Nearly three years into his tenure as CEO, Furlough's strategy combines entrepreneurial leadership digital innovation and sustained market share growth

TAMPA, Fla

Pillar To Post® Home Inspectors, North America’s largest home inspection franchise, today announced continued progress in advancing its Executive Franchise Model under President and CEO Charles Furlough, whose leadership has helped reshape the company’s approach to franchise ownership, digital technology and the home inspection experience.

As Furlough approaches his fourth year as CEO in January 2027, the company’s strategy emphasizes attracting entrepreneurs with management and leadership experience, expanding multi-inspector operations and delivering new technologies that support franchise owners, homebuyers, and real estate professionals.

The Executive Franchise Model, relaunched in 2024, represents a significant evolution from the traditional hands-on, owner-operator structure. It enables entrepreneurs to apply their leadership, management, and business development skills to building and overseeing teams of professional home inspectors. Previous inspection experience is not required, broadening opportunities for individuals from corporate, military, entrepreneurial and other professional backgrounds.

The transformation reflects Furlough’s nearly three decades with Pillar To Post and his unusual career path from home inspector and franchise owner to president and CEO.

His journey began in his family’s heating and electrical business, where he gained firsthand knowledge of residential systems. After attending Appalachian State University, he entered the home inspection industry in January 1998 as a Pillar To Post master franchisee in North and South Carolina.

Over the next decade, his operation completed more than 10,000 home inspections, providing valuable insight into the challenges facing franchise owners, homebuyers, and real estate professionals.

In 2007, Furlough joined the company’s corporate leadership team, eventually becoming vice president of operations and field support. He helped transform franchise support from a largely administrative function into a proactive business-coaching system focused on performance, customer satisfaction, and long-term growth.

Promoted to senior vice president of operations in 2017, Furlough increasingly championed technological innovation designed to modernize traditional home inspection practices. His leadership helped advance digital tools including PTP360 visual tours and PTPHomeManual, making important property information more accessible to homeowners and real estate professionals.

In 2022, RISMedia recognized Furlough as a Real Estate Newsmaker in its Crusaders category for his contributions to innovation and technology serving the real estate industry.

Named president and CEO in January 2023, Furlough continued advancing the company’s digital transformation while introducing a broader vision of franchise entrepreneurship.

In a 2024 article published by Franchising.com, Furlough explained the philosophy behind the Executive Franchise Model:

“The executive model is designed to meet those challenges by attracting franchise business owners who are not only invested in ownership but also prepared to focus on leadership and team building.”

The strategy reflects Pillar To Post’s emphasis on scalable businesses in which owners oversee inspection teams while concentrating on growth, customer relationships, and operational excellence.

Another significant milestone came in July 2025 with the official launch of PTPHomePage, a proprietary digital platform six years in development. The technology brings inspection reports, interactive floor plans, repair-request tools, appliance information, and home maintenance resources into one centralized platform.

Under Furlough’s leadership, Pillar To Post reported 13 consecutive quarters of market share growth through 2025, a milestone highlighted at its 2026 annual brand conference and reported by RISMedia in March 2026. The company was also inducted into Entrepreneur’s Franchise 500 Hall of Fame in 2024. In May 2025, Furlough received a Bronze Stevie Award as Maverick of the Year in the Business Services Industries category.

Together, the Executive Franchise Model and the company’s technology advancements reflect a broader transformation of the home inspection business: from an occupation centered primarily on individual inspectors to an opportunity for entrepreneurs to build professional service organizations supported by sophisticated digital tools.

For Furlough, who began his career inspecting homes and building a successful franchise operation, the evolution brings together two essential components of long-term success: practical industry experience and forward-looking leadership.

Pillar To Post continues to pursue franchise development opportunities throughout the United States and Canada, emphasizing executive leadership, team development and innovative services that extend the value of a home inspection beyond the inspection itself.

About Pillar To Post Home Inspectors

Pillar To Post® Home Inspectors is North America’s largest home inspection franchise, providing professional residential inspection services supported by innovative digital technology and homeowner resources. Founded in 1994, the company serves homebuyers, sellers and real estate professionals throughout the United States and Canada. For additional information, visit www.pillartopost.com.

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Teen body positivity and obesity care can coexist, California Trim Clinic says, with GLP-1 treatment guided by health, not appearance, sports pressure, stigma, or shame.

Los Angeles, CA

Teen athletes can face a strange contradiction: celebrate your body, but run faster; be confident, but make weight; eat enough to perform, but look lean enough for the uniform. California Trim Clinic says adolescent health care should offer a better message, one where body respect and evidence-based obesity treatment can coexist.

