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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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Success
Denny’s CEO says she starts any new gig by ‘walking around with a little journal’ and asking staff the same questions
By Preston ForeMay 28, 2025
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Success
High school students are totally behind and addicted to their phones—it’s making teachers crazy and driving them to quit
By Preston ForeMay 25, 2025
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Success
Shark Tank’s newest star gives Gen Z grads a reality check—that they need to ‘wake up earlier and stay up later’ to achieve their dreams
By Preston ForeMay 23, 2025
MNTN chief creative officer Ryan Reynolds and CEO Mark Douglas
Success
The CEO of MNTN got his start teaching himself how to code: He just took the company public with Ryan Reynolds
By Preston ForeMay 22, 2025
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Success
Gen Z creators may soon have a new $20,000-paying side-gig thanks to this new Instagram feature
By Preston ForeMay 21, 2025
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Success
Forget becoming a self-made billionaire—working for others is a fast-track to ultra-wealth like Tim Cook and Satya Nadella
By Preston ForeMay 20, 2025
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Success
Gen Zers are missing out on hundreds of thousands in free money by ignoring this company policy
By Preston ForeMay 18, 2025
Mark Zuckerberg wearing graduation regalia.
Success
Billionaires like Mark Zuckerberg started their own schools—but fixing the education system is harder than it looks
By Preston ForeMay 17, 2025
Usher wearing graduation regalia in front of a microphone
Success
Millionaire music icon Usher says degrees still matter—but that the piece of paper won’t actually give Gen Z ‘power’
By Preston ForeMay 16, 2025
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Success
One computer science course in high school can boost Gen Z’s future earnings by 8%—regardless of what career path they go down after graduating
By Preston ForeMay 15, 2025
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Success
AMD CEO Lisa Su tells Gen Z grads ‘don’t walk, run’ towards the hardest challenges at their workplace for a fast track to promotions
By Preston ForeMay 14, 2025
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Success
Software engineer lost his $150K-a-year job to AI—he’s been rejected from 800 jobs and forced to DoorDash and live in a trailer to make ends meet
By Preston ForeMay 14, 2025
Trivago CEO Johannes Thomas headshot
Success
Trivago’s millennial CEO says he never had a career plan: ‘I just followed where the energy was’
By Preston ForeMay 12, 2025
Gen Zers walking together holding many shopping bags
Success
Gen Z’s not drowning in buy-now-pay-later debt—yet. But experts warn it’s a luxury lifestyle trap
By Preston ForeMay 11, 2025
Man with clipboard explains construction project to two young adults.
Success
The fastest growing industries for new grads include construction, utilities and mining—none of which require degrees
By Preston ForeMay 9, 2025
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