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.
SuccessFounder of $100 million company says she quit her day job to rebuild her father’s Cape Cod chip empire—and there ‘wasn’t time’ to worry about nepotism
By Emma BurleighOctober 26, 2025
SuccessStanford athlete turned wealth guru had everything he wanted by 30, but realized money doesn’t buy happiness: ‘I had the high-paying job, the title, the house, the car’
By Emma BurleighOctober 24, 2025
SuccessThe heiress of $10 billion Perdue Farms and the $12 billion Sheraton Hotels empire wore hand-me-downs, still rides the subway, and flies economy
By Emma BurleighOctober 24, 2025
SuccessGoldman Sachs CEO David Solomon says AI won’t destroy human jobs—’Yes, job functions will change…but I’m excited about it’
By Emma BurleighOctober 23, 2025
SuccessAirbnb CEO Brian Chesky challenges founders with a critical question if they aspire to emulate his success
By Emma BurleighOctober 22, 2025
SuccessBrené Brown warns American workers are not neurologically wired for this level of rapid change and instability: ‘People are not okay’
By Emma BurleighOctober 21, 2025
SuccessIt’s not 40 hours—Gen Zers don’t know how long they need to work in a week and even experts can’t decide
By Emma BurleighOctober 20, 2025
SuccessLike Jeff Bezos and Howard Schultz, Chess.com’s cofounder says people doubted his vision—with a 225 million-user empire, he’s now having the last laugh
By Emma BurleighOctober 19, 2025
SuccessMeta is hiring entry-level roles that pay up to $290,000 a year and require little prior experience
By Emma BurleighOctober 17, 2025
SuccessLVMH CEO Bernard Arnault sees wealth skyrocket by $19 billion overnight after months of bleeding billions as shoppers trade designer bags for luxury vacations
By Emma BurleighOctober 16, 2025
SuccessGen X Pinterest exec was raised in the Bronx: Now, he lives in the center of LA, eats out 50% of the week, and tracks his brainwaves while meditating
By Emma BurleighOctober 16, 2025
AIWhy Michelle Obama’s stylist invested in the LVMH-backed AI styling platform Alta: ‘It was a no-brainer’
By Emma BurleighOctober 15, 2025
SuccessEven workers earning more than $500,000 annually are living paycheck to paycheck—thanks to ‘lifestyle inflation,’ they’re continuing to splurge money they don’t have
By Emma BurleighOctober 14, 2025
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