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.
SuccessMultimillionaire Shonda Rhimes built a billion-dollar TV empire but still hunts for discounts and clips coupons like Warren Buffett
By Emma BurleighOctober 10, 2025
SuccessGen Z are getting fired straight out of college—but this billion dollar founder was fired 3 times in his 20s and says it was the best training
By Emma Burleigh and Orianna Rosa RoyleOctober 10, 2025
SuccessStripe exec says she’s hiring new grads more than ever but she’s ‘sweating’ about the Gen Z talent pipeline—and warns the era of skills is at risk
By Emma BurleighOctober 9, 2025
SuccessBillionaire investor Marc Andreessen says AI destroying jobs and making everyone poor is a ‘fallacy’—and even if that did happen, prices would drop
By Emma BurleighOctober 8, 2025
SuccessAmerica’s air traffic controller shortage is even worse during the government shutdown—but job candidates can make $145,000 per year
By Emma BurleighOctober 7, 2025
Success350 hiring managers gave their honest thoughts about Gen Z—and only 8% believe they’re ready for the workforce
By Emma BurleighOctober 7, 2025
SuccessHow ‘The Summer I Turned Pretty’ writer went from library and Olive Garden shifts to building an empire with Netflix and Amazon deals
By Emma BurleighOctober 6, 2025
SuccessHow the cofounder of Chess.com went from being a child prodigy in a religious cult to building a 225 million player empire
By Emma BurleighOctober 5, 2025
SuccessInsomnia Cookies CEO made millions selling his company to Krispy Kreme, but has a warning for entrepreneurs: ‘It can be lonely; it’s a solitary life’
By Emma BurleighOctober 3, 2025
SuccessMore bad news for Gen Z grads: Even LinkedIn’s CEO is saying the future of work won’t belong to people with degrees anymore
By Emma BurleighOctober 2, 2025
SuccessFlexjet’s chairman was living with his parents—then he borrowed $500 from his dad to help buy a company, and became a billionaire
By Emma BurleighOctober 1, 2025
SuccessAmerica will see its largest mass resignation in history as 100,000 federal workers are set to quit their jobs today
By Emma BurleighSeptember 30, 2025
Success‘Crazy Rich Asians’ star Henry Golding carried around a notebook with random advice strangers gave him—and he’s lived by one musing his entire career
By Emma BurleighSeptember 28, 2025
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