James F. "Jim" McCann is an American entrepreneur who founded 1-800-Flowers, a corporation based on Long Island, in New York; 1-800 Flowers was one of the first companies to pioneer and popularize the use of both toll-free telephone numbers and Web sites to sell goods and services directly to consumers.
[1][4] According to his autobiography, "Stop and Sell the Roses", he came up with the idea of building a nationwide flower service while "listening to the radio as he was shaving".
McCann serves as a director for Winthrop-University Hospital, a trustee for Hofstra University, a trustee for the Cancer Research Institute, Inc. and Children's Progress Inc.[6][7] He is often sought after to speak on topics of entrepreneurship, marketing and the Internet.
[6] McCann lives in the Philip L. Becker House in Flower Hill, New York, with his wife, Marylou, and three children.
[3][8] Additionally, he is a minority owner of the New York Mets, holding a 4% stake in the baseball team.