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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.

Pavel Durov
Success
Billionaire Telegram founder leaves his $14 billion fortune to the 100+ children he’s fathered—which means $132 million for each lucky Gen Alpha kid
By Emma BurleighJune 20, 2025
Larry Ellison
Success
Oracle’s Larry Ellison just rocked the billionaires club—a $40 billion gain has made him the second-richest man, ahead of Bezos and Zuckerberg
By Emma BurleighJune 18, 2025
Labubu craze skyrocketed a small Beijing toy store to a $46.1 billion global success—now its CEO is China’s 10th richest man
Success
Labubu craze skyrocketed a small Beijing toy store to a $46.1 billion global success—now its CEO is China’s 10th richest man
By Emma BurleighJune 18, 2025
The Godfather of AI Geoffrey Hinton.
Success
The ‘Godfather of AI’ says this sector will be safe from being replaced by tech—but even then, only the ‘very skilled’ will hold down a job
By Emma BurleighJune 17, 2025
Mark Cuban
Success
Mark Cuban didn’t take vacations for nearly a decade—the billionaire had 5 roommates and worked weekends to turn his career around after getting fired
By Emma BurleighJune 16, 2025
LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman.
Success
LinkedIn cofounder Reid Hoffman admits what you learn during college may not matter—it’s this skill that can help Gen Z land entry-level jobs
By Emma BurleighJune 13, 2025
Ganesh Ayyar, President, Intuitive Operations and Automation, Cognizant
Conferences
Cognizant executive weighs in on how AI will shift company culture
By Emma BurleighJune 12, 2025
Steve Jobs
Success
Pixar 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
Gen Z student doing online interview
Success
Goldman Sachs wants students to stop using ChatGPT in job interviews with the bank
By Emma BurleighJune 11, 2025
Sarah Michelle Gellar
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
Julia Hartz, CEO and co-founder of Eventbrite.
Success
This 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
Gen z woman on phone in city.
Success
Starbucks is hiring a fully remote dream role: making six figures to travel the world, make TikToks, and drink coffee
By Emma BurleighJune 10, 2025
Sweet Loren’s CEO, Loren Castle
Success
The 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
Demis Hassabis, chief executive officer of Google DeepMind
Success
Top 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
Keke Palmer
Success
Keke 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
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