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.

Sidecar Sync episode 125 cover featuring Amith Nagarajan and Mallory Mejias

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AI Agents Shake Up the Software Market, Cybersecurity's Arms Race, & Future-Proofing Your Stack | [Sidecar Sync Episode 125]

Summary: In this episode of Sidecar Sync, Amith Nagarajan and Mallory Mejias unpack three major developments shaping the AI landscape for associations and nonprofits. First, they explore the rapid evolution of AI models—including ultra-fast releases...

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The Two Problems Holding Your Association Back From AI Agents (And Neither One Is the Technology)

Eighty percent of organizations surveyed in Anthropic's 2026 State of AI Agents Report say agents have already delivered measurable financial impact....

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The AI Use Case That Maps Perfectly to What Associations Already Do

When organizations across industries were asked what they plan to implement with AI agents over the next 12 months, the top answer wasn't customer...

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Your Next Team Member Might Not Be Human: What Associations Need to Know About AI Agents

For a long time, the conversation around AI in associations has been about tools — things you ask, things that respond, things that complete a task...

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Sidecar Sync episode 124 cover featuring Amith Nagarajan and Mallory Mejias

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The State of AI Agents in 2026 | [Sidecar Sync Episode 124]

Summary: In this special solo edition of Sidecar Sync, Mallory Mejias unpacks Anthropic’s 2026 State of AI Agents report and translates what it...

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MCP Security Risks: Your Staff Is Plugging AI Into Your Data — Here's What Could Go Wrong

Model Context Protocol — MCP — has quickly become the standard for connecting AI tools to external data sources. If you've heard the term floating...

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Data Warehouses, Data Lakes, AI Data Platforms — What's the Difference and Why Should You Care?

When association leaders hear the term "AI data platform," there's usually a familiar response: "Oh, so it's like a data warehouse?" Not quite.

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Your Software Vendors May Start Charging You to Access Your Own Data — Here's What to Do About It

On a recent investor call, HubSpot CEO Yamini Rangan was asked how the company plans to respond to clients using AI agents to pull data out of...

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Sidecar Sync episode 123 cover featuring Amith Nagarajan and Mallory Mejias

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Agent Tollgates & MCP Mayhem: Who Really Owns Your Data? | [Sidecar Sync Episode 123]

Summary: In this episode of the Sidecar Sync, Mallory and Amith dive deep into two seismic shifts rocking the AI landscape for associations: the rise...

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