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.
A master of communication and an inspirational force both on
and off the podium, Frank Maguire is widely-acclaimed as a business and
organization guru, and one of the leading public speakers in the world.
Frank graduated from Fordham
University with a B.S. in
Philosophy and Communications, and served as Director of Program Development
for ABC in New York for three
years. He then took a job in the White House, serving Presidents Kennedy and
Johnson as a special assistant in public affairs.
Later he worked as Director of Marketing and Public
Relations Programs for American Airlines, in New York,
and then as Vice President for Marketing and Communications for Kentucky Fried
Chicken, in Louisville.
Several years later, Frank became the original Senior Vice President
of Industrial Relations and served as the Chief Personnel Officer for FedEx, in
Memphis. At FedEx, Frank was the
creator of the communications and employee relations programs that helped make
the company a multi-billion dollar success story. He helped turn the phrase
“absolutely, positively overnight” from a hope to a guarantee. He was also
instrumental in creating the organizational culture and the success that earned
FedEx the honor of being named the “Top Corporation of the Decade” by Fortune.
Frank Maguire is one of corporate America’s
most knowledgeable authorities on organizational culture, marketing, branding
and communications. For the last 25 years, Frank has been a professional keynote
speaker, author and consultant, delighting, teaching and inspiring the leaders
and staff of most of America’s
top companies and organizations.