About Norm Cates
Norm Cates
Norm Cates, Jr. is the Founder of Club Insider, now in its 30th year of publication, and its Tribal Leader Since 1993. He is a 50-year veteran of the health, racquet and sportsclub industry. As IHRSA’s First President and a Co-Founder of the Association with Rick Caro and five others, in 1981; the 2001 DALE DIBBLE Distinguished Service Award winner, one of IHRSA’s highest honors; and Club Industry's Lifetime Achievement Award winner in 2017, Norm Cates, Jr. is a highly decorated veteran who cares about you. And, he wants to hear from you.
Phone: (770) 635 - 7578
Email: Norm@clubinsideronline.com
Previous Articles
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Planet Fitness
The IPO of The Juggernaut
August 2015 - The story of Planet Fitness is one of determination, innovation and good business. The company's Co-Founders, Mike and Marc Grondahl, were determined to succeed in the health and fitness club business. Their original rural market had several competitors, so this was not an easy task. Like the inventor of the pulley in order to make pulling a weighted object via a rope easier, Planet Fitness began to innovate to make the future of building a viable business possible. Instead of churning the usual 15% of the market that would consider their club and the clubs of their competitors, they elected to go after those who might not be a typical health club member: the 85% our industry has tried so hard, with varying success, to attract. Read Article...
Planet Fitness
Home of the Judgement Free Zone©
September 2018 - Chris Rondeau, 45, CEO of Planet Fitness, is a man who, amazingly, has had only three jobs in his entire life! And, his current role, that of CEO of Planet Fitness, looks like both the company and Chris have hit homeruns. Chris is doing a great job for his staff and the company's stockholders, and the company is performing very well. Planet Fitness is a powerhouse in the health and fitness club industry with over 1,600 clubs now open, and over 1,000 new club deals inked and in various stages of development and construction. The Hampton, New Hampshire-based company employs over 200 in their Headquarters and has over 12 million members. Read Article...
Planet Fitness Drops Personal Training!
December 2010 - Big news just hit the industry, and it will alter the competitive environment of the health and fitness club industry for some time to come. Planet Fitness Co-founders Mike and Marc Grondahl and Chris Rondeau, have announced that the company will be dropping personal training as a service in all locations nationwide, in both corporately- and franchisee-owned centers. Read Article...
Planet Fitness Under Contract to Be Sold!
October 2012 - During the past year, Planet Fitness has been in the news quite a bit. First, early in the year, there was news that Planet Fitness was working on an Initial Public Offering (IPO). This development was kept very quiet by Planet Fitness' Founder, Mike Grondahl, and was put aside a few months ago when the next big Planet Fitness news item hit. Read Article...
Positive California Legislation!
October 1995 - Read Article...
Preferred Club Update
May 1994 - Read Article...
Preferred Clubs Add Value to Club Membership
February 1995 - Read Article...
Preferred Clubs Gallery
March 1995 - Read Article...
Primedia/Intertec Acquires Club Industry Magazine & Tradeshows
December 1997 - Read Article...
Q Clubs and Dean Kachel Clash
December 1994 - Read Article...
Q Clubs Construction Stopped!
June 1997 - Read Article...
Q Clubs Withdraw SEC Filing
September 1996 - Read Article...
Quality - The "Inside" Story on BTS
Comments From Rich Boggs, Terry Browning and Cathy Spencer-Browning
March 2007 - Read Article...
Randy Ivey Joins ABC Financial
August 2009 - Randy IveyRandy Ivey joined ABC Financial Services on July 1st, and we wish him well working with ABC Founder, Jim Bottin and President, Paul Schaller. Read Article...
Ray Wilson and Dale Dibble First Ever "Health Club Pioneers of the Year Award Winners!"
March 2004 - Read Article...
Ray Wilson Honored With IHRSA's Dale Dibble Distinguished Service Award
April 2004 - Read Article...
Ray Wilson Is Blasting Into the 21st Century With The Goal of 10,000 Health Clubs!
September 2003 - Read Article...
Ray Wilson Launches Three New Club Chains!
June 2003 - Read Article...
Ray Wilson On Monthly Dues
August 1997 - Read Article...
Ray Wilson... A Club Legend In His Own Time
A Case Study on the Family Fitness Centers - Part I
April 1995 - Read Article...
Ray Wilson... A Club Legend In His Own Time
A Case Study on the Family Fitness Centers - Part I
June 1995 - Read Article...
Ray Wilson... A Club Legend In His Own Time
A Case Study on the Family Fitness Centers - Part II
July 1995 - Read Article...
Red Lerille
Celebrating 50 Years and Still the Best!
January 2013 - That amazing "Red's feelin'." Those were the words I chose about 19 years ago when I spent three days with Red and Emma Lerille visiting their magnificent club creation in Lafayette, Louisiana and spending three nights in their lovely home. My visit resulted in the production of an amazing 3-part case study article series on Red's club. My talent as a wordsmith was challenged then to describe the truly amazing feeling you get when you visit Red Lerille's fabulous, now 50-year running creation. But, that amazing "Red's feelin'" will have to do here today, 19 years later, because that's what I witnessed at Red's. Read Article...
Red Lerille
2005 Club Insider "Health Club Pioneer of the Year"
March 2005 - Read Article...
Red Lerille's Club Case Study Coming Soon!
December 1993 - Read Article...
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