The MindShift Podcast with Darrell Evans

Hosted by Darrell Evans, Digital Marketing and Business Growth Strategist for Established Businesses

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May 2026

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The MindShift Podcast is for business owners, founders, and CEOs who want marketing that actually drives sales. Hosted by Darrell Evans — 34-year entrepreneur, business growth strategist, and Founder/CEO of MindShift Digital. This show breaks down how strategy, execution, and accountability work together to produce consistent leads and revenue in today’s AI-driven marketing landscape. Drawing from work with companies generating $1M to $100M+ in annual revenue and over $300M in client revenue produced, Darrell shares practical insights on digital marketing strategy, AI integration, demand generation, SEO, paid media, conversion optimization, and scalable growth systems. What This Show Is Really About This podcast explores: How to build a digital marketing strategy that produces predictable growth How to generate consistent, high-quality leads How to lower cost per lead while improving conversion rates How to integrate AI tools like ChatGPT into your marketing systems How to align SEO, paid ads, email marketing, and content into one cohesive growth engine How to scale revenue without building a bloated internal marketing team If you’re navigating rising ad costs, declining conversion rates, increased competition, or confusion around AI and marketing automation, this show gives you structured thinking — not hype. The Questions We Answer Each episode addresses real-world questions business leaders are asking, including: Why isn’t our digital marketing working like it used to? How do we measure real marketing ROI beyond vanity metrics? What’s the best way to start using AI in marketing without disrupting operations? Should we hire an agency, build an internal team, or work with a fractional CMO? Which marketing channels actually drive growth in 2025 and beyond? Why is our cost per lead increasing while revenue feels flat? How do we build predictable pipeline instead of relying on random campaigns? Who It’s For Whether you’re building toward your first $1M in revenue or leading a company past $10M, The MindShift Podcast helps you: Clarify your growth strategy Upgrade your marketing systems Make smarter strategic decisions Lead your business with confidence in an AI-disrupted economy This is not surface-level marketing advice. It’s the thinking behind marketing that performs. Subscribe/Follow for weekly episodes focused on business growth, digital marketing strategy, AI-powered systems, and scalable revenue models. Produced by MindShift Digital.

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May 7, 202615 min

380: A Facebook Ads Mistake That Must Be Avoided

Join the Growth Letter for weekly strategic perspectives on sustainable business growth - https://www.darrellevans.net/subscribeMost business owners blame their ad creative when their Facebook or Instagram campaigns stop working. After 14 years and over $300M in revenue generated for our clients, I can tell you that's almost never the real problem. There's an invisible gap inside your campaign that silently drains your budget while making it look like social media ads just don't work for your business. The fix takes less than an afternoon once you know where to look. If you've ever run a Meta ad and questioned whether it was actually working, this one's for you.

April 29, 202617 min

379: Stop Wasting 95% of Your Marketing Budget. (The Buyer Strategy No One Talks About!)

Join the Growth Letter for weekly strategic perspectives on sustainable business growth - https://www.darrellevans.net/subscribeMost businesses are fighting over the same 3-5% of buyers who are ready to purchase today and completely ignoring the other 95%. After 15 years and 300+ million in client revenue, I've watched this mistake quietly drain marketing budgets across every industry. In this episode, I walk through a real-world example that changed how I think about visibility, timing, and trust and I share the low-cost strategy we've been running since 2014 that most marketers don't even know is available to them. If your pipeline feels like a hamster wheel, this one's for you.

April 15, 20269 min

378: The Social Media Strategy That Actually Gets Clients

Join the Growth Letter for weekly strategic perspectives on sustainable business growth - https://www.darrellevans.net/subscribeIf your team is grinding out posts, reels, and captions every week and still not seeing clients come through the door, this one's going to sting a little. I'm pulling back the curtain on why organic social media was never actually designed to grow your business. The data is clear, the platforms know it, and most business owners are still in the dark. I'll also share the strategy we've been running since 2017 that keeps your name in front of the right people for almost nothing.

