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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Gale Landers and Hazel Gitlitz
Chicago's Finest Formula Owners - A real Credit To Our Industry
June 2002 - Read Article...
Gale Landers' Fitness Formula Clubs Thriving For 25 Years!
Chicago Club Chain Growing Via Acquisitions and Strong Management Team
October 2009 - Chicago is an intensely competitive health, racquet and sports club market. There, you will find all sorts of club products ranging from the amazing 400,000 square-foot East Bank Club to XSport Fitness' 22 big box clubs to Alan and Steve Schwartz' Midtown Tennis Clubs down to 1,000 square-foot personal training studios. Read Article...
Geoff Dyer Becomes IHRSA's 21st President
August 2001 - Read Article...
Geoffrey Dyer's Life Style Family Fitness Centers Strong In Tampa!
May 1998 - Read Article...
George Jackson and TG - The Gym
40-Year Veteran Club Business Guru and World Class Creator/Operator of Unique Club Environments
July 2023 - America has an abundance of great health and fitness club entrepreneurs, developers and operators. All across the country, we have individuals who've devoted their entire lives to this industry... each with the single goal of providing their communities with unique, well designed and professionally built clubs that are packed with a variety of exercise equipment, machines and services. George Jackson is a 40-year veteran of our industry, and when you read his story, you're going to feel compelled to Tip Your Hat to George for what he's achieved over those 40 years. I sure did! And, importantly, you will be astounded by encyclopedia of names he will share when giving credit to those whom he has worked with along the way. I sure was! Read Article...
Global Fitness Scoring Big With Body Training Systems!
August 2002 - Read Article...
Gold's Gym Announces National Advertising Campaign
October 1994 - Read Article...
Gold's Gym Award Winners Honored
August 2004 - Read Article...
Gold's Gym Enterprises Sale to the Sports Club Company Rumored...
Fact or Fiction?
September 1997 - Read Article...
Gold's Gym Investments Acquires Gold's Gym Enterprises, Inc. and the "G" Group
September 1999 - Read Article...
Gold's Gym Owner, Eddie Dail, Suddenly Passes Away
September 2009 - Eddie Dail, of Culpepper, Virginia, one of the top Gold's Gym owner/operators in the world, suddenly passed away on August 4th. The cause of death was reported to be a heart attack. Dail had reportedly also suffered two previous heart attacks during this decade. Read Article...
Gold's Gyms International Inks Body Training Systems Deal
June 2000 - Read Article...
Gold's Gyms' Galiani Brothers Change Roles
September 2001 - Read Article...
Good Start' Guidelines For New Club Developers and Guidelines on How to Close a Club (If You Must)
November 1996 - Read Article...
Gordon Johnson... and Team... Gold's Gym Stars!
An In-Depth Interview
February 2004 - Read Article...
Governor Mike Huckabee - From Hope To Higher Ground
An Interview With Arkansas' 10.5-Year Governor Mike Huckabee
January 2007 - Read Article...
Greg Lappin of the Rochester Athletic Club Sets the Gold Standard For General Managers
An In-depth Interview With Award Winning RAC General Manager Greg Lappin
February 2009 - Folks, let me tell you about Greg Lappin, a partner, Vice President and General Manager of the giant 260,000 square-foot Rochester Athletic Club in Rochester, Minnesota. In my 16-year run of doing in-depth Club Insider case-study cover stories, I've shared the success stories of some amazingly dedicated and devoted club owner/operators. I've shared the great success stories of people in our industry who live and breathe their club business and truly have, as Job #1, making their members happy. Read Article...
Greg Rowe
A Great American Health Club Owner
May 2005 - Read Article...
Ground Zero Design An IHRSA Trade Show Hit!
April 2000 - Read Article...
Ground Zero's Roy Simonson
A Prolific Fitness Entrepreneur
May 2001 - Read Article...
Guy Cammilleri, New World Gym Managing Director, Shares Inside Story on Acquisition
February 2009 - Guy Cammilleri is the Managing Director of World Gym International. World Gym was acquired by Guy's Mother, Mrs. Joyce J. Cammilleri, from Planet Fitness on December 31, 2008. From 1996-2001, Guy was the Director of Strategic Planning at JOICO International, the company his Mom Co-Founded. JOICO is a hair care brand recognized globally for its revolutionary approach to restoring health to damaged hair. Read Article...
GymTicket.com
Getting More Membership Leads The Modern Way
June 2007 - Read Article...
Hard Work Pays Off for the Eclipse Fitness Team!
An Interview With Maria Parrella-Turco, Eclipse Partner
March 2008 - Read Article...
Health Club Hard Sell
Part I
January 1996 - Read Article...
Health Club Hard Sell
Part II
February 1996 - Read Article...
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