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Preston Fore is a reporter at Fortune covering success, with a focus on education, personal finance, and entrepreneurship. Since joining the company in 2023, he has written extensively on career trends, Gen Z in the workforce, and the evolving higher education landscape. A native of Chattanooga, Tennessee, Preston graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he majored in global studies and journalism.
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This millennial was rejected from 200 jobs—now he makes millions charging wealthy families six-figures to get their kids into the Ivy Leagues
By Preston ForeJune 22, 2025
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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says AI can rival someone with a PhD—just weeks after saying it’s ready for entry-level jobs. So what’s left for grads?
By Preston ForeJune 20, 2025
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Reid Hoffman says consoling Gen Z in the AI bloodbath is like putting a ‘Band-Aid on a bullet wound’—he shares 4 skills college grads need to survive
By Preston ForeJune 18, 2025
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Mark Cuban says work-life balance is a luxury ambitious people can’t afford because ‘there’s someone out there working 24/7 to kick your ass’
By Preston ForeJune 17, 2025
The CEOs of Starbucks and Chipotle hit the gym together each morning—they bounce ideas off each other at 5 a.m. between sets
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The CEOs of Starbucks and Chipotle hit the gym together each morning—they bounce ideas off each other at 5 a.m. between sets
By Preston ForeJune 16, 2025
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Zoom CEO says work-life balance doesn’t exist: ‘Work is life, life is work’—but there’s one exception
By Preston ForeJune 13, 2025
OpenAI chairman reveals the rocket ship mantra from Google’s ex-CEO Eric Schmidt that has inspired his career
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OpenAI chairman reveals the rocket ship mantra from Google’s ex-CEO Eric Schmidt that has inspired his career
By Preston ForeJune 12, 2025
Databricks CEO met his founding team during college—he tells Gen Z not to give up on higher education even if employers have
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Databricks CEO met his founding team during college—he tells Gen Z not to give up on higher education even if employers have
By Preston ForeJune 11, 2025
Chipotle CEO says they will open a new restaurant almost every 24 hours this year, thanks to AI
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Chipotle CEO says they will open a new restaurant almost every 24 hours this year, thanks to AI
By Preston ForeJune 9, 2025
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Amazon CEO Andy Jassy shares the No. 1 career mistake Gen Z is making in their 20s that’s easily avoidable
By Preston ForeJune 9, 2025
Trivago leaders sit on a couch together
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Trivago watched its revenue forecast plummet from $1 billion to nearly zero—so the company tapped a set of former interns to turn it around
By Preston ForeJune 8, 2025
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Shark Tank star Kevin O’Leary blasts the 4-day week as the ‘stupidest idea’ because the digital economy means we’re always working
By Preston ForeJune 6, 2025
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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says AI is ready for entry-level jobs—but unbothered Gen Z have made it their new work friend
By Preston ForeJune 5, 2025
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Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky says his dad did him ‘a service’ by never complimenting him—it’s a lesson he’s kept while building the $82 billion giant
By Preston ForeJune 4, 2025
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Jimmy Fallon dropped out of college in his last semester—he says he survived on $7 a day just to get stage time, before making the millions
By Preston ForeJune 3, 2025
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