Who Can Catch Me (Luncheon Speech Series of the American CEO Club 1)

Author: Frank Abagnale
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Publish Date: 2003-01-01
Features: This is the most popular luncheon lecture in the history of the American CEO Club, given by Frank Abagnale, the most famous con man in American history, and the most successful "criminal" ever discovered to achieve huge business success. At 16, he successfully infiltrated Pan American Airlines and became a "pilot" for 2 years. At 18, he became a "pediatric specialist" at a hospital in Georgia and "practiced medicine" for over a year. At 19, he became a "registered lawyer" and was appointed as an assistant prosecutor. At 20, despite being a Catholic, he became a "professor" at a Mormon university, teaching doctoral courses for two semesters. At 21, he signed over $2.5 million in fake checks in 26 countries and all 50 states in the U.S. That same year, he was arrested and imprisoned in France and served prison time in three countries: France, Sweden, and the U.S. At 26, he was granted parole on the condition of helping the U.S. government and businesses combat financial fraud, and he founded his own company. Today, Frank Abagnale's anti-fraud company has an annual revenue of $15 million. His management courses are used by 23 countries worldwide, nine major banking systems, and over 14,000 banks, lending institutions, and credit agencies in the U.S. He is now a member of the American CEO Club and a loving father to his three children. In 2002, for Christmas as the annual blockbuster, DreamWorks will release the movie Catch Me If You Can, based on Frank Abagnale's life story, directed by the renowned director Steven Spielberg and starring Leonardo DiCaprio as the incredible con man Abagnale and Tom Hanks as the federal agent (John) who finally catches him (coincidentally, the real-life John is now also a member of the American CEO Club).