The Texas Lone Star Chapter

What The Texas Lone Star Chapter does

The Texas Lone Star Chapter (TLSC) is the Texas state chapter of the Club Managers Association of America (CMAA), operating as a non-profit professional association headquartered in Houston, TX. It serves approximately 300+ club managers representing nearly 150 private clubs across Texas, organized into four regional sub-units (North, Central, South, and West). Its core mission is to promote professional education, certification pathways (including the CCM credential), and networking among club management professionals, while also connecting private clubs with qualified talent through a careers/job board platform.

TLSC delivers its services primarily through a website built on the Clubessential platform, which powers event registration, member directory access, job postings, and a categorized Buyers Guide of industry vendors. Core product lines include Membership Services, the Club Careers Platform (free job postings with 60-day listing duration, extending into Oklahoma and Kansas), an Event Calendar, a Buyers Guide directory across 10+ vendor categories, and a recurring Partnership Program for industry sponsors. The 2026 programming includes a Region Education Series delivered in partnership with GGA Partners and an annual Summer Meeting & Partner Showcase hosted at venues such as Hyatt Regency Lost Pines Resort.

Revenue is generated through four streams: annual membership dues (subscription), event registration fees (transactional, with tiered pricing such as $525 for full Summer Meeting registration, $325 education-only, and $75 regional education sessions), recurring Partnership Program fees from industry vendors, and a freemium job-posting service. The chapter is managed by a Managing Director (Sam Brewster) and is subordinate to the national CMAA parent organization, with no external investors or venture funding.

Name

The Texas Lone Star Chapter

Legal name

Texas Lone Star Chapter of CMAA

Website

https://texascmaa.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Texas Lone Star Chapter (TLSC) is a non-profit CMAA-affiliated professional association serving 300+ club managers across nearly 150 private clubs in Texas, delivering membership, education, events, a job board, and a partnership program through its Clubessential-based website.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Professional Association Services (Club Management)

NAICS

Professional Organizations (813920), Professional Organizations (81392), Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations (8139)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Association & Society Conference Management (Nonprofit, Professional Bodies) (THAHACAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Training, Enablement & Talent Development Summits (THAHAMAH), Executive Summits & Invitation-Only Forums (MPAGAGAK)

Keywords

• Club management association
• Professional membership services
• Private club networking
• Club industry education
• Career development platform

Headquarters

HQ city

Houston

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Fees: Annual membership dues for club managers joining the professional association
2. Event Registration Fees: Revenue from state meetings, regional events, education series, and partner showcase events. Includes tiered pricing for full registration, education-only, retired members, and guests.
3. Partnership Program: Industry partners pay for sponsorship, advertising, and digital marketing opportunities. Provides exclusive access to member events and brand promotion.
4. Job Posting Services: Free job posting service for clubs seeking to hire club management professionals. Postings remain for 60 days.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

The Texas Lone Star Chapter is a non-profit professional association chapter of the Club Managers Association of America (CMAA) that serves club managers across Texas. It sells individual memberships, hosts educational and networking events, operates the Club Careers job board, maintains a Buyers Guide of club-industry vendors, and offers a Partnership Program for industry sponsors. Members receive access to CMAA-aligned certification pathways, four regional peer networks, and career development resources.

Product overview

The Texas Lone Star Chapter (TLSC) of CMAA operates as a professional association website providing services to club managers in Texas. The organization offers a membership program, a careers/job board platform, an event calendar system, a buyers guide directory of industry partners, and a partnership program for industry vendors. These services are delivered through a website built on the Clubessential platform, with the core offering being professional association membership that promotes education and advancement of club management professionals.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Individual Membership Tiered individual membership for club management professionals in Texas, providing access to chapter events, regional networking, educational programming, and CMAA-aligned resources such as the Certified Club Manager (CCM) and Certified Chief Executive (CCE) pathways.

Quantifiable outcome

• 300+ club managers connected through chapter events and programs
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Industry Partners (Multiple)coreGTM or Marketing PartnerThe TLSC Partnership Program includes multiple industry partners providing solutions to private clubs. Categories include Capital Improvements, Consulting & Other, Fitness & Wellness, Food & Beverage Service, Furniture & Fixtures, Golf Equipment Services, HR & Insurance, Purchasing Groups, Locker Room Supplies, and Technology. Partners gain exclusive access to member events, sponsorship opportunities, advertising, and digital marketing to reach club decision-makers.
• GGA PartnerscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTLSC has partnered with GGA Partners to deliver the 2026 Region Education Series. These 3-hour professional development programs are designed for mid and senior/executive level club professionals in each TLSC Region. Dr. Eric Brey, Ph.D. serves as presenter for sessions covering employee and member research, and data analysis for club leaders.
• Hyatt Regency Lost Pines Resort and SpaminorOthersHost venue for the 2026 Summer Meeting & Partner Showcase event (August 2-4, 2026). Provides resort accommodations and meeting facilities for the annual chapter event.
• Rosewood BeefminorOthersSponsorship/supplier relationship for the Summer Meeting & Partner Showcase event.
• The Club at Carlton WoodsminorOthersHost venue for the Partner Golf Tournament (August 30-31, 2026). Golf tournament held at the Fazio Course with dinner at the Nicklaus Clubhouse.
• ClubessentialTechnology or IntegrationWebsite platform provider for the chapter's website (Site By Clubessential). Powers the event calendar, member management, and online registration systems.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Club Managers Association of America (CMAA): The national parent professional association for club managers. TLSC operates as a state chapter under CMAA, so CMAA sets the overarching brand, certification (CCM/CMI) and national programming that TLSC localizes.

Others

• Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals (HFTP): Adjacent hospitality industry association serving finance and technology professionals across hotels, clubs and resorts. Comparable in membership/education association structure and frequently co-markets with CMAA chapters.
• National Club Association (NCA): Adjacent trade association that advocates on behalf of private clubs themselves (board, ownership, governance). NCA sits upstream of CMAA's manager-focused mission and is a natural ecosystem peer for partnership and policy coordination.

Direct peers

• CMAA Florida Chapter: A direct peer CMAA chapter covering Florida club managers. Comparable in scale and programming, with similar Summer Meeting / Region Education Series / partnership model, but operating in a different regional market.
• CMAA Pacific Northwest Chapter: A direct peer CMAA regional chapter covering Pacific Northwest club managers, with the same mix of annual state meetings, regional education series and vendor partnership programs that TLSC runs in Texas.
• CMAA Greater New York Chapter: A direct peer CMAA regional chapter for club managers in the greater New York metro area, running an analogous mix of membership, events, education and partner programming for private clubs in its territory.
• CMAA New England Chapter: A direct peer CMAA regional chapter covering New England club managers. Operates the same chapter model — annual state meetings, regional education, partner sponsorships, and job/career services for private club operators.
• CMAA Capital Chapter: A direct peer CMAA regional chapter serving club managers in the Washington DC / mid-Atlantic region with the same membership, education, and partnership-program structure TLSC uses in Texas.
• CMAA Southeast Chapter: A direct peer CMAA regional chapter serving club managers across the U.S. Southeast, with a comparable programming and partnership structure targeted at the regional private-club community.

Emerging players

• Club Spa & Fitness Association (CSFA): An adjacent, more niche association focused on the spa, fitness and wellness operations of private clubs. Relevant because several TLSC partnership categories (Fitness & Wellness, Locker Room Supplies) overlap directly with CSFA's vendor base.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/TLSCCMAA
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/texas-lone-star-chapter-of-cmaa

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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