Testimonials

"Lauren Tyson is know and recognized throughout the Department as its most respected ABC training expert. In her career at the helm of ABC training, Lauren crafted the highly successful system still in use today to train licensees throughout the state of California in ABC law, regulations and procedures. The LED program is nationally recognized as being at the forefront of licensee education. Lauren trained the trainers and was instrumental in devising procedures to guide licensees in understanding the do's and don'ts of responsible alcohol service and customer safety. Today, Lauren Tyson is frequently called upon to give expert testimony in ABC related proceedings. In today's administrative procedures, municipal employees are required to have a sound understanding in ANC policy and practice. No one is better equipped to impart this knowledge than Lauren Tyson."

Ralph B. Saltsman

Solomon Saltsman & Jamieson

“Prior to opening her own shop, Lauren Tyson spent nearly three decades working for the California Department of ABC, educating and training licensed establishments just like yours. All of Lauren's clients will benefit tremendously from her subject matter expertise, contacts and organizational skills. Several years ago, I had the great pleasure of working with Lauren on five,

law-enforcement training videos for ABC. These were designed specifically for street-level officers and distributed to police and sheriff stations throughout the state of California. Working with Lauren was the most enjoyable professional experience I've ever had and allowed me to witness her amazing skill set first-hand. Rest assured; you’ve chosen the right advisor.”

Jeffery S. Betts

Producer/Director

“Lauren excelled at developing field training and management programs. and was recognized for her pioneering work in alcohol-related training. She consistently demonstrated a conscientious attitude and produced high quality, creative work products.”

Dan Toomey

Central California Intelligence Center

“I cannot praise this company and its owner, Lauren, enough. I had nothing but a positive experience all-around starting my wine shop and will definitely use this service as my go-to for anything license-related in the future! Professional, knowledgeable, and responsive, but even more than that, Lauren genuinely cared about helping my business and always went above and beyond to answer any questions I had (and I, admittedly, had a ton!!). She was patient and understanding and, without her and her business, I wouldn’t have my business today! I’m forever grateful! I highly recommend Liquor License Advisor and Lauren!”

Shawn Ashley

“It has been a lifelong dream of mine and my families to start a wine business, but once we started filling out paperwork, we quickly discovered we were in over our heads I was fortunate enough to have the pleasure of meeting Lauren Tyson in 2013. Her patience, guidance, and knowledge was instrumental in assisting us with obtaining the necessary paperwork for our license. Through her thoroughness, we were able to obtain our ABC license without any issues I highly recommend Lauren to anyone seeking assistance with their ABC need!"

Samano Family Cellars

“As novices to the liquor industry, we were challenged by the need to find and purchase the liquor licenses required of us for our business model and daunted by the phalanx of state and local regulations that had to be addressed in order to actually put the licenses to use. Lauren helped us understand what had to be done and then seamlessly handled all aspects of the process while keeping us well-informed all along the way. We obtained our licenses in a timely manner for a reasonable price and were able to put them to use shortly after opening our

store. Hiring Lauren to manage this process was one of the best decisions we made in getting our business off the ground.”

E. Alcorn, B. Selby and M. Romance

Vom Fass Westlake Village

“I had the pleasure of working as an escrow holder with Lauren recently on a difficult liquor license transfer and was very pleased with her professionalism, experience, knowledge of the law, understanding of the moral and ethical issues related to transfers of liquor licenses, was willing to take the high road and unwilling to compromise her principles. I recommend Lauren highly in the area of liquor license consulting and as an expert witness in the area of liquor license transfers.”

Larry Shewfelt

“Lauren, thank you for all your efforts to make the TRACE [Tracing Responsibility for Alcohol- Connected Emergencies)] Policy a reality . . . I hope this is the first of many interactions between your agency, Friday Night Live and the young people at Teenwork.”

Lynne Goodwin and Jim Kooler

California Friday Night Live Partnership

“. . . You have been a tremendous asset to the field.”

Michael Sparks

Vallejo Fighting Back

“. . . The Request for Proposal has now been sent to over 450 law enforcement agencies in the State, and we anticipate over 80 agencies bidding for grants . . . . it would never have been accomplished without your talent and hard work . . .”

Jerry Jolly

Deputy Division Chief

CA Dept. of Alcoholic Beverage Control

“Lauren . . . you have strengthened ABC's linkages to prevention in many ways over the years and it has always been a great pleasure to work with you . . .”

Fried Wittman, Ph.D.

Institute for the Study of Social Change

University of California, Berkeley

“For nearly 30 years, Lauren Tyson was one of our star employees at the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC). . . . I could always trust her to manage any project with enthusiasm, professionalism and integrity. Her most notable accomplishment . . . was developing and managing the Licensee Education on Alcohol and Drugs (LEAD) Program, a voluntary responsible beverage service (RBS) training program—and one of ABC's most important programs ever. . . . Her combined knowledge of liquor licensing, compliance, and responsible beverage service is unique. This, along with her commitment to quality, makes her an invaluable expert to guide prevention or remediation efforts for all types of licensed establishments. Without a doubt, licensed businesses anywhere can turn to Lauren with confidence.”

Manuel R. Espinoza

Director (retired)

CA Dept. of Alcohol Beverage Control

“As Project Director of the San Diego County Responsible Beverage Services and Sales Countywide Project (RHC), I am pleased to recommend Lauren Tyson. I have known Lauren since 1992 when we were both on the California Coordinating Council for Responsible Beverage Service, a statewide organization that created standards for responsible beverage service (RBS) training in California. While working for the California ABC, Lauren successfully developed and managed the state's Licensee Education on Alcohol and Drugs (LEAD) Program. As the Project Director of the Responsible Hospitality Coalition in San Diego County, Lauren was a great resource for technical information and assistance on ABC and responsible beverage service issues. She was always available and willing to help. Her knowledge was extremely helpful with our San Diego RBS work and promotion of all the LEAD classes. Our successful partnership with the LEAD Program resulted in thousands of alcohol sellers/servers being trained in selling alcohol safely, responsibly and legally. In addition, attendees had a very positive reaction. . . She was a pleasure to work with and supportive of our efforts, and I highly recommend her as a contractor in the RBS field. . . .”

Marian Novak

Project Director

Responsible Hospitality Coalition

“Lauren brought balance and acted as a facilitator for a very diverse group of stakeholders representing the alcoholic beverage industry and public health interests. She was always pleasant and respectful of the varied interests of members of the California Coordinating Council on Responsible Beverage Service.”

Becky Stolberg

V.P. at California Beer & Beverage Distributors