Meet Teresa Yslas Beardsley, The Woman Championing Safety Compliance In The Entertainment Industry

From producing various projects to ensuring safety guidelines are imbibed within the workspace, Teresa Yslas Beardsley has made phenomenal contributions to the entertainment industry.

Growing up in a small town called Wrightwood, California, in the Angeles National Forest, with a population of about 1200 people, didn't hinder Teresa from learning about global social issues. As a child, she had an affinity for reading different kinds of books. This hobby exposed her to vocal human rights activists, that inspired her to be a part of feminist initiatives as a student, which shaped her decision to join impactful causes down the line in her career.

Teresa started her professional career landscaping in Wrightwood in tandem; she was working as a legal assistant when she was still a teenager. She worked with many show productions in various capacities such as set building in scene shops, grip work, and being an assistant to producers.

In search of a new experience, Teresa relocated to New York after graduating cum laude from the University of La Verne in 2013 with a bachelor of arts degree in Theatre Arts. She continued her career in the entertainment industry by working in live events as a model, actor, and Broadway performer. In addition to these roles, Teresa was able to gain first-hand knowledge of how to produce commercial theatre shows from producers like Judy Gordon. This led her to delve into being a producer for music videos and commercials.

Reflecting on her early days in New York, Teresa Yslas Beardsley CEO and founder of Safety Compliance Services LLC said, "It was a really intensely beautiful, rewarding, and also traumatizing experience. Although living in New York was challenging, I'm grateful for the experience because I was able to start a career in filming and managing production projects."

After an exhilarating experience in New York, Teresa moved back to Los Angeles in 2016 to be closer to her ailing Dad and continue working on production projects in 2017 at The Brave Road Entertainment as a project manager in tandem with being an executive assistant for VAST Entertainment. She was fully focused on the entertainment industry until the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 which slowed down production jobs and gave her extra time to explore other vocations.

As the pandemic progressed, driven by the passion to help others cope with the rising health challenges, she gained education on preventive strategies for viral infections and started raising awareness about it. Her popularity grew within this field and she started getting invites to

organizations to educate them on the best ways to re-open their offices safely and guard against COVID-19 and other widespread diseases.

In June 2020, Teresa made the plunge into entrepreneurship by establishing her company Safety Compliance Services LLC (SCS). It's the first of its kind targeting the entertainment market with safety compliance and advisory services for sets, studios, events, movie locations, and the workforce. The company catered to this industry because entertainment projects often involve working with a lot of people in the same physical space.

"Over the years when I worked as a producer, I interviewed scientists from all over the world and created educational videos around the content. Hearing stories about their journey and seeing the high demand for safety precautions at the peak of the pandemic inspired me to pivot from the entertainment industry and delve more into entrepreneurship." Teresa Yslas Beardsley stated.

At the start of the company, Teresa hired people in her social circle and encouraged them to get trained via the digital resources available on the World Health Organization's website at the time, for aspiring certified infection contact tracers in the United States. Teresa's production background helped her seamlessly run the business and manage every aspect of the job flow of each team member.

Since its inception, SCS has provided infection protection services on various entertainment projects with brands like FOX, Telemundo, Lola productions, and Summer Jax productions amongst others. They also worked with the non-profit UK's Global Crowd Management Alliance and with sister companies like Cleanset, Trifecta, and Code 4 Event Management. SCS is constantly evolving and intentional about providing a high-end customer experience to its clientele base. Teresa also became a co-chair for advancement at Event Safety Alliance, an organization consisting of a network of highly skilled safety professionals which propelled SCS's future plans to shift to risk management.

In the post-pandemic era, the company intends to incorporate emerging technology tools to enhance its processes and evolve into a plug-and-play safety department for organizations. They would also be expanding their services by offering risk management services.

Teresa is also a Labor Activist who exemplifies a healthy internal work culture with her flexible employee-centered work model. Her attention to developing her team members has made them thrive individually and has helped SCS become the reference for vetted and trained safety professionals.

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