’ while convincing ex-coworkers to use his product before its $68 billion success
By Emma BurleighAugust 11, 2025
Sad job-seeking Gen Zer on laptop
Success
College used to open doors—now even grads with master’s degrees are sending 60 job applications a month with no luck
By Emma BurleighAugust 8, 2025
Sad Gen X worker
Success
Sorry Gen X: Boomers are making millennials their successors for CEO jobs instead because they’re down with AI
By Emma BurleighAugust 7, 2025
Google’s former chief business officer Mo Gawdat
Success
AI is gutting workforces—and an ex-Google exec says CEOs are too busy ‘celebrating’ their efficiency gains to see they’re next
By Emma BurleighAugust 6, 2025
GoTo Foods CEO Jim Holthouser
Success
Forget cold plunges: this CEO says the Gen Z habit of starting the day with memes is his favorite morning routine
By Emma BurleighAugust 5, 2025
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Success
This Gen Zer dropped out of NYU at just 19 to launch his blockchain—now, his $1.3 billion company is backed by Mark Cuban and he never takes a day off
By Emma BurleighAugust 5, 2025
Photo of Dario Amodei
Success
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei says his employees are refusing Zuckerberg’s $100 million payout—and he’s not even matching salaries to keep them
By Emma BurleighAugust 4, 2025
Annoyed worker on laptop
Success
AI is doing job interviews now—but candidates say they’d rather risk staying unemployed than talk to another robot
By Emma BurleighAugust 3, 2025
Rich stressed person looking at bills
Success
Six-figure salaries aren’t cutting it: Even high-earners are feeling the pinch right now and shopping at budget grocery stores
By Emma BurleighAugust 1, 2025
Steve Kaufer, former chief executive officer of TripAdvisor
Success
TripAdvisor’s ex-CEO admits he’s often ghosted on LinkedIn since stepping down—but a career expert says it could be a ‘blessing in disguise’
By Emma BurleighJuly 31, 2025
Eventbrite CEO Julia Hartz
Success
Eventbrite’s CEO walked away from Hollywood to build a $225 million ticketing company with her own money: ‘If it’s a disaster, we’ll just be broke’
By Emma BurleighJuly 30, 2025
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