April 8, 202610 min

377: What Every Business Owner Needs to Know About Meta’s Hidden Ad Settings

Join the Growth Letter for weekly strategic perspectives on sustainable business growth - https://www.darrellevans.net/subscribeMeta made over $160 billion last year. Almost all of it came from advertisers like you. That's not a coincidence; that's a business model. And once you understand that, you'll never look at your ad settings the same way again. I'm pulling back the curtain on what's actually happening inside your Meta Ads Manager: the default settings, the pre-checked boxes, and the hidden moves that are quietly draining your budget while you think everything's running fine. This one's going to make you want to log in and check your campaigns immediately.

April 1, 20269 min

376: How To Write Cold Emails For Sales

Join the Growth Letter for weekly strategic perspectives on sustainable business growth - https://www.darrellevans.net/subscribeAfter 23 years of writing marketing emails and hundreds of cold calls, I've discovered that the businesses getting the best response rates aren't the ones with the most sophisticated copy. They're doing something that feels almost backwards. I walk you through the exact psychology behind why people read, or ignore, your emails, and the counterintuitive writing rule that changes everything. If your emails are getting opened but not answered, this one's for you.

March 18, 20265 min

375: If Your Marketing Feels Stuck This One Shift Changes Everything

Join the Growth Letter for weekly strategic perspectives on sustainable business growth - https://www.darrellevans.net/subscribeImagine an event that failed in every way imaginable: wrong attendance, wrong tech, wrong everything. And yet, it still produced a customer. What happened next is something most business owners never consider because they're too busy waiting for perfect. After 15+ years running a digital marketing agency and working with hundreds of businesses, I've watched perfectionism quietly kill more growth than any bad campaign ever could. If you've got something sitting in draft mode right now, this episode was made for you.

March 11, 202613 min

374: Why Some Businesses Should Stop Posting on Social Media

Join the Growth Letter for weekly strategic perspectives on sustainable business growth - https://www.darrellevans.net/subscribeAre you a frustrated business owner who posts on social media consistently and you get likes, comments, and shares, but zero sales? This is for you.After 15 years and over $300M in revenue generated for our clients, I've seen this pattern destroy marketing budgets and waste a lot of time across dozens of industries. Let me introduce you to what I call the Dinner Table Test, and once you understand it, you'll never look at your social media strategy the same way again. If you've been grinding on social media content and wondering why it's not converting, this episode will tell you exactly why, and what to do instead.

March 4, 202620 min

373: How To Get Your Business Found By ChatGPT

Join the Growth Letter for weekly strategic perspectives on sustainable business growth - https://www.darrellevans.net/subscribeSomething happened recently that stopped me in my tracks. Two new clients told me they used ChatGPT to find us and one of them sent me the actual document he used to grade us against our competitors before he ever picked up the phone. He had already made his decision before we knew he existed. That moment changed how I think about marketing forever. In this episode, I break down the new buyer's journey that most business owners don't even know is happening yet, and what you need to do right now before your competitors figure it out first.

February 25, 202614 min

372: Why High-Ticket Lead Generation Fails: The "Invisible" Phase of the Buyer’s Journey

Join the Growth Letter for weekly strategic perspectives on sustainable business growth - https://www.darrellevans.net/subscribeI had a recent conversation with a local service business owner that stopped me in my tracks. After 35 years in business and helping 600+ companies grow, I keep seeing the same costly blind spot — and most owners don't even know it exists. If you run a high-ticket service business with a long buyer cycle, your marketing might be working against you in a way no one's talking about. The real reason your perfect prospects are choosing someone else has nothing to do with your ads, your website, or your budget. This one will shift how you think.

February 18, 202622 min

371: The 11 O'Clock Problem: Why Marketing Stops Working (And How to Fix It)

Join the Growth Letter for weekly strategic perspectives on sustainable business growth - https://www.darrellevans.net/subscribeI got off a call last week with a $650K business owner who'd tried everything - Google Ads, SEO, multiple agencies, you name it. Things would work for a few months, then completely stop. When we dug in, he'd forgotten something so basic about marketing that it's almost embarrassing. And here's the thing: after 15 years helping companies generate over $300M in revenue, I see this pattern again and again. It's not the tactics. It's not the platform. It's not even the agency (usually). There's one fundamental thing that kills marketing performance, and AI is making it worse by having business owners outsource the wrong part of their strategy. In this episode, I walk through the exact framework we use for the first 30 days with every client - because once you get this right, everything else clicks. If you've been stuck cycling through agencies or tactics without consistent results, this episode reveals why.