Jim McCann, Founder and Executive Chairman of 1-800-FLOWERS.COM, Inc.

Jim McCann

Jim McCann is the founder, CEO, and chairman of 1-800-FLOWERS.COM, Inc. as well as a business leader, author, and philanthropist with a passion for helping people deliver smiles. Devoted to helping others, he also founded Smile Farms, a 501(c)3 organization that provides meaningful jobs in agricultural settings to young adults and adults with developmental disabilities.

Connectivity

Reestablishing Baselines After A Tumultuous Year

Many of us have spent more time with our families than we did before the pandemic, and we have no plans to go back to the old normal.

Coping with Loss

Sympathy Trends That Will Prevail Post-Pandemic

1-800-Flowers.com Founder and Chairman Jim McCann reflects on changes in sympathy since the pandemic.

Connectivity

COVID Has Changed Everything, Including Parenthood

As we move into summer, many parents will have to address the practical consequences of more than a year of disruptions for their kids.

Paysage calme et nostalgique pour le recueillement

Coping with Loss

Let’s Talk About Our Own Mortality

At some point in the last 70 years, we stopped talking about death. That has changed.

White rose and blurred burning candles on table in darkness, space for text. Funeral symbol

Jim's Corner

The Long Term Impact of COVID-19 on the Funeral Industry and Funeral Planning

One outcome of COVID-19 is an increase in the public’s understanding and appreciation of the funeral industry

Connectivity

Building a Community to Express, Connect, and Celebrate

Our company’s mission has always been to help people express themselves and connect with the important people in their lives

Jim's Corner

The Importance of Funerals on Our Emotional Well-Being

Grief and grieving have become more complicated due to the challenges of COVID-19.

A funeral bulletin with a single red rose

Connectivity

The Funeral Industry Overcomes Challenges of 2020

COVID-19 restrictions required funeral directors to think outside the box about funeral planning this year.

Connectivity

Some Smile Farms History, And Our Hopes for Its Future

We started Smile Farms in 2015 to help people with developmental disabilities.