Episode 003 of the Speed of Life Podcast involves an in depth discussion on the business of fitness and human performance with Seattle-based entrepreneur and gym owner, Luka Hocevar. In our talk, Luka outlines his path to success starting from ambitious beginnings as a professional basketball player, but ultimately looking for a transition out of his career as an athlete. He quickly discovered his talent and passion for coaching others. The discovery also included a great deal of hard work and trial-and-error, figuring out how to run a successful business, but also how to lean on the wisdom and experience of others. He has gradually turned his passion and work ethic into a thriving, multi-faceted business career that continues to evolve and provide a high level of service to his clients. Luka Hocevar was born and raised in Ljubljana, Slovenia and gives credit to basketball, fitness and coaches in taking him from going down the wrong path in crime, to becoming a professional basketball player in the elite European Leagues as well as the NBA Summer Pro League. After his professional career Luka went into his passion of training to affect other like the coaches that changed his life. He has been a coach for 14 years building skillsets in every area associated with physical and mental performance, as well as body transformation. Luka is the founder and co-owner of the Vigor Ground gym in Ljubljana, Slovenia and owner of the Vigor Ground Fitness and Performance in Seattle, WA, both gyms recognized as leaders in coaching in each respective country, where they have cumulatively coached and transformed over 8,000 clients in total since 2006. Luka is also the creator of Vigor Ground Fitness and Business Summit, one of the industries most respected educational events for coaches and gym owners. He has personally coached over 3,000 clients from the highest level professional athletes in the NBA, NFL, UFC, MLB college and high school, rehab patients with many different types of injuries/conditions, and clients from every walk of life looking to achieve looking, feeling, and performing better. You can find out more information on Luka Hocevar below: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lukahocevar/ Website: https://lukahocevar.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/HocevarPerformance Audio versions of the "Speed of Life" Podcast are available below: Spreaker https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/speed-of-life-podcast--6893415 Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/4pKknVG2wNItjJedBbH3v4 Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/speed-of-life-podcast/id1882245235 iHeart Radio https://iheart.com/podcast/325517264 Amazon Music https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/99a1193a-a928-4134-86bd-27716ae49c22 You can reach Derek Hansen at the following locations: Websiteshttp://www.SprintCoach.comhttps://www.runningmechanics.com/Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/derekmhansen/YouTubehttp://youtube.com/derekmhansen Twitter/Xhttps://x.com/DerekMHansenLinkedInhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/derekmhansen/
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