The story
Built on the sideline. Carried into the studio.
Coach Harvey Sims
Host · Stay Ready Academy of Sports LLC
“After coaching high school boys basketball at Akron Buchtel H.S., we had great athletes and success — 5 straight city titles, state runners-up, and many of my students attending college. My feelings: I wish I could have done more to prepare them for what was to come in life. This platform gets me another chance for others.”
Stay Ready Academy of Sports started the way most good things in this city start — with somebody deciding to show up for people who needed it. Coaching taught Harvey Sims that talent is everywhere, but preparation is what actually changes an outcome. Kids who learn to stay ready stop waiting for permission. So do adults.
The podcast is that same sideline conversation, opened up to the whole valley. Las Vegas gets talked about like it’s only a strip of hotels. It isn’t. It’s neighborhoods. It’s parents working overnights. It’s the barber who just signed a lease, the trainer running sessions in a park at 6am, the teacher who never stopped believing in the kid in the back row.
Those are the stories that don’t make the highlight reel — so this show makes them the highlight reel. Every episode is a Las Vegas person or a Las Vegas business getting the credit, the encouragement and the platform they earned.
The record
The foundation this show stands on
Straight city titles at Akron Buchtel H.S.
State runners-up — and the lessons that tour brought
Of his students went on to attend college
Platform to reach even more people: this show
What every episode stands for
Educate. Elevate. Encourage.
Educate
Practical, plain-spoken conversations about discipline, preparation, money and the habits that carry young people and grown folks alike.
Elevate
New businesses and first-year hustles get the microphone. If you’re building something in this valley, there’s a seat at the table for you.
Encourage
No tearing anybody down. Every episode ends the same way it starts — with somebody feeling more ready than they were an hour ago.
Get involved
Come tell your story — or put somebody up who deserves it.
Guests, business spotlights, nominations and topic ideas all start the same way: one message to the show.