For more than 30 years, Mr. Salamone has been a pioneer in leadership education having founded several first of their kind education and leadership training companies, including LeadAmerica, the National Student Leadership Conference, the National Institute for Legal Education, and the BarBri Pre-Law Prep Program. These education and leadership programs have been attended by over 100,000 participants from around the world and been featured in national and local news shows and publications including The Sunday Today Show, The New York Times, The Chicago Tribune and US News and World Report. 

As Chairman of Aventus Capital Holdings, Mr. Salamone currently dedicates most of his business life to actively identifying assets and business opportunities being developed and built by talented young entrepreneurs and investing in them and their vision.  As an active investor, Mr. Salamone helps guide and mentor these business owners / entrepreneurs and their management teams to help them reach the next level of success and achieve their dreams.