Isaac Tigrett

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Isaac Burton Tigrett (born November 28, 1948) is an American businessman, best known as the co-founder of Hard Rock Café and House of Blues.

Early life

Isaac Tigrett belonged to a well-to-do business family and was raised in

Career

On June 14, 1971, he and

The cafe-music-museum concept became very popular and soon the restaurant opened units in different parts of the globe. HRC was the first

In 1992, Tigrett started the House of Blues (HOB) with partner Dan Aykroyd. Harvard University was an initial investor in the business and a prototype was opened in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Soon after Disney and Andrew Filipowski invested in the venture. Differences of opinion between Tigrett and the other HOB board members over operations resulted in Tigrett leaving the venture in 1998.^{[citation needed]}

In the late 1990s, Tigrett launched The Spirit Channel, an enterprise offering services related to spirituality and health through the Internet, traditional media and physical locations. The venture failed to take off. In 2004, Tigrett launched yet another new venture, the Bozo Project, focusing on the restaurant business.^{[citation needed]}

Tigrett was influenced by his guru, Sathya Sai Baba.^[1] In the BBC documentary The Secret Swami, Tigrett stated that he believed that there was truth to the rumors of Sai Baba's actions of pedophilia and sexual abuse towards some of his young male followers. He also stated that such behavior would not change his belief in Sai Baba.^[2]

Personal life

In 1989, Tigrett married

External links

• Personal page Personal Page of Isaac Tigrett
• Official Bio
• Souljourns on Youtube - A Talk Given By Isaac Tigrett On Sathya Sai Baba