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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.

Head coach Mike MacDonald
Success
Seahawks head coach turned down a cushy career in finance at KPMG for a football internship—12 years later, he won the Super Bowl at 38
By Emma BurleighFebruary 10, 2026
Sam Darnold #14 of the Seattle Seahawks
Success
Super Bowl champion Sam Darnold says his plumber dad played with him every day after work, no matter how tough his day was—and that taught him resilience
By Emma BurleighFebruary 9, 2026
Joanna Griffiths, the founder and president of Knix
Success
The founder of $400 million company Knix sees a hypnotherapist to ‘rewire’ her brain and work through her fear of failure
By Emma BurleighFebruary 8, 2026
Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky
Success
Airbnb’s Brian Chesky says CEOs don’t have to be ‘miserable’—that’s why he got rid of emails and banned meetings before 10 a.m.
By Emma BurleighFebruary 7, 2026
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos
Success
Larry Ellison and Jeff Bezos have seen more than $66 billion swiped from their net worths since the start of this year as AI-driven slump sees tech billionaires’ wealth free-fall
By Emma BurleighFebruary 6, 2026
Nestlé CEO Philipp Navratil
Success
Nestlé’s CEO drinks 8 coffees a day, but says Gen Z staffers are his secret to staying sharp by ‘learning constantly’
By Emma BurleighFebruary 5, 2026
Investing icon Kevin O'Leary
Success
Kevin O’Leary blasts attacks on billionaire entrepreneurs as a ‘huge mistake’—He says they don’t get enough credit for the jobs they’ve created
By Emma BurleighFebruary 4, 2026
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Success
In 2026, many employers are ditching merit-based pay bumps in favor of ‘peanut butter raises’
By Emma BurleighFebruary 2, 2026
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Future of Work
Why Colgate-Palmolive is moving talent across borders to develop leaders
By Emma BurleighFebruary 2, 2026
The founder and CEO of $1.25 billion AI identity verification platform Incode, Ricardo Amper
Success
CEO of $1.25 billion AI company says he hires Gen Z because they’re ‘less biased’ than older generations—too much knowledge is actually bad, he warns
By Emma BurleighFebruary 1, 2026
Fitness mogul Kayla Itsines
Success
Kayla Itsines became a millionaire at 22 and sold her fitness app for $400 million—buying a gas station paid her rent
By Emma BurleighJanuary 30, 2026
The founder and CEO of $98 billion Intercontinental Exchange, Jeffrey Sprecher
Success
Inspired by Steve Jobs, the owner of NYSE says some successful leaders don’t invent—they just have ‘good taste’ and surround themselves with smart people
By Emma BurleighJanuary 29, 2026
Worried baby boomer worker
Success
As AI automates roles and companies pull back hiring, Americans hit rock-bottom confidence in landing a job—and baby boomers fear they’re locked out
By Emma BurleighJanuary 28, 2026
Citigroup CEO Jane Fraser
Success
As AI wipes out desk jobs, Citigroup CEO Jane Fraser says the company is training 175,000 employees to ‘reinvent themselves’ before their roles change forever
By Emma BurleighJanuary 27, 2026
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Success
After 40 years of climbing the ladder, Walmart’s CEO Doug McMillon is retiring—his top tip for Gen Z is that ‘life is too short’ to hate their jobs
By Emma BurleighJanuary 26, 2026
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