The Promotion Playbook
Page 4 of 5The Promotion Playbook, from Fortune Success: How top executives worked their way up—from first jobs to the corner office—and the moves, mindset shifts and strategies that'll accelerate your career.

SuccessTodayTix CEO took over at 31. He tells aspirational Gen Zers to ditch the ‘fake it till you make it’ act if they actually want to be successful
By Orianna Rosa RoyleApril 8, 2025

SuccessHow Pret’s CEO went from a $3 an hour McDonalds worker at 16 years old to earning $5 million last year
By Orianna Rosa RoyleDecember 29, 2024

SuccessAmazon CEO Andy Jassy: An ‘embarrassing’ amount of your success in your 20s depends on your attitude
By Orianna Rosa RoyleDecember 24, 2024

SuccessIKEA’s top U.K. executive climbed the ranks from forklift driver to the C-suite—and it’s all down to a phone call he made as a student
By Orianna Rosa RoyleDecember 20, 2024

LeadershipKurt Geiger’s CEO went from cleaning toilets to running a $432 million fashion brand—he says he got promoted by making his boss look brilliant
By Orianna Rosa RoyleSeptember 1, 2024

SuccessGen Z job seekers should be ‘willing to do anything,’ says Squarespace CMO, who cold-called firms from the phonebook for her first role
By Orianna Rosa RoyleJuly 20, 2024

SuccessTubi’s CEO credits being promoted to Vimeo’s top job at just 33 years old for being totally at ease running America’s most-watched free TV service
By Orianna Rosa RoyleJuly 12, 2024

LeadershipFormer L’Oreal exec says he told bosses to acquire a buzzy hair tech startup but they passed. 10 years later he’s now GHD CEO—and it’s selling nearly 6 products every minute
By Orianna Rosa RoyleJune 22, 2024

By Orianna Rosa RoyleJune 14, 2024

SuccessWant to earn nearly $100,000 within 5 years of graduating? Study engineering, new Fed research says
By Orianna Rosa RoyleMarch 25, 2024

Success‘The grass always seems greener on the other side’: Top exec at $50 billion food giant Mars advises prospective job-hoppers how to water the side you’re on
By Orianna Rosa RoyleJanuary 27, 2024

By Orianna Rosa RoyleJanuary 23, 2024

SuccessThe most sought-after remote role companies are hiring for is not in tech and pays over $100,000 a year
By Orianna Rosa RoyleJanuary 23, 2024
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