In the world of private security, success usually does not come from talent alone. For Hayson Tasher Senior, the person who started and runs Old Patrolman Guard Services (OLDPGS), it has been built on a base of appreciation. This appreciation is for family, for friends, for business partners, for people who work with him, and for every bad chance that helped shape his path.
Based in California, Tasher has taken years of experience as a security officer. Turned it into a successful company that provides armed and unarmed security. In 2022 and 2023, OLDPGS got recognition as a City of Pasadena, California, Security Guard Company Business Hall of Fame winner. This was a step in his journey as an entrepreneur.
From Worker to Hall of Fame Owner: Creating Old Patrolman Guard Services with Gratitude and Chances
Tasher started his journey as an employee at security companies. He spent time learning and getting certificates and licenses. He wanted to move beyond working for others. A big moment happened when he left a company that would not sign the hours he needed to take the exam to become an owner and operator. While he was at a country club by the beach for a security guard interview, he met Maria G. She ran another security company. She hired him. Later, he signed the papers once his hours were done. She let him keep working while he got ready to start his company. That help, he says, was one of the acts of appreciation that made OLDPGS possible.
“I have a lot of appreciation,” Tasher says. “Those chances come from family, from friends, and from business partners.” He says every job and every paycheck, from the ones to the hard ones, taught him important lessons and procedures that now shape his company.
OLDPGS offers unarmed security officers, free advice, investigation services, and loss prevention. It also offers SB1626 school security and more. The company’s main ideas are simple: “Security you can count on.” “Dedicated to a safe and secure environment.” What makes the company different, according to one manager who has seen his work, is quality control. Tasher is involved in security work in the field as well as office work. He is both the owner and the operator, not a boss.
Quality Control, Personal Leadership, and a Plan for Growing OLDPGs
Looking forward, Tasher wants to do more than just offer security services. He plans to have stores that sell “Old Patrolman Brand” items such as guns, security technology, tactical clothes, and shoes. He also wants to have training centers for security. He wants OLDPGS to be the security company for related events.
Tasher wants to encourage others with a strong message: Opportunity. “It is not what happens to you; it is how you react to it.” He warns that people who are not grateful often waste or miss chances when they come, breaking relationships and causing problems. His own life lesson is the idea: real appreciation for partners, for business people, for family, and for every job he had along the way.
In an industry that needs trust and reliability, Hayson Tasher Senior has built OLDPGS by treating appreciation not as a feeling but as a real way to grow to be strong and to be successful for a long time.
