Mallory Mejias

Mallory Mejias is passionate about creating opportunities for association professionals to learn, grow, and better serve their members using artificial intelligence. She enjoys blending creativity and innovation to produce fresh, meaningful content for the association space. Mallory co-hosts and produces the Sidecar Sync podcast, where she delves into the latest trends in AI and technology, translating them into actionable insights.

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Claude Haiku 4.5 Is Here - And Your AI Policy Needs a Computer Use Section

Anthropic just released Claude Haiku 4.5, delivering frontier-level performance at a fraction of the cost and twice the speed of previous models. Five months ago, Claude Sonnet 4 represented the cutting edge of AI capability. Today, Haiku 4.5...

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Sidecar Sync podcast episode 109 cover featuring Amith Nagarajan and Mallory Mejias

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The Race for AI Speed, Efficiency, & Infrastructure: Haiku 4.5, Diffusion Models, & Project Suncatcher | [Sidecar Sync Episode 109]

Summary: In this episode of Sidecar Sync, Mallory Mejias and Amith Nagarajan dive into three high-octane AI developments reshaping the landscape of...

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Bottom-Up Buy-In: Why Your Frontline Staff Should Write Your Strategy

Strategy typically flows in one direction. The board sets vision. Executive leadership interprets it. Senior management translates it. Staff execute...

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The Pause That Propels: When Associations Hit Stop to Move Forward

Most associations operate under constant addition. New programs stack on top of existing ones. Member requests become new initiatives. Strategic...

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Stop Talking, Start Measuring: Real AI ROI from Associations

Return on investment doesn't always arrive in a spreadsheet. Sometimes it walks up to you at dinner. Sometimes it shows up as a percentage drop in...

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Sidecay Sync Podcast episode 108 cover featuring Amith Nagarajan and Mallory Mejias

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Live from digitalNow 2025: Inside the Association Evolution | [Sidecar Sync Episode 108]

Summary: Live from digitalNow 2025 in Chicago, this special edition of Sidecar Sync brings together voices from across the association world, sharing...

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Meeting in the Middle: What Dolphin Research Teaches Us About Starting Fresh

Dr. Denise Herzing has spent 40 years studying dolphin communication in The Bahamas. She founded the Wild Dolphin Project in 1985, recording...

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Beyond Words: What Dolphin Communication Teaches Us About Talking to Members

Dr. Denise Herzing has spent 40 years in The Bahamas studying how dolphins communicate. She records their clicks, whistles, and burst pulses, then...

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When AI Meets Dolphin Sounds: What Association Leaders Can Learn Beyond Business Applications

Dr. Denise Herzing has spent 40 years listening to dolphins in The Bahamas, recording their clicks, whistles, and bursts in an effort to understand...

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