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.

A frustrated man tries to hammer a nail with a Swiss Army knife, multiple tools extended, while a real hammer sits unused in the background.

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Start With Reality: Why Deployment-First Beats Technology-First

Mallory Mejias: Oct 1, 2025 5:05:36 PM

Your association just spent six months building a new member portal. The features are impressive. The interface is clean. Leadership loves the demo. Three months after launch, usage sits at 11%. Sound familiar? The problem isn't your technology. The...

Artificial Intelligence Technology Social Impact

Blueprint-style orchestra of AI agents led by an association professional conductor, labeled like schematics.

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Episode 100 to 200: Why Agents Will Define the Next Era of Association AI

Mallory Mejias: Sep 30, 2025 11:14:53 AM

In Episode 100 of the Sidecar Sync, we made several predictions about what's coming. One stood out: by Episode 200, hundreds of associations will...

AI Agents Artificial Intelligence AI Data Platform

Sidecar Sync Episode 101 featuring Mallory Mejias and Shekar Sivasubramanian

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Scaling AI for Social Good with Wadhwani AI | [Sidecar Sync Episode 101]

Mallory Mejias: Sep 29, 2025 10:31:17 PM

Summary: In this special interview edition of the Sidecar Sync, Mallory Mejias sits down with Shekar Sivasubramanian, Head of the Wadhwani Institute...

Artificial Intelligence Sidecar Sync Podcast Social Impact

Retro 1960s-style illustration of a pit crew of men and women in business attire rapidly replacing “Manual Processes” with “AI Tools” on a sleek race car, under a stopwatch reading “6 Months,” while a rusty old car labeled “Traditional Tech Adoption” lags behind after “3 Years.”

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From Spectators to Participants: The Surprising Speed of Association AI Adoption

Mallory Mejias: Sep 25, 2025 7:00:01 AM

Looking back at the Sidecar Sync podcast journey from Episode 1 (October 2023) to Episode 100 (September 2025), what has surprised the Sidecar team...

Artificial Intelligence Leadership

A person looks sadly at their reflection in a mirror. Their real name tag says “Hi I’m Not Technical,” while the reflection smiles confidently with a tag reading “Hi I’m More Capable Than I Think,” surrounded by floating code symbols and tool icons.

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The Death of "I'm Not Technical" - How AI is Demolishing Your Biggest Excuse

Mallory Mejias: Sep 23, 2025 2:45:57 PM

In honor of 100 episodes of the Sidecar Sync, I wanted to analyze all our episodes with Claude. Simple enough goal, except our transcripts were...

Artificial Intelligence AI-Assisted Software Development

A comic-style illustration of a scholar in robes carrying heavy books and documents, moving slowly on a racetrack, while a smiling skateboarder zooms past with a selfie stick, scattering sticky notes to cheering professionals.

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Why Your Best Content Might Not Be Enough

Mallory Mejias: Sep 22, 2025 7:00:00 AM

Your association produces the industry's gold standard content. Peer-reviewed research. Expert-validated best practices. Comprehensive certification...

Influence Content Strategy