The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends treating pediatric obesity as a chronic disease and says adolescents ages 12 and older with obesity should be offered pharmacotherapy according to medication indications, risks, and benefits, alongside health behavior and lifestyle treatment. Meanwhile, AAP sports guidance warns that appearance and performance pressures can push young athletes toward unhealthy weight-control practices. 

Through its TeenHealthRx program, California Trim Clinic is reframing teen medical weight loss around health, nutrition, movement, family support, and licensed doctor oversight rather than shame or pressure to achieve a particular look. Families can learn more at TeenHealthRx.com or schedule a Discovery Call.

As school sports, social media, uniforms, teammates, and appearance expectations collide, California Trim Clinic says teens can practice body acceptance while still receiving evidence-based nutrition, fitness, obesity, and GLP-1 care when medically indicated.

High school can turn the human body into a scoreboard long before anyone steps onto a field.

One teen is told to lose weight for speed. Another wants to bulk up for football. A gymnast may feel pressure to stay lean. A student scrolling social media after practice sees another set of rules entirely about what a supposedly “healthy” body should look like.

California Trim Clinic says teens deserve an alternative to both extremes: health care that neither shames their bodies nor pretends obesity stops mattering medically simply because weight is a sensitive subject.

Can Teens Practice Body Positivity and Still Receive Medical Weight Loss Care?

Yes. Body acceptance and medical care are not opposites. Adolescents with obesity can be supported without shame while families address nutrition, physical activity, metabolic health, and other medical factors. For eligible adolescents ages 12 and older, FDA-approved obesity medications, including certain GLP-1 therapies, may be considered with doctor supervision and lifestyle treatment. 

Body Positivity Does Not Require Pretending Health Does Not Exist

Body positivity can give teenagers something extraordinarily valuable: permission to stop treating their appearance as evidence of their worth.

That principle is compatible with medical care. The AAP has specifically encouraged clinicians and families to promote positive body image and warns that body dissatisfaction should not be used as the reason for weight loss.

At the same time, the AAP recognizes pediatric obesity as a condition that warrants active, evidence-based treatment. Its 2023 clinical practice guideline recommends that adolescents ages 12 and older with obesity be offered weight-loss pharmacotherapy according to medication indications, risks, and benefits as an adjunct to intensive health behavior and lifestyle treatment. 

Teen Athletes Can Face a Different Kind of Body Pressure

The pressure becomes particularly complicated in sports because there is no single athletic “ideal.”

AAP sports-medicine guidance identifies gymnastics, dance, distance running, diving, swimming, cheerleading, and other activities as sports where a lean physique may be emphasized. Football, rugby, powerlifting, and other strength-oriented sports may create the opposite expectation, encouraging adolescents to become larger or more muscular.

Weight-class sports add another layer. Wrestlers and martial artists may feel pressure to reach a lower class, while athletes in aesthetic sports may believe being thinner will improve how judges, coaches, or teammates perceive them. The AAP notes that adolescents trying to change weight or body composition sometimes resort to unhealthy practices that can harm health and performance.

The Medical Message Is Surprisingly Simple: Health Before the Scoreboard

For young athletes, less food is not automatically better. More exercise is not automatically healthier. And a lower number on the scale does not automatically create better athletic performance.

AAP guidance warns that inappropriate weight-loss methods can affect muscle strength, aerobic performance, cognition, mood, immune function, and multiple body systems. It encourages athletes to focus on adequate energy availability, good health, and performance rather than dangerous rapid weight manipulation.

That creates an important distinction for families considering medical weight management. The goal should not be helping a teenager satisfy a coach, fit into a smaller uniform, imitate an influencer, or reach an arbitrary appearance standard.

What Medical Experts Say About Teens, Weight, and Sports

The American Academy of Pediatrics has been unusually clear about the role appearance can play in unhealthy adolescent weight loss. “Body dissatisfaction should not be used as a reason to lose weight.” The AAP pairs that recommendation with a call to promote positive body image among adolescents.

Its sports-medicine guidance is equally direct about athletics, noting that athletes may try to lose weight to change their appearance, improve perceived performance, or enter a particular weight class. When nutrition or hydration needs are not met, those efforts become a health concern.

And for adolescents who actually meet medical criteria for obesity treatment, current AAP guidance does not recommend simply waiting for lifestyle interventions to fail indefinitely. Pharmacotherapy can be part of evidence-based care beginning at age 12 when medication indications, risks, and benefits support treatment.

GLP-1s Changed the Teen Obesity Conversation

For decades, families confronting adolescent obesity were frequently given some version of the same advice: eat less, move more, and try harder. Modern pediatric obesity medicine recognizes a more complicated biological reality.

