Isaac Tigrett - A Maverick Entrepreneur

According to analysts, Tigrett displayed business acumen in all his ventures. John Sykes, president of the music-video network VH1 said, "He is building a quality brand - you come and hear the blues, buy a burger and a T- shirt on the way out. That's pure Isaac. He's not a quick-buck guy. He thinks long-term."³² Tigrett was confident that it was HOB's business proposition, which made institutions like Harvard invest in the venture. "Isaac Tigrett has a creative spark, a vision, that you just don't see in many people," said John Sallay, a partner in the Aeneas Group...³³  

Tigrett institutionalised human values in his entrepreneurial ventures. As he hated waiting in queues, he felt a special concern for those people standing in long lines outside the front door of HRC. After discussions with staff at HRC, it was decided that HRC would extend the boundary of the restaurant to the end of the waiting line. A Queue Maitre d' (QMD) was appointed for making people standing in the queue comfortable. The QMD used to bring out umbrellas in rainy weather, refreshments like iced tea, cocoa or soup depending on the weather...