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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The Open-Weight Wave & the Push for AI Referees | [Sidecar Sync Episode 144]

Mallory Mejias: Jul 24, 2026, 10:59:46 AM

Summary: In this episode, Amith Nagarajan and Mallory Mejias unpack a rapidly shifting AI landscape where powerful, low-cost open-weight models from Chinese labs are challenging the dominance of major U.S. players. They explore Moonshot AI’s Kimi K3...

Sidecar Sync Episode episode 143 cover featuring Amith Nagarajan, Mallory Mejias, and Vicki Deal-Williams

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Suspenders & Double Dutch: Scaling AI Without Losing the Human Touch with Vicki Deal-Williams | [Sidecar Sync Episode 143]

Mallory Mejias: Jul 17, 2026, 2:17:32 PM

Summary: In this interview episode, Mallory Mejias and Amith Nagarajan sit down with Vicki Deal-Williams, CEO of the American Speech-Language-Hearing...

Artificial Intelligence Leadership Change Management Innovation

Sidecar Sync Episode episode 142 cover featuring Amith Nagarajan and Mallory Mejias

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The Data Episode | [Sidecar Sync Episode 142]

Mallory Mejias: Jul 9, 2026, 11:00:34 AM

Summary: It’s been 130 episodes since Sidecar Sync last did a true deep dive on data—and a lot has changed. In this refreshed 2026 perspective, Amith...

Data Data Management Member Engagement Data Strategy

Sidecar Sync Episode episode 141 cover featuring Amith Nagarajan and Mallory Mejias

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Anthropic’s Rapid Model Releases, GPT 5.6’s Gated Launch, and The Real AI Jobs Story | [Sidecar Sync Episode 141]

Mallory Mejias: Jul 2, 2026, 3:08:35 PM

Summary: This week on Sidecar Sync, Amith Nagarajan and Mallory Mejias break down a whirlwind week in AI, from Anthropic’s rapid-fire Claude releases...

OpenAI AI Models AI Safety Anthropic AI Job Displacement

Sidecar Sync Episode episode 140 cover featuring Amith Nagarajan and Mallory Mejias

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Argentina, ARD, & AI’s Environmental Footprint | [Sidecar Sync Episode 140]

Mallory Mejias: Jun 25, 2026, 2:44:17 PM

Summary: In this episode of the Sidecar Sync, Amith Nagarajan and Mallory Mejias explore one of the most provocative ideas in AI yet: companies owned...

AI Agents Model Context Protocol Agentic Resource Discovery Environmental Impact

Sidecar Sync Episode episode 139 cover featuring Jon Cheney and Mallory Mejias

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The $400 AI Startup with Jon Cheney | [Sidecar Sync Episode 139]

Mallory Mejias: Jun 18, 2026, 11:45:32 AM

Summary: What if building a million-dollar business no longer required a team, funding rounds, or even technical expertise? In this episode of the...

Leadership Strategy Vibe Coding AI Adoption

Sidecar Sync Episode episode 138 cover featuring Amith Nagarajan and Mallory Mejias

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AI Solves an 80-Year Mystery, Microsoft Agents Take Over, & Anthropic’s Claude Mythos vs. Fable | [Sidecar Sync Episode 138]

Mallory Mejias: Jun 15, 2026, 12:08:51 PM

Summary: In this episode of the Sidecar Sync, Amith and Mallory explore three major developments shaping the future of AI. First, they unpack how an...

AI Agents OpenAI AI Models Microsoft Anthropic