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Preston Fore is a reporter at Fortune covering success, with a focus on education, personal finance, and entrepreneurship. Since joining the company in 2023, he has written extensively on career trends, Gen Z in the workforce, and the evolving higher education landscape. A native of Chattanooga, Tennessee, Preston graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he majored in global studies and journalism.
BlackRock CEO Larry Fink
Success
BlackRock CEO Larry Fink warns AI is creating a ‘crisis’ for Gen Z workers: the class of 2026 could face the highest unemployment in years—even without a recession
By Preston ForeMarch 18, 2026
Young female college student smiling while doing homework
Success
Liberal arts degrees have long paid the worst salaries—but Microsoft chief scientist says in the age of AI, they will be ‘really important’ for Gen Z
By Preston ForeMarch 17, 2026
Melinda French Gates with a podcast microphone in front of her
Success
Melinda French Gates reveals the No.1 question Gen Z needs to ask themselves fresh after graduating: ‘Am I really on the way to where I want to go?’
By Preston ForeMarch 16, 2026
Hector Gutierrez with two dogs
Success
This 18-year-old college student accidentally emailed thousands of classmates—it turned his pet-sitting business into a valuable side hustle
By Preston ForeMarch 15, 2026
Mary Barra still responds to ‘every single letter’ she gets by hand despite running $65 billion automaker General Motors
Success
Mary Barra still responds to ‘every single letter’ she gets by hand despite running $65 billion automaker General Motors
By Preston ForeMarch 14, 2026
Chresten Wilson in an airplane cockpit
Success
Meet Chresten Wilson, the airline captain set to become United’s most senior female pilot ever—the job pays $400K and doesn’t require a college degree
By Preston ForeMarch 13, 2026
Vinod Khosla
Success
Billionaire Vinod Khosla says ‘follow your passion’ is bad career advice for kids today—but could be the best in 15 years
By Preston ForeMarch 13, 2026
Daymond John
Success
Shark Tank’s Daymond John revealed the rapper Ice-T taught him to quit cutting corners at work because ‘the time you think you saved today becomes the wall you face tomorrow’
By Preston ForeMarch 12, 2026
electrical engineer
Success
BlackRock is splashing $100 million on training plumbers, electricians, and HVAC technicians as its CEO flags a skilled trade worker shortage
By Preston ForeMarch 11, 2026
Business man on the phone with luggage
Success
European companies using AI are hiring more workers, not cutting them—and Americans are already relocating there to escape uncertainty
By Preston ForeMarch 9, 2026
Distressed young man, with his palm to his head
Success
Gen Z men with college degrees now have the same unemployment rate as non-grads—a sign that the higher education payoff is dead
By Preston ForeMarch 7, 2026
Teacher with her hands on her head
Success
The average American teacher makes $72,000, but one in three are so broke they’re taking on side hustles like Uber driving
By Preston ForeMarch 4, 2026
Young girl reading in a chair
Success
Gen Alpha may still years away from deciding whether to pursue a college degree, but one 10-year-old in California is already getting a head start
By Preston ForeMarch 3, 2026
Warren Buffett scratching his head
Success
Warren Buffett once admitted that selling McDonald’s shares was ‘a very big mistake.’ Today, they’d be worth over $10 billion 
By Preston ForeMarch 2, 2026
Electrician apprentices at work.
Future of Work
A dire electrician shortage is a ‘life or death’ threat to the AI data center boom—and an opportunity for Gen Z
By Preston ForeMarch 2, 2026
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