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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.

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Success
Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff says his company has cut 4,000 customer service jobs as AI steps in: ‘I need less heads’
By Emma BurleighSeptember 2, 2025
Real estate icon Fredrik Eklund
Success
Luxury real estate star Fredrik Eklund reveals the latest trend for wealthy buyers: at-home ‘biohacking’
By Emma BurleighAugust 31, 2025
Big Dave's Cheesesteaks founder and CEO Derrick Hayes
Success
Big Dave’s Cheesesteaks CEO grew up in ‘survival mode’ selling newspapers and bean pies—now his chain sells a $12 cheesesteak every 58 seconds
By Emma BurleighAugust 30, 2025
Newly engaged Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce share a $1.67 billion empire—the power couple will be 2.5X richer than the Beckhams when they say ‘I do’
Success
Newly engaged Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce share a $1.67 billion empire—the power couple will be 2.5X richer than the Beckhams when they say ‘I do’
By Emma BurleighAugust 27, 2025
NYU Professor Suzy Welch
Success
Boomer NYU professor says Gen Z’s lazy label comes from zero faith in the payoff of hard work—and a fear that the world will end in 20 years anyway
By Emma BurleighAugust 26, 2025
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Success
Millions of Gen Zers are jobless—and unemployment is mainly affecting men
By Emma BurleighAugust 25, 2025
Actor Henry Golding
Success
Before ‘Crazy Rich Asians,’ Henry Golding swept salon floors at 14 for $32 a day and worked as a travel host on his way to stardom
By Emma BurleighAugust 24, 2025
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman
Success
OpenAI may soon be the most valuable private company—but Sam Altman’s net worth won’t jolt, as the CEO holds no equity and makes just $76,001 a year
By Emma BurleighAugust 21, 2025
The exact salary the ultra-wealthy say they’d need to feel ‘comfortable’ in the current climate has been revealed—and it starts at $500,000
Success
The exact salary the ultra-wealthy say they’d need to feel ‘comfortable’ in the current climate has been revealed—and it starts at $500,000
By Emma BurleighAugust 20, 2025
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Success
82-year-old CEO grew a $7.8 billion fortune from company shares—now she’s selling stock to charity and signed Warren Buffett’s pledge to give away 99%
By Emma BurleighAugust 19, 2025
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Success
‘Quiet cracking’ is spreading in offices: Half of workers are at breaking point, and it’s costing companies $438 billion in productivity loss
By Emma Burleigh and Orianna Rosa RoyleAugust 18, 2025
Fredrik Eklund
Success
‘Million Dollar Listing’ star used to sling paninis, but now leads a team closing $15 billion in deals—because someone was ‘stupid enough’ to hire him
By Emma BurleighAugust 17, 2025
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
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