SLP 510: The Power of Resilience: From War to Freedom with Luka Kovacevic

In this episode, Kim sits with Luka Kovacevic to explore his remarkable journey from a war-torn childhood in Croatia to building a life of freedom, family, and business success in Australia.

Luka shares vivid memories of the Balkan War, his family’s migration, and the contrast of discovering freedom as a child in Australia. He talks about the challenges of learning new languages, the twists in his career path from aspiring pilot to engineer and eventually starting his own consultancy.

Health and self care play a central role in Luka’s story. He and his wife Melissa prioritise natural living, research driven choices, and raising their family with strong values. Together, they’ve grown Melissa’s seed cycling business into a thriving enterprise, expanded with Secret Spice Co., and continue to focus on authenticity and community impact.

This heartfelt conversation weaves together stories of war, resilience, family, business, and self-mastery. Reminding us of the freedoms we often take for granted and the power of living with intention.

About Luca

Luka Kovacevic is someone who’s never been afraid of a challenge. Born in Croatia and raised in Australia after migrating with his family in 1995, Luka grew up with the classic “suitcase and nothing else” story. That experience shaped his work ethic and drive to build something meaningful from the ground up.

He started his career in engineering, working his way through local government before launching his own consultancy, which today is one of Canberra’s most respected firms. But Luka’s curiosity and love of business didn’t stop there. Together with his wife Melissa, he co runs The Seed Cycle, a business dedicated to helping women balance hormones naturally. And most recently, he’s taken full control of Secret Spice Co., an organic spice company designed to make healthy meals taste amazing.

At his heart, Luka is a family man, sports lover, and believer in clean, healthy living. He thrives on building businesses that align with his lifestyle with quick decisions, smart risks, and creating products he’s genuinely proud to share.

His story is proof that no matter where you start, you can turn resilience into opportunity and build a life you love.

His definition of Self Love is: Health is Wealth Self Love is making sure I take care of myself as best as possible knowing that if I do that everyone else around me will be taken care of to a much better standard

His favourite quote is from: Michael Jordan- I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.

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Quotes: My freedom and opportunities are the motivator to do what I do now. If I don’t do this no one is going to do it for me. My need and determination to have a friend drove the need to learn. The experience I didn’t know I was getting at the time has set me up for greater opportunities. There is no way you can be a good manager or coworker if you don’t know how things work in the field. No choice attitude, you sign up, you commit. It’s not all about work and money. I make a health a priority. If you don’t look after your health, you can’t run a successful business. Our intuition is what we follow first. My health approach is to look at nutrition, exercise, supplements, the natural way first. Food is medicine. Our business primary focus is based on helping people as well as being profitable. It is important I do something for myself everyday. Everyone is fighting a battle we don’t know about. Make the best of what you can from today.  

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