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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.

Guests including Mark Zuckerberg, Lauren Sanchez, Jeff Bezos, Sundar Pichai and Elon Musk attend the Inauguration of Donald J. Trump.
Success
The world’s billionaires now hold more wealth than every country in the world except the U.S. and China—and they’d be even richer if it wasn’t for tanking stocks
By Emma BurleighApril 2, 2025
Walton Goggins at White Lotus premiere.
Success
This ‘White Lotus’ star dropped out of college and launched his acting career thanks to a piece of junk mail from American Express
By Emma BurleighApril 1, 2025
Dave Duffield, left, and Aneel Bhusri, both co-founders of Workday Inc.
Success
Workday was ‘born in the cloud’ and is now worth $8.4 billion. Here are its top 5 business lessons
By Emma BurleighApril 1, 2025
Don’t count on America’s wealthiest to help people struggling during the recession—philanthropic spending could go down, experts say
Success
Don’t count on America’s wealthiest to help people struggling during the recession—philanthropic spending could go down, experts say
By Emma BurleighApril 1, 2025
Young woman disappointed on her phone.
Success
Gen Z Americans say the clothes in stores are a bad omen that we’re going into a recession
By Emma BurleighMarch 31, 2025
Michael Yan
Success
Tech CEO says there’s a smart LinkedIn technique to getting jobs—and that it landed him offers at Meta and Microsoft
By Emma BurleighMarch 27, 2025
Hiring manager kicking candidate out of interview.
Success
Meta’s not the only company with a ‘do not hire’ list—experts reveal the surprisingly common red flags that can get you blacklisted
By Emma BurleighMarch 27, 2025
Father gives cash to adult son.
Success
Half of parents are paying their Gen Z and millennial adult children $1,474 a month—but they plan to pull the plug in the next two years because it’s eating into retirement
By Emma BurleighMarch 26, 2025
Family discusses inheritance plans.
Success
The recession could either speed up or slow down when you get your inheritance—experts say these are the huge deciding factors
By Emma BurleighMarch 25, 2025
Rachel Liverman, CEO and co-founder of GlowBar.
Success
CEO of facial chain Glowbar with $13 million in capital says there’s one thing entrepreneurs aren’t told before launching businesses—she learned it the hard way during the pandemic
By Emma BurleighMarch 23, 2025
Woman interviews with hiring manager.
Success
Nailing the art of squashing workplace beef is now a top skill among workers as layoffs and RTO mandates shake up offices, LinkedIn report reveals
By Emma BurleighMarch 21, 2025
Gen Z worker on the way to the office.
Success
Sorry Gen Z, the days of job-hopping salary hikes are over: For the first time in 10 years, staying loyal pays just as well
By Emma BurleighMarch 20, 2025
Evolena de Wilde, co-founder and CEO of Faircado
Success
This millennial AI CEO works with Ebay and has just raised millions for her start-up—unlike tech bros she doesn’t use futuristic gadgets calling them mostly ‘useless’ 
By Emma BurleighMarch 20, 2025
NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore (L) and Suni Williams (R).
Success
The Boeing Starliner astronauts have returned to Earth after nine long months stuck in space—but their $150,000 salary won’t come with overtime
By Emma BurleighMarch 19, 2025
Demis Hassabis, chief executive officer of DeepMind.
Success
Google DeepMind CEO says that humans have just over 5 years before AI will outsmart them
By Emma BurleighMarch 18, 2025
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