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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 July and Nixie founder Nicole Bernard Dawes
Success
Founder 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
“The 5 Types of Wealth” author Sahil Bloom
Success
Stanford 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
Mitzi Perdue
Success
The 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
David Solomon, CEO of Goldman Sachs
Success
Goldman 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
Airbnb cofounder and CEO Brian Chesky
Success
Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky challenges founders with a critical question if they aspire to emulate his success
By Emma BurleighOctober 22, 2025
Brené Brown, author, researcher, and professor
Success
Brené 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
Businesswoman working late at night at office.
Success
It’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
Chess.com cofounder Danny Rensch
Success
Like 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
Mark Zuckerberg, chief executive officer of Meta Platforms Inc
Success
Meta is hiring entry-level roles that pay up to $290,000 a year and require little prior experience
By Emma BurleighOctober 17, 2025
Chief Executive Officer of LVMH, Bernard Arnault
Success
LVMH 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
Malik Ducard, Pinterest's Chief Content Officer
Success
Gen 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
Meredith Koop, stylist to Michelle Obama
AI
Why Michelle Obama’s stylist invested in the LVMH-backed AI styling platform Alta: ‘It was a no-brainer’
By Emma BurleighOctober 15, 2025
Wealthy man stressed out
Success
Even 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
Andrew Feldman, Co-Founder and CEO, Cerebras Systems
Success
CEO of $8 billion AI company says it’s ‘mind-boggling’ that people think you can work 38 hours a week, have work-life balance, and be successful
By Emma BurleighOctober 13, 2025
Stacy Martinet, chief communications officer for Adobe
Success
Adobe exec says the $141 billion software giant embraces candidates who use AI to apply for jobs—because they’re the people ‘creating the future’
By Emma BurleighOctober 12, 2025
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