For decades now, Frank Maguire has been in the top tier of experts on developing organizational structures and nurturing the leadership skills they require. He was a founding senior executive at Federal Express, helping to launch that company into the powerhouse that it is today. At the invitation of Presidents Kennedy and Johnson, Maguire played a key role in the creation of Project Headstart. His keynote speeches and seminars present his "Maguire Absolutes" - a powerful summary of the insights into leadership that he has gained across his distinguished career.
One of corporate America's proven achievers and innovators, Frank Maguire was a founding senior executive at Federal Express, and served in a variety of senior executive positions with Kentucky Fried Chicken, ABC and American Airlines during benchmark years in the history of each.
Frank Maguire served in the executive offices of President's Kennedy and Johnson. He was one of five invited to the table to both imagine and initiate Project Headstart.
While at Federal Express, Frank Maguire's absolutes turned the company's absolutely, positively overnight commitment from a hope into a reality. Fred Smith, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Federal Express, credits Mr. Maguire with having created the corporate culture that resulted in Federal Express being named The Top Corporation of the Decade by Fortune magazine.
He now heads Maguire Communications, Inc. His public speaking and seminar practice is based on a set of Maguire Absolutes - immutable truths informed by experience
Frank teaches the same leadership skills that he used to recognize, launch and nourish, the careers of Ted Koppel and Charles Osgood during his tenure as the director of program development for American Broadcasting Company.
Frank Maguire is the Chairman of the International Experts Committee for the International Brand Forum of China. He also serves on the Board of Regents at California Lutheran University and is a Trustee of the Yosemite National Institutes.
Mr. Maguire is the recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award from Fordham University, an honorary degree of Doctor of Business Administration from Johnson & Wales University, and is a Trustee of the Yosemite National Institutes.