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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.

Axon Enterprises CEO and founder Rick Smith
Success
The 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
Mark Zuckerberg, chief executive officer of Meta
Success
Meta wants to replace its human workers with AI to review privacy and societal risks
By Emma BurleighJune 2, 2025
Hella Cocktail Co founders
Success
This 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
Josh Silverman, chief executive officer of Etsy Inc
Success
Etsy’s CEO shares two key steps he took early in his career that set him up for later success
By Emma BurleighMay 30, 2025
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell
Success
Fed chair Jerome Powell reveals the biggest career mistake Gen Z grads can make
By Emma BurleighMay 29, 2025
Ryan Lupberger, CEO and Co-Founder of Clean Cult
Success
This millennial runs a $53 million eco-friendly business backed by Zac Efron and Kevin Hart—He’s never been promoted, and flies planes to unwind
By Emma BurleighMay 29, 2025
Starbucks just posted a $360K-salary job ad—but candidates need ‘tact and decorum’ and a specialist qualification to apply
Success
Starbucks just posted a $360K-salary job ad—but candidates need ‘tact and decorum’ and a specialist qualification to apply
By Emma BurleighMay 28, 2025
Chris Hyams, chief executive officer of Indeed
Success
Indeed’s CEO shares the unusual question he’s been asking job candidates for 15 years: Apple or Android?
By Emma BurleighMay 27, 2025
Rich woman reading book.
Success
These are the books JPMorgan says the top 1% should read right now—with recommendations for ultrawealthy Gen Z included
By Emma BurleighMay 23, 2025
Bentonville, Arkansas.
Success
Inside Walmart’s massive new headquarters that is making job seekers 3 times more likely to relocate to Arkansas
By Emma BurleighMay 22, 2025
Air traffic controllers at work
Success
Chaos at Newark airport underlines America’s air traffic controller shortage—Here’s why they’re in short supply, and how to qualify
By Emma BurleighMay 20, 2025
Co-founder and CEO of Anthropic, Dario Amodei
Success
Anthropic issues ironic warning to job applicants—don’t use AI when applying to our roles
By Emma BurleighMay 19, 2025
Woman with Same Ole Line Dudes in Diddy trial line.
Success
This Gen Xer charges $38 an hour to wait in line—including for the Diddy trial and sample sales. Now he’s made a business empire out of standing around all day
By Emma BurleighMay 18, 2025
JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon
Success
JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon tells remote-work-loving Gen Z ‘you can’t learn working from your basement’
By Emma BurleighMay 16, 2025
Simone Biles
Success
Simone Biles reveals the mantra she repeats to herself when she’s overwhelmed—it gets the Olympic gold medalist through moments when she doubts herself
By Emma BurleighMay 15, 2025
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