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The Corporate Refugee Podcast
Our Mission
The Corporate Refugee™ helps corporate professionals pursue freedom through structured business ownership. Through candid conversations, practical insights, and real stories from franchisors, founders, and owners, the podcast and newsletter bring clarity, transparency, and accessibility to the franchise journey, making entrepreneurship feel achievable and human.
Our History
The Corporate Refugee Podcast shares real conversations with franchisors, founders, operators, and experts about what it actually takes to build freedom through structured business ownership. Hosted by Chris Tucker, Franchise Consultant with Quantum Franchise Group and former StretchLab franchisee, the show explores the systems, decisions, and lessons behind successful franchise owners.
About Chris
About Chris
Chris Tucker is the host of The Corporate Refugee™, a podcast and newsletter dedicated to helping professionals transition from corporate careers into structured business ownership.
As a former StretchLab franchisee and now a Franchise Consultant with Quantum Franchise Group and the Franchise Brokers Association, Chris blends real-world
Chris Tucker is the host of The Corporate Refugee™, a podcast and newsletter dedicated to helping professionals transition from corporate careers into structured business ownership.
As a former StretchLab franchisee and now a Franchise Consultant with Quantum Franchise Group and the Franchise Brokers Association, Chris blends real-world experience with data-driven guidance to bring clarity, transparency, and humanity to the franchise journey.
Through interviews with franchisors, founders, operators, and industry experts, Chris explores the systems, mindsets, and leadership frameworks that create freedom through structure. His work focuses on helping people design lives with more control, purpose, and resilience—grounded in proven franchise models and supported by honest, practical conversations.