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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.
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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
Sebastian Siemiatkowski
Success
Klarna’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
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Not 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
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Success
Film 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
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Success
PwC’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
Mick Hunt
Success
This podcaster went from a top insurance salesman to #1 on Apple Podcasts making $7 million a year. He tells Gen Z they just need a phone to copy him
By Preston ForeSeptember 6, 2025
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Success
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang sent research reports on Sundays to SoundHound’s CEO for feedback—an unusual ritual that helped grow the $5 billion AI firm
By Preston Fore and Orianna Rosa RoyleSeptember 5, 2025
Brooks CEO Dan Sheridan
Success
Brooks CEO Dan Sheridan leads his company with a Charlie Munger-inspired mantra: low arrogance and a bureaucracy allergy
By Preston ForeSeptember 4, 2025
Philipp Navratil
Success
New Nestlé CEO joined the company straight out of college—like Mary Barra and Doug McMillon, he climbed all the way to the top at a single company
By Preston ForeSeptember 3, 2025
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Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella reveals the 5 AI prompts he uses that can ‘supercharge your everyday workflow’
By Preston ForeSeptember 2, 2025
As CEOs predict AI will rival humans in 5 years, Shark Tank’s Daniel Lubetzky tells Gen Z to get off TikTok and study Greek philosophers to get ahead
Success
As CEOs predict AI will rival humans in 5 years, Shark Tank’s Daniel Lubetzky tells Gen Z to get off TikTok and study Greek philosophers to get ahead
By Preston ForeAugust 29, 2025
Accenture CEO Julie Sweet says there’s one thing you should never do if you get offered a big job you don’t feel ready for
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Accenture CEO Julie Sweet says there’s one thing you should never do if you get offered a big job you don’t feel ready for
By Preston ForeAugust 28, 2025
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Billionaire Mark Cuban says that ‘companies don’t understand’ how to implement AI right now—and that’s an opportunity for Gen Z coming out of school
By Preston ForeAugust 26, 2025
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Success
Unlike Jensen Huang, this CEO embraces work-life balance and is proud he takes vacations and coached his kids’ baseball team
By Preston ForeAugust 23, 2025
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