In its review of pediatric obesity pharmacotherapy, the AAP notes that obesity has a multifactorial etiology and that FDA-approved medications can be integrated with behavioral and lifestyle interventions when medically indicated. Semaglutide and Tirzepatide are among the GLP-1 receptor agonists FDA-approved for chronic weight management in qualifying adolescents ages 12 and older.

The FDA approved Wegovy, semaglutide 2.4 mg injection, for chronic weight management in pediatric patients ages 12 and older with obesity, specifically as an adjunct to reduced-calorie nutrition and increased physical activity. That is a medical indication. It is not permission to prescribe GLP-1 medication to every teenager who wants to become thinner.

GLP-1 Treatment Should Not Become the New Crash Diet

A prescription medication can be legitimate medical care and still be used for the wrong reason.

A teen asking for medication because teammates teased them, because a coach wants a lower number, because a prom dress fits differently, or because an algorithm keeps serving them “what I eat in a day” videos needs a very different conversation from an adolescent with obesity who meets medical criteria for pharmacotherapy.

California Trim Clinic says those distinctions belong inside the evaluation process. The teenager’s health history, growth, obesity status, medications, goals, lifestyle, family context, potential contraindications, and overall medical picture should matter more than an appearance deadline.

California Trim Clinic: Body Acceptance and Treatment Can Share the Same Room

“We never want a teenager to hear that their value changed because the number on a scale changed,” said Dr. Lynda A. Szczech of California Trim Clinic. “Medical treatment should be about helping a young person build a healthier future, not teaching them that they have to earn confidence by becoming smaller.”

That philosophy is central to California Trim Clinic’s teen medical weight-loss program, available through TeenHealthRx.com. The program is designed around doctor-led virtual care, ongoing monitoring, family involvement, individualized treatment planning, and FDA-approved GLP-1 options for qualifying adolescents.

“Body positivity should protect teens from shame, not prevent families from asking legitimate medical questions about obesity,” a California Trim Clinic spokesperson said. “A teenager can deserve respect exactly as they are today while also receiving treatment for a chronic health condition.”

Athletic Performance and Obesity Treatment Are Not the Same Goal

Medical obesity treatment should not be prescribed primarily to shave seconds from a race time or change how a uniform fits.

For an adolescent athlete who meets clinical criteria for obesity treatment, sports participation is one part of a much larger health picture. Nutrition still matters. Adequate fueling still matters. Hydration, sleep, growth, mental health, side effects, family involvement, and medical monitoring all remain relevant.

California Trim Clinic’s teen program includes structured virtual follow-up and individualized care rather than treating medication as a standalone intervention. Its current program is designed for teens and young adults, including adolescents ages 12 to 17 who may be struggling with obesity or significant weight gain.

The TeenHealthRx Approach Starts with the Teen, Not the Trend

TeenHealthRx is California Trim Clinic’s dedicated pathway for teen medical weight management and is designed to give families a more specialized option than generic adult-focused telehealth.

The program emphasizes physician-led care, family participation, regular virtual monitoring, personalized treatment planning, and medication coordination for eligible patients. Treatment is not automatic, and medication selection depends on medical eligibility and licensed doctor review.

Families can explore the teen medical weight-loss program at TeenHealthRx.com or begin by scheduling a Discovery Call with California Trim Clinic.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can teenagers use GLP-1 medications for obesity?

Yes, certain GLP-1 medications have FDA-approved indications for qualifying adolescents.

Semaglutide 2.4 mg injection is FDA-approved for chronic weight management in pediatric patients ages 12 years and older with obesity as an adjunct to reduced-calorie nutrition and increased physical activity. Tirzepatide also has an FDA-approved pediatric obesity indication beginning at age 12 under specified criteria.

Does the American Academy of Pediatrics support obesity medications for teens?

Yes. The AAP recommends offering adolescents ages 12 and older with obesity pharmacotherapy according to medication indications, risks, and benefits as an adjunct to health behavior and lifestyle treatment.

Does body positivity conflict with medical weight loss?

No. Body positivity can mean respecting a teenager and avoiding appearance-based shame while still recognizing and treating a medical condition. AAP guidance specifically supports positive body image while also providing evidence-based obesity treatment. 

Does California Trim Clinic prescribe GLP-1 medication to every teen who asks?

No. Treatment requires individualized medical evaluation. Age alone does not establish eligibility, and a teenager wanting to change their appearance does not automatically create a medical indication for treatment.

Is teen medical weight loss only about medication?

No. Evidence-based adolescent obesity care can include nutrition, physical activity, behavioral and family support, medical monitoring, and pharmacotherapy when clinically indicated. The AAP recommends medication as an adjunct to health behavior and lifestyle treatment, not a replacement for it. 

About California Trim Clinic

California Trim Clinic provides physician-guided medical weight management through personalized care and telemedicine, including dedicated support for qualifying adolescents and their families.

Its teen medical weight-loss pathway focuses on individualized medical evaluation, family participation, ongoing monitoring, nutrition and lifestyle support, and prescription treatment only when medically justified and consistent with medication indications and applicable law.

Learn more about teen medical weight management through TeenHealthRx.com or schedule a Discovery Call with California Trim Clinic.

California Trim Clinic
3717 E Thousand Oaks Blvd., Ste. 170
Westlake Village, CA 91362
(805) 892-8077

Medical Disclaimer

This release is for educational and informational purposes only and does not constitute medical advice or establish a doctor-patient relationship. Medical weight-loss treatment for adolescents requires individualized evaluation by a licensed doctor.

Prescription medications are not appropriate for every adolescent. Eligibility depends on age, diagnosis, medical history, medication-specific indications, contraindications, risks, benefits, and other individual factors.

FDA approval applies to specific branded medications, formulations, doses, indications, and populations. It should not be generalized to compounded versions or other GLP-1 products.

Compounded medications are not FDA-approved. FDA does not evaluate compounded medications for safety, effectiveness, or quality before marketing.

What are the real questions we should be asking

Prineville, Oregon

Officials at Samson Sky, developer of the Switchblade Flying Car, say the tremendous public attention surrounding Tesla’s flying Roadster reveal underscores a growing global interest for flying cars.

“For decades people have been fascinated by the idea of flying cars, but there are several important questions that savvy consumers may want to consider,” said Sam Bousfield, Founder and CEO of Samson Sky. “The first is whether a flying car can legally take off from a public road. In the United States and most developed countries, the answer is ‘no’. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) regulations require aircraft to take off and land at airports or designated landing facilities.”

According to Bousfield, consumers evaluating flying car technology should also consider several other key factors:

• Can it operate within current regulations and infrastructure?
• Can it be driven on highways and local roads?
• Are the wings, tail, and propellers fully enclosed and protected while driving?
• Is it insurable?
• Can it fit in a residential garage?
• Does it utilize an established system of vehicle and aircraft licensing and registration?
• Is it offered at a reasonable price point?

“The Switchblade checks all of the boxes,” said Bousfield. “That is likely one reason why Samson Sky has attracted reservation holders in more than 50 countries and across all 50 U.S. states.”

The Switchblade Flying Car is a hybrid-electric vehicle designed to both drive and fly. Accommodating two occupants plus luggage, it can be driven on local roads and highways to a nearby airport, where it transforms from driving mode to flight mode in less than three minutes at the push of a button. Upon arrival at an airport near the destination, the vehicle converts back to driving mode and continues the journey on the road.

Company officials note that the emerging flying car market generally falls into two categories. The first consists of electric Vertical Takeoff and Landing (eVTOL) aircraft, which typically operate between airports and dedicated vertiports and are designed for shorter urban or suburban trips. The second category is represented by vehicles intended for regional transportation, combining both driving and flying capabilities to enable longer trips of approximately 300 to 500 miles, using existing airport infrastructure.

“Understanding the distinction between the two major types of flying cars is important,” said James Mauch, serial entrepreneur and Samson Board Member. “While eVTOL aircraft are primarily focused on short-range transportation, whereas roadable aircraft such as the Switchblade are designed to address regional travel by integrating seamlessly with existing roads and airports.”

About Samson Sky

The Switchblade Flying Car is a hybrid-electric vehicle that combines sports car performance on the ground with high-performance flight capabilities. Designed for two occupants and luggage, it runs on premium automotive gasoline and fits in a standard residential garage.

It can be driven directly to a nearby airport using existing roads and highways. Once at the airport, the Switchblade transforms from driving mode to flight mode in approximately three minutes at the push of a button. To enhance safety and insurability, the wings, tail and propellers are fully enclosed and protected inside the vehicle while in driving mode.

The Switchblade successfully completed its official first flight in November 2023 and is advancing toward production to meet growing demand from customers around the world.

For more information about the Switchblade and to follow its progress into production, visit: www.SamsonSky.com

PLEASE NOTE:

The Switchblade is an Experimental category aircraft. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issues a special type of certification for Experimental aircraft, known as a Special Airworthiness Certificate.  

With all Experimental aircraft, the FAA designates that the owner must build 51% of the vehicle. All Switchblade owners will spend one week at the Samson Builder Assist Center, building their portion of their Switchblade. Following this, Samson will complete their vehicle, and will assist each owner by providing them the necessary documentation to submit to the FAA, to be granted their Special Airworthiness Certificate.

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