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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.

Actor Hugh Jackman
Success
Hugh Jackman advises new grads that the most powerful career cues are ‘often disguised as failure’
By Emma BurleighMay 4, 2026
Frustrated job seeker on laptop
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Nearly 4 in 10 job candidates have bailed on a hiring round because it required an AI interview
By Emma BurleighMay 4, 2026
The Diary of a CEO founder Steven Bartlett
Success
Diary of a CEO founder says he hired someone with ‘zero’ work experience because she ‘thanked the security guard by name’ before the interview
By Emma BurleighMay 3, 2026
Julia Hartz, the cofounder and CEO of Eventbrite
Success
Eventbrite CEO sold her company for $500 million—without a job for the first time since 15, she’s playing chess with a robot and eyeing internships
By Emma BurleighMay 3, 2026
Young trade worker learning on job
Success
Forget Big Tech: Small businesses will hire nearly 1 million grads in 2026—and some of the hottest roles are gloriously AI-proof
By Emma BurleighMay 1, 2026
Bill Perkins, founder of Skylar Capital
Success
Multimillionaire hedge fund manager Bill Perkins says money should ‘drive your fulfillment while you’re alive’—so he’s spending it all before he dies
By Emma BurleighApril 30, 2026
Lloyd Blankfein, former chief executive officer of Goldman Sachs
Success
Former Goldman Sachs CEO: Ivy League geniuses aren’t always the most successful—This overlooked skill is key
By Emma BurleighApril 29, 2026
Customers Bank CEO Sam Sidhu
Success
CEO of a $25.9 billion bank had his AI clone lead the company’s earnings call—as Mark Zuckerberg builds his own digital twin
By Emma BurleighApril 28, 2026
John Ternus, incoming CEO of Apple
Success
Incoming Apple CEO John Ternus tells Gen Z an early mistake taught him an important lesson: ‘The care you put into your work really matters’
By Emma BurleighApril 27, 2026
Bloom Energy CEO K.R. Sridhar
Success
NASA advisor turned $65 billion founder says ex-Intel CEO Andy Grove helped him get out of a crisis: ‘That’s a lesson I will take to my grave’
By Emma BurleighApril 26, 2026
Late Apple cofounder Steve Jobs
Success
Apple’s Steve Jobs told students to never ‘settle’ in their careers: ‘If you haven’t found it yet, keep looking’
By Emma BurleighApril 25, 2026
Meta’s chief technology officer Andrew Bosworth
Success
Meta executive says he gets stressed only five times a year and that it’s actually ‘a useful signal’
By Emma BurleighApril 24, 2026
Stressed out Gen X woman
Success
Despite nearing their 60s, nearly four in 10 Americans heading towards the end of their careers don’t even have a retirement account
By Emma BurleighApril 23, 2026
Gen Z in city
Success
The 10 best cities for college grads: Omaha ranks higher than New York and L.A. because Gen Z ‘actually have a shot at purchasing a house’ for under $300K
By Emma BurleighApril 22, 2026
Apple CEO Tim Cook
Success
Apple taps John Ternus as its next CEO—and Tim Cook says he is handing down the same advice Steve Jobs gave him
By Emma BurleighApril 21, 2026
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