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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.
NASA Administrator Sean Duffy, right, makes comments as the Astronaut candidate class of 2025 is introduced during a ceremony at the NASA Johnson Space Center in Houston, Monday, Sept. 22, 2025.
SuccessNASA just picked its newest astronauts—only 0.1% made the cut, with salaries topping $150K and a shot at landing on Mars
By Preston ForeSeptember 24, 2025
Alex Karp gives a peace sign
SuccessPalantir CEO says Gen Z can either have a social life at age 20 or be successful—but they can’t do both
By Preston ForeSeptember 23, 2025
Warren Buffett (left) on the back of a golf cart with Charlie Munger
Future of WorkBillionaire Warren Buffett made his first million by 32—now he’s telling Gen Z the key to getting rich isn’t just hard work, but the company you keep
By Preston ForeSeptember 23, 2025
Charlie Kirk
SuccessCharlie Kirk had a message for the over 2 million unemployed Gen Z NEET men: You don’t need college to make your dreams happen
By Preston ForeSeptember 22, 2025
Yvon Chouinard
SuccessPatagonia founder lived on $1 a day and cat food before making it—when he hit billionaire status, he was so angry he gave away his $3 billion company
By Preston ForeSeptember 22, 2025
Robert Herjavec sitting on the set of Shark Tank
SuccessThis Shark Tank star became a millionaire by 26—he tells Gen Z to be great at just one thing because ‘the world doesn’t reward general talent’
By Preston ForeSeptember 21, 2025
Businessman using a phone in a city
SuccessAs Gen Z hunts for career fire starters, these are the best MBA programs landing grads $150K+ jobs in tech and consulting
By Preston ForeSeptember 19, 2025
Will Shu
SuccessDeliveroo CEO Will Shu turned 100-hour weeks on Wall Street into a $4 billion food empire. Now he’s cashing out with $250 million
By Preston ForeSeptember 18, 2025
Sara Blakely
SuccessSpanx billionaire founder kept the brand a secret—even from family—for a year. If she hadn’t, she says she’d probably still be selling fax machines
By Preston ForeSeptember 16, 2025
YouTube founders Chad Hurley and Steve Chen
SuccessThe founders who cashed out on YouTube, Reddit, and Instagram—and missed out on becoming today’s billionaires
By Preston ForeSeptember 13, 2025
Sebastian Siemiatkowski
SuccessKlarna’s cofounder worked at Burger King and lived on welfare before starting the buy-now, pay-later firm. It’s now worth $16 billion after IPO
By Preston ForeSeptember 12, 2025
Safra Catz gesturing
SuccessNot just Larry Ellison got a huge payday this week—Oracle’s CEO is worth over $3.4 billion after stock surge
By Preston ForeSeptember 11, 2025
SpikeLee and Michelle Obama
SuccessFilm director Spike Lee and Michelle Obama slam overnight success as a lie—and that anyone selling it is hiding a ‘dark’ backstory
By Preston ForeSeptember 10, 2025
Workday CEO Carl Eschenbach
SuccessWorkday’s CEO says his career took off after he changed his attitude—and Amazon boss Andy Jassy swears by the same mindset hack
By Preston ForeSeptember 9, 2025
Woman leans on her wrist, laptop in front
SuccessPwC’s U.K. chief admits he’s cutting back entry-level jobs and taking a ‘watch and wait’ approach to see how AI changes work
By Preston ForeSeptember 8, 2025
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