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.
SuccessPixar exec says former boss Steve Jobs called workers anytime, even at 3 a.m. and on vacation—but it’s a red flag he won’t repeat
By Emma BurleighJune 12, 2025
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Success‘Buffy’ star Sarah Michelle Gellar hates writing big checks—she cuts coupons, researches gas prices before filling up, and stares at purchases ‘for days’ before buying
By Emma BurleighJune 11, 2025
SuccessThis Gen X CEO runs Eventbrite, the ticketing platform that has sold over two billion tickets—she loves Legos, hypnotherapy, and skin-care gadgets
By Emma BurleighJune 11, 2025
SuccessStarbucks is hiring a fully remote dream role: making six figures to travel the world, make TikToks, and drink coffee
By Emma BurleighJune 10, 2025
SuccessThe CEO of Sweet Loren’s gives every new hire a personality test—and they don’t get the job if they’re too corporate
By Emma BurleighJune 8, 2025
SuccessTop Google exec says AI will rival humans in just 5 years and predicts we’ll ‘colonize the galaxy’ in 2030—but he draws the line at robot nurses
By Emma BurleighJune 6, 2025
SuccessKeke Palmer started working at 9—she didn’t take a vacation for 15 years as the breadwinner and still lives like she’s not a millionaire
By Emma BurleighJune 5, 2025
SuccessThe maker of Taser is the highest paid CEO, taking home $165 million—his new pay package and soaring stock made him a billionaire last year
By Emma BurleighJune 3, 2025
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SuccessThis Gen Xer turned $2,500 on a credit card into a multimillion-dollar business and quit his 9-to-5 for good
By Emma BurleighJune 1, 2025
SuccessEtsy’s CEO shares two key steps he took early in his career that set him up for later success
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