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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.

Ganesh Ayyar, President, Intuitive Operations and Automation, Cognizant
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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.
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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
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
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