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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Morning Briefings and Midnight Research: How AI Assistants Are Redefining Member Expectations

Mallory Mejias: Oct 14, 2025 6:30:00 AM

While you sleep tonight, an AI assistant could be researching your top professional interests, analyzing your calendar, drafting meeting agendas, and curating industry developments relevant to your specific role. When you wake up, five to ten...

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The Agent Builder Trap: What Association Leaders Need to Know Before Committing to a Platform

Mallory Mejias: Oct 13, 2025 11:54:20 AM

OpenAI just unveiled AgentKit—a no-code platform that lets anyone build AI agents. In theory, you, a non-technical association professional with zero...

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Sidecar Sync Episode 103 featuring Amith Nagarajan and Mallory Mejias

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DevDay 2025: No-Code App Development, ChatGPT Pulse, & The Trillion Dollar Infrastructure Play | [Sidecar Sync Episode 103]

Mallory Mejias: Oct 9, 2025 11:18:15 AM

Summary: This week on Sidecar Sync, Amith Nagarajan and Mallory Mejias dive deep into OpenAI’s biggest moves of the year—starting with how ChatGPT...

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Why "Boring AI" Wins: The Early Mover Advantage for Associations

Mallory Mejias: Oct 8, 2025 6:30:00 AM

AI can generate photorealistic videos. Write entire novels. Pass the bar exam. These capabilities make headlines and dominate conference keynotes....

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How AI Learned to Use Your Computer (And Why That Changes Everything)

Mallory Mejias: Oct 7, 2025 6:30:00 AM

Here's a problem many associations know intimately: you have software that works, sort of. Maybe it's an AMS from 2008. Maybe it's a conference...

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Claude 4.5 Sonnet: The AI That Can Actually Build Your Software

Mallory Mejias: Oct 6, 2025 10:20:38 AM

You know that moment when your board approves a website redesign, you collect quotes ranging from $200,000 to $800,000, and the timelines all stretch...

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Sidecar Sync Episode 102 featuring Amith Nagarajan and Mallory Mejias

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Claude Sonnet 4.5 Redefines Workflows, Sora 2 Transforms Video, & Early Movers Build the Future | [Sidecar Sync Episode 102]

Mallory Mejias: Oct 3, 2025 9:47:42 AM

Summary: In this jam-packed episode of Sidecar Sync, co-hosts Amith Nagarajan and Mallory Mejias tackle five cutting-edge AI developments, all...

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Beyond the Individual: Designing AI for Generational Impact

Mallory Mejias: Oct 3, 2025 9:10:09 AM

When you measure success, you count heads. How many people attended the conference? How many members completed the certification? How many downloaded...

Artificial Intelligence Technology Social Impact

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Riding Shotgun with AI: Why You Can't Set It and Forget It

Mallory Mejias: Oct 2, 2025 2:29:38 PM

Your association just launched an AI assistant to handle member questions. The vendor demo was impressive. The pilot went well. Leadership expects it...

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