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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.
Barbara Corcoran on top of the Empire State Building
Success
Shark Tank’s Barbara Corcoran says one trait tells her instantly whether an entrepreneur will flop or succeed—if you do this, you’ll ‘lose my money’
By Preston ForeSeptember 25, 2025
Two students help a man file his taxes
Success
By Preston ForeSeptember 25, 2025
Steve Harvey
Success
Steve Harvey went from sleeping in his car on $50 a week to multimillionaire status. He says making money is hard, but keeping it is even harder
By Preston ForeSeptember 25, 2025
Dominik Asam behind a microphone
Success
CFO of $320 billion software firm: AI will help us ‘afford to have less people’ but if we do it wrong, it will be a ‘catastrophe’
By Preston ForeSeptember 24, 2025
Business man props his feet up on an office table, with no shoes on
Success
The hottest workplace policy at startups right now: No shoes
By Preston ForeSeptember 24, 2025
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.
Success
NASA 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
Success
Palantir 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
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Billionaire 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
Success
Charlie 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
Success
Patagonia 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
Success
This 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
Success
As 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
Success
Deliveroo 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
Success
Spanx 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
Success
The founders who cashed out on YouTube, Reddit, and Instagram—and missed out on becoming today’s billionaires
By Preston ForeSeptember 13, 2025
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