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Employ Aggression to Empower Progression
As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, tax-exempt organization, we are committed to crafting real, lasting change for individuals who have been overlooked, unheard, disregarded, or made to feel that they don’t matter.
CHANGE THE MATH TO CHANGE YOUR PATH
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MISSION
At The Culture Effect INC, our mission is to interrupt cycles of violence by transforming the behavioral patterns that create them. Through structured systems built on lived experience, we help individuals convicted of violent offenses develop accountability, discipline, and measurable non-violent outcomes that strengthen communities and public safety.
VISION
Our vision is a society where those once defined by violence become evidence of transformation proving that reconstruction of behavior is possible, measurable, and capable of creating generational peace.
PURPOSE
Our purpose is to create a structured space where lived experience becomes a spark for change. We provide a behavioral reconstruction system that identifies root causes, reshapes decision-making, and restores responsibility reducing harm, lowering recidivism, and redefining identity beyond past offenses.
CONTRIBUTIONS
Create Change With Us
We invite influential individuals, families, companies, celebrities, and the everyday people who stay connected and committed to change, and stand with us.
Real transformation happens when influence and everyday effort come together.
Every dollar is a seed, together we grow lasting change.
Why Your Donation Matters
Some people are defined by their worst decision.
We believe they can be defined by their next one.
Through The Marshall Formula, we help individuals reshape thinking, build accountability, and transform destructive patterns into discipline, leadership, and responsibility.
Transformation isn’t accidental.
It is built, piece by piece.
Your support makes that possible.
Your donation helps us:
Reduce recidivism through structured behavioral change
Teach emotional regulation and accountability
Provide workforce readiness and financial literacy
Support stable reintegration
Reconnect eligible Cherokee individuals with cultural identity and resources
Strengthen families and safer communities
Your generosity does not excuse the past, it helps build responsible futures.
If you believe in accountability, progression, and real change, we invite you to partner with us.
Ways to
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La'Ron Marshall
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A Message from our Founder/ CEO
When the founder is the evidence, the message becomes undeniable.
At The Culture Effect Inc., we fight for the ones swallowed whole by the system.
I do not speak on these struggles from the comfort of a textbook. I am a Lived Experience Coach.
I am the living evidence of survival, the walking data, and the breathing proof of true rehabilitation. A living expression.
I represent a nation of a complicated culture, and I lead by example.
My story began in an environment shaped by violence, gangs, and the unforgiving streets. Raised by a single mother with a father barely present, crack and alcohol crowded every corner.
Exposed to gang culture at just eight years old, I learned survival long before prison walls ever surrounded me.
That path eventually cost me 20 years of my life in prison. 5 years in the state of Michigan, and 15 years in the feds.
But the pain didn't break me. Those two decades built an unshakeable discipline, an unbreakable determination, and a burning purpose within my soul.
Recently, I considered filing for a presidential pardon. But in the quietest moment of my soul, I stood firm on my record.
A pardon seeks to erase, but I refuse to be erased. My background is my history, my heartbeat, and my testimony. If I wipe away my past, I wipe away the miracle of my present.
My scars are not my shame, they are my credentials. I keep them so that the next person lost in the dark can look at me and know there is a way out.
We cannot do this work alone. Whether you are seeking help, looking to partner, or ready to stand with us, you belong here. Welcome to the fight.
La’Ron Marshall
Founder & CEO, The Culture Effect Inc.
THE CULTURE EFFECT INC
3171A S 129TH E AVE, STE 304
TULSA, OK 74116
(918) 780-1857
ESTABLISHED 2023
Book an Opportunity to Experience The Culture Effect w/ La'Ron and the TCE Team
Connect with us by scheduling a booking contract with our CEO or any of our team members.
We're looking to educate, stimulate, awaken, and shock the consciousness of your audience. Discussing the cold, hard truths of the prison system. The gnawing pain, the lasting trauma, and the chronic burden of PTSD, that follows you all the way back into society.
La’Ron and our team are available for conferences, conventions, panel discussions, shows, podcasts, and radio engagements. That connects deeply with listeners of all ages and ethnicities.
Please reach out via the channels below:
effect.theculture@gmail.com
Call or text: (918) 780-1857
Here's your Chance to Become a Culture Effect Board Member
The Culture Effect Inc. is seeking to appoint three to five additional board members to enhance organizational leadership, expand community impact, and support our mission of advancing healthier communities through collaborative partnerships and shared commitment.
Application Deadline August 31st, 2026:
Please inquire via Email: sm.theculture@gmail.com or Via Text (918) 780-1857
Applicants will be carefully reviewed, and selected board members will be announced before Sept 14th,2026.
INTERNSHIP CANDIDATES AND VOLUNTEERS MAY INQUIRE
VIA EMAIL: SM.THECULTURE@GMAIL.COM
OR VIA TEXT
(918) 780-1857