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.

Friendly humanoid robot cooking in a warm, modern kitchen, stirring a pot and chopping vegetables on the counter.

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The Physical Turing Test: Why Associations Should Care About the Robot Revolution

Last week, I saw a delivery robot rolling down the sidewalk with someone's Uber Eats order. I was genuinely impressed! This little robot with blinking LED eyes was navigating around people, stopping at corners, making its way to deliver someone's...

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Sidecar Sync Episode 92 cover with hosts Mallory Mejías and Amith Nagarajan, tagline ‘AI Knowledge for Associations,’ and cartoon robots on both sides.

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Physical AI: The Robot Takeover We Actually Want | [Sidecar Sync Episode 92]

Summary: Are we ready for a world where AI agents write our blogs and robots clean our homes? In this episode, Amith Nagarajan and Mallory Mejias...

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Your AI Guidelines Should Be a Green Light, Not a Stop Sign

Most AI policies read like a list of don'ts. Don't share confidential data. Don't trust AI outputs. Don't use unapproved tools. Don't, don't, don't....

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Open planner showing Tuesday morning with handwritten tasks: Meeting Prep, Event Brainstorm, and Lunch. A cute sage green robot peeks from the page edge; coffee cup and pen blurred in background.

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The Tuesday Morning Test: Your AI Reality Check

Most AI training starts with possibilities—what AI can write, create, analyze, summarize, generate. We've all sat through these presentations,...

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When a 16-Year-Old Teaches AI: The Conor and Finn Grennan Story

The organizations Conor Grennan has trained on generative AI are undeniably impressive: OpenAI, McKinsey, Google, JP Morgan, NASA. But perhaps more...

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Next-Gen Knowledge: AI Education with Conor and Finn Grennan | [Sidecar Sync Episode 91]

Summary: In this heartwarming and enlightening episode, co-hosts Amith Nagarajan and Mallory Mejias welcome the dynamic father-son duo, Conor and...

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Man on ladder reaching for glowing book labeled 'ANSWER' on a large bookshelf filled with muted green and peach books.

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From Search to Answer: Why Your Association Needs Answer Engine Optimization (AEO)

"Hey ChatGPT, what certification do I need to become a project manager?"

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The 3% Problem: The Hidden Cost of Underinvesting in Technology

Nine out of ten nonprofit leaders say technology is vital to their success. Yet most spend less than 3% of their budgets on it.

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Actor in period costume stands center stage under spotlight, holding a glowing laptop aloft, with binary code cascading behind him on dark curtains.

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To Block or Not to Block: The AI Scraping Dilemma for Associations

While you're reading this, AI bots are likely scanning your association's public website, harvesting your blog posts, event descriptions, and...

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