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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Richard Branson's Virgin Active Acquires Leisurenet Clubs
January 2001 - Read Article...
Rick Caro
The Club Industry's Best Friend
January 1995 - Read Article...
Rick Caro Honored by Club Industry
October 2006 - Read Article...
Rick Caro Launches Club Vision Partners
March 1998 - Read Article...
Rick Caro's Club Industry Panel
"Fitness Business at a Crossroad: How to Hold On in Today's Economy and Prosper in the Future"
November 2008 - Rick Caro, the Founder of IHRSA, and CEO of Management Vision, Inc. in New York City, continues to provide our industry with connections that should help all in this business. On October 17th, at this year's Club Industry Show in Chicago, Caro brought together an esteemed panel of four who addressed and focused on: "Fitness Business at a Crossroad: How to Hold On in Today's Economy and Prosper in the Future". Read Article...
Rick Caro, IHRSA Founder, Weighs In
April 2006 - Read Article...
Rick Mayo's North Point Fitness Rules!
August 2012 - You could say I'm a bit of an "Insider" at North Point. I am a member, and my wife is a part-time trainer at Rick's club, so having the benefit of Norm's perspective from the outside looking in was invaluable. Equally invaluable is the continued energy and enthusiasm Norm pours into our industry on a daily basis. It was a joy to work with and learn from him for this article. Read Article...
Road Tripin' In Florida
May 2004 - Read Article...
Rodney Steven
A Rapidly Budding Club Business Titan Powers Ahead!
July 2012 - This industry is filled with great success stories. That's one of many reasons that I just love my job. I love it because I'm able to really get in close touch with our Cover Story subjects and dig in with them to provide all of you with a monthly dose of vision, motivation and new ideas. These one-on-one interviews, usually conducted by phone, provide me with a vast cache of information. This information, if properly applied by you, the reader and club owner/operator, will help your business be more successful, day in and day out. Read Article...
Roger and Elaine Ralph Win Entrepreneur of the Year Award!
Part II
September 1998 - Read Article...
Roger and Elaine Ralph Win Entrepreneur of the Year Award!
Part III
October 1998 - Read Article...
Roger and Elaine Ralph Win Entrepreneur of the Year Award!
Part I
August 1998 - Read Article...
Ron and Sandy Franco
10 Great Years of Mom-and-Pop Club Success!
April 1998 - Read Article...
Royce Pulliam Ditch's Gold's Gym Brand
November 2007 - Read Article...
Rudy and Virginia Smith
Celebrating 50 Years of Excellence! - Part I
January 2002 - Read Article...
Rudy and Virginia Smith
Celebrating 50 Years of Excellence! - Part II
February 2002 - Read Article...
Rudy Giuliani
An American Hero
April 2004 - Read Article...
Rudy Smith Passes Away at 85
July 2010 - Rudy! Rudy! Rudy! No, this wasn't the sound of the crowd chanting in the stands at the Notre Dame football game in the great movie Rudy. It was 4,000+ IHRSA Members at the IHRSA Convention on March 8, 2002 in Phoenix chanting Rudy's name as he made his way up to the podium to receive IHRSA's Distinguished Service Award, arguably IHRSA's top honor. Read Article...
Ruth Stricker
The Legendary Creator of The Marsh
July 2008 - Ruth Stricker, at age 73, is a living legend in our industry and in the mind-body-spirit movement. She is a great contributor to the lives of all of her 182 employees and many people in her community, the Minneapolis/St. Paul Metro area and across the country. Ruth Stricker is a very balanced human being who possesses a special gift. She has gifts as a teacher, sharer and person who deeply cares about others. Read Article...
Ruth Stricker
The ICON of The Marsh!
September 2019 - During the past 26 years of publishing Club Insider, I've had the good fortune of chronicling the careers and businesses of some of the best health and fitness club developers, owners and operators to ever be in this business. It's been my great pleasure to get to know these folks during our conversations and to bring you, our readers, into each relationship by producing in-depth cover stories such as this one, which is as special as any we've ever produced and published. Many of the folks whose clubs and careers we've chronicled in our in-depth Club Insider Case Studies Cover Stories are long-time leaders in our industry. They are the folks who have helped make our industry the booming business it is today. Their leadership has made a huge difference in our industry's growth and change over many decades. This list is impressive, and there are many truly great health and fitness club owners/operators in America on it. On that list is Ruth Stricker, and in my opinion, she is one of the very best, not just in America, but in the world! I say that for many reasons that you will discover as you read this illustrative and amazing second Club Insider Cover Story on Ruth Stricker and The Marsh. Read Article...
Ruth Stricker Honored As Healthy American Fitness Leader
August 1994 - Read Article...
Saco Sport & Fitness
Back From The Ashes!
December 1995 - Read Article...
Saint John McCarthy
April 2006 - Read Article...
Sales Makers 12th Annual Sales and Marketing Classic a Great Success!
May 1998 - Read Article...
SalesMakers Florida Conference Focuses On Professionalism
May 1997 - Read Article...
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