Lavell Charlemagne. Pavel Dler. Culted.

Another company that thinks it is perfectly acceptable to take a freelancer’s hard work and then not bother to pay them in full and on time.

This time it is Culted, (Director of Finance Lavell Charlemagne, CEO Pavel Dler/Pavel Baban), a media/entertainment company that…digital content…Gen Z…native creatives…yadda yadda.

Well whatever it is that they do, it clearly doesn’t involve treating their freelancers with any kind of respect, happy to drift past the thirty days given for payment of invoices and really not in any hurry to deal with the issue with any urgency.

Neither of these two - Lavell or Pavel - felt any great desire to do anything about this particular freelancer’s need to be paid what she was owed to cover her bills, nor to meet their legal obligations to pay a late payment fee when it became due.

For a “Finance Director”, Lavell Charlemagne seems particularly ignorant on this front, where she should really know better, happy just to wave away such mundane matters. No doubt she gets paid on time every month so who cares about freelancers’ problems eh?

All worth bearing in mind then, if and when either of these two are owed money in the future, by any company or individual. No rush people, they are quite happy to take their time to pay others so no rush to pay them within any given timescale.

Lavelle Charlemagne, Pavel Dler/Pavel Baban, Culted: Freelancers Beware!

**Update 26/06/2025** This Glassdoor review doesn’t paint a pretty picture of this company either, suggesting a toxic atmosphere and senior figures reporting the company has cashflow problems. Caution clearly recommended for anyone thinking of doing business with this lot.