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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.

Sebastian Siemiatkowski, chief executive officer and co-founder of Klarna
Success
Klarna’s $17 billion IPO has just turned 40 staffers into overnight millionaires—while Nvidia, Canva, and Palantir workers are seeing similar gains
By Emma BurleighSeptember 11, 2025
Gen Z woman on phone looking for new job
Success
Job-hopping Gen Z only stay in each job 1 year and 54% are regularly browsing for their next role—but a report says they’re not disloyal villains
By Emma BurleighSeptember 11, 2025
Sad worker at laptop
Success
AI expert says it’s ‘not a question’ that AI will take over all jobs—but people will have 80 hours a week of free time
By Emma BurleighSeptember 9, 2025
Gen Z worker is fired from company
Success
Silicon Valley’s graying workforce: Gen Z staff cut in half at tech companies as the average age goes up by 5 years
By Emma BurleighSeptember 7, 2025
Big Dave's Cheesesteaks CEO and founder Derrick Hayes
Success
Multimillion-dollar restaurant CEO splurged on Range Rovers and McLarens—but now he’s ‘mindful’ about spending because the economy is unpredictable
By Emma BurleighSeptember 5, 2025
Zuckerberg, Sanchez, Bezos, Pichai, and Musk at President Trump's inauguration.
Success
America’s billionaires are worth $5.7 trillion—but they’ve only pledged or donated $185 billion of that in the last decade
By Emma BurleighSeptember 4, 2025
Tennis sensation Coco Gauff
Success
Tennis champion Coco Gauff loves this $2 monthly subscription, cooks TikTok recipes, and treats herself with $3,000 shopping sprees
By Emma BurleighSeptember 4, 2025
Disappointed college graduate
Success
Unemployed graduates are flocking to this business degree to stand out in the current job market. Unlike most MBAs it requires zero work experience
By Emma BurleighSeptember 3, 2025
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Success
Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff says his company has cut 4,000 customer service jobs as AI steps in: ‘I need less heads’
By Emma BurleighSeptember 2, 2025
Real estate icon Fredrik Eklund
Success
Luxury real estate star Fredrik Eklund reveals the latest trend for wealthy buyers: at-home ‘biohacking’
By Emma BurleighAugust 31, 2025
Big Dave's Cheesesteaks founder and CEO Derrick Hayes
Success
Big Dave’s Cheesesteaks CEO grew up in ‘survival mode’ selling newspapers and bean pies—now his chain sells a $12 cheesesteak every 58 seconds
By Emma BurleighAugust 30, 2025
Newly engaged Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce share a $1.67 billion empire—the power couple will be 2.5X richer than the Beckhams when they say ‘I do’
Success
Newly engaged Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce share a $1.67 billion empire—the power couple will be 2.5X richer than the Beckhams when they say ‘I do’
By Emma BurleighAugust 27, 2025
NYU Professor Suzy Welch
Success
Boomer NYU professor says Gen Z’s lazy label comes from zero faith in the payoff of hard work—and a fear that the world will end in 20 years anyway
By Emma BurleighAugust 26, 2025
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Success
Millions of Gen Zers are jobless—and unemployment is mainly affecting men
By Emma BurleighAugust 25, 2025
Actor Henry Golding
Success
Before ‘Crazy Rich Asians,’ Henry Golding swept salon floors at 14 for $32 a day and worked as a travel host on his way to stardom
By Emma BurleighAugust 24, 2025
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