Team
JON DAVIS
Strength and conditioning coach Jon Davis has been helping elite athletes and everyday performers achieve greater health, strength, and speed for over 17 years. As co-founder of Salient Performance, Jon has worked with clients ranging from NFL and MLB players to Olympians, World Champions, and individuals striving to improve their quality of life through performance and longevity.
Before relocating to Bozeman, Montana, Jon owned a private training studio in Orlando, Florida, where he built a reputation for results-driven coaching rooted in precision and passion. He also traveled extensively with a long-time MLB client, managing all aspects of their performance—return from injury, offseason and in-season training, nutrition, supplementation, and recovery.
Jon’s coaching success has also led him to consult for private facilities, colleges, and professional organizations, helping them design and implement systems that elevate athlete development, performance tracking, and recovery protocols.
His approach combines relentless self-education with industry-leading certifications, including joint mobility, soft tissue mobilization, energy systems training, nutrition, Conjugate Tactical, and Westside Barbell’s Special Strengths Coach—a distinction earned under the mentorship of the legendary Louie Simmons of Westside Barbell.
AURELIA GERVASI
Salient Performance runs seamlessly thanks to Aurelia’s leadership, expertise, and dedication. When she’s not on the training floor helping clients crush their goals, she’s behind the scenes managing client relations and overseeing day-to-day operations to ensure every athlete and member gets the support they need.
With over a decade of experience in strength training, Aurelia has coached athletes across multiple sports and competitive levels. Her track record includes guiding a college men’s lacrosse team to a conference championship and training a high school rowing team to a state title. She’s also worked extensively with high school lacrosse and football athletes, helping them elevate their performance both on and off the field.
Aurelia’s comprehensive background in training, nutrition, supplementation, and mobility has helped countless clients lose weight, build strength, move better, and perform at their peak. Her approach combines science-driven programming with individualized attention, ensuring that every athlete and client receives precise training and nutrition strategies that go far beyond a single workout.
Together, Jon and Aurelia’s experience spans over 27 years, with a career roster that includes:
NFL: Draft Picks, 3 Super Bowl Champions, 4 Super Bowl competitors, 4 Pro Bowlers (has trained players from 18 of 32 teams).
CFL: 3 Grey Cup Champions, 2 CFL All-Stars (has trained players from 8 of 9 CFL teams).
MLB: World Series Champion, Gold Glove Winner, MLB Draft Picks, and MiLB All-Stars.
Olympians / National Champions: Gold, Silver, and Bronze Medalists.
Lacrosse: 4 PLL Champions, 4 PLL All-Stars, 4 Team USA players, 3 Team USA players earning Gold and Silver medals.
Team USA: 12 athletes across multiple sports.
Collegiate: Tewaaraton Award Winner, GLIAC Player of the Year, First-Team All-GLIAC, National Champions across Divisions I–III and NAIA, USILA All-American, ACC and SCC Players of the Year, and over 60 All-Americans in five sports. Eight Division I walk-ons earned roster spots.
Amateur & Youth: Over 1,000 high school athletes earning scholarships in their sport, multiple state champion athletes/teams, 8 Under Armour All-Americans and 14 Central Florida Players of the Year across football, baseball, lacrosse, volleyball, and soccer, and FHSAA all-time leading scorer and assist leader in lacrosse.
Our mission at Salient is simple: to deliver proven, individualized training with extreme attention to detail—helping every client become their best self: healthier, stronger, and faster, no matter their sport, career, or starting point. Whether you’re chasing elite-level performance or looking to transform your fitness, we have the knowledge, experience, and commitment to guide you every step of the